Hi folks, first time logging in so I'm new to the forum and still finding my way around.
Bit about myself:
I'm 43, live in Bristol. I've suffered long term depression/insomnia/anxiety since I was 21. I had traveled to India, went to Goa, took a cocktail of drugs and had a massive nervous breakdown. I have suffered with chronic insomnia/anxiety ever since.
Last year I decided to withdraw from the medication I was on ( Mirtazipine for sleep and Citalopram ) I followed a withdraw program by an organisation called C.I.T.A
www.citawithdrawal.org.uk who I would reccomend. They have a helpline for to support your withdrawal and I thought they were very good.
I stopped taking Mirtazipine in January and am 6 weeks away from finishing the Citalopram withdrawal. It hasn't been easy. I'm not sure how long I had been taking them, maybe 6-7 years, and the withdrawal symptoms were hellish, but touch wood I seem to be passing through it. In the last 4 weeks I have been feeling better than I have done in the last 20 years.
I have a strong buddhist meditation practice that I feel was key in supporting me and pulling me through the hell of withdrawal.
I don't feel completely out of the woods yet as I still may have to go through more months of withdrawal when I finally stop the Citalopram, although I sense this won't be as bad as the mirtazipine.
I am presently staying in Snowdonia for 2 weeks and it is beautiful up here.
Take care everyone and speak to you soon. mathis xx
ps. how do I upload a photo/image to my profile?
