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Success stories: Recovery from psychiatric drug withdrawal

Have you fully recovered from tapering and withdrawal symptoms? What was your path to recovery like? Tell your story here.

210 topics in this forum

  1. Armorall: Got my dancing shoes back on! 1 2

    By Armorall,   
    • 49 replies
    • 7.3k views

  2. coldturkmama Recovered after Paxil cold turkey 1 2 3 4 5

    By coldturkmama,   
    • 151 replies
    • 27.3k views

  3. DaBro 2 years, not 2 weeks Pfizer, but finally healed 1 2 3

    By DaBro,   
    • 98 replies
    • 16.5k views

  4. Ang about 7 years off and thriving

    By ang,
    • 30 replies
    • 8.7k views

  5. pug Your miracle is coming, hang on! 1 2 3 4 14

    By pug,   
    • 490 replies
    • 113.8k views

  6. servadei: 5 years off - my advice

    By servadei,   
    • 26 replies
    • 10.9k views

  7. DizzyGirl More than 4 years off 1 2 3

    By DizzyGirl,
    • 76 replies
    • 18.9k views

  8. BellaC's Success story_ complete recovery from Escitalopram (Lexapro) of 12 years!

    By BellaC,   
    • 17 replies
    • 6.2k views

  9. MrAnxious: Update - Years later ...

    By MrAnxious,   
    • 35 replies
    • 8.2k views

  10. cristal27: Success from almost 10 years of psych drugs

    By cristal27,   
    • 23 replies
    • 4.1k views

  11. DLB I guess it's my turn!! 1 2

    By DLB,   
    • 38 replies
    • 8.3k views

  12. jamesbond747 My road to recovery from antidepressants (2019 to 2023)

    By jamesbond747,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  13. manymoretodays: Blue skies ahead, clear sailing 1 2 3

    By manymoretodays,   
    • 74 replies
    • 8.6k views

  14. FarmGirlWorks Recovery Appeared as a Pickle-and-Cheese Sandwich 1 2 3 4 5

    By FarmGirlWorks,   
    • 169 replies
    • 21.6k views

  15. Dan998: Learning to fly

    By Dan998,   
    • 21 replies
    • 4.2k views

  16. EthanC ~2 years without my SSRI, after 9+ years on it.

    By EthanC,   
    • 28 replies
    • 11.5k views

  17. bambam Miles from where I started

    By bambam,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.2k views

  18. branyan PSSD success/challenges 1 2 3

    By branyan,   
    • 82 replies
    • 28.9k views

  19. Tom Successfully Quit After 18 Years On Effexor (Venlafaxine)

    By Tom,   
    • 19 replies
    • 7.1k views

  20. Violets: Fully recovered from severe form of PSSD after two years

    By Violets,   
    • 20 replies
    • 12.1k views

  21. ☼ Yogagirl38: My Zoloft experience with drug-induced parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, benign fasiculation 1 2 3 4

    By Yogagirl38,   
    • 111 replies
    • 17.1k views

  22. ElixirOfStrings: How I(almost) fully recovered from both post-Isotretinoin depression and underlying PSSD, and importance of being patient and lab testing.

    By ElixirOfStrings,   
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views

  23. SupahSet: I can finally say, I've made it!

    By SupahSet,   
    • 32 replies
    • 11.7k views

  24. Glosmom's Glo is Going to Make It! – A Survival Success Story

    By Glosmom,   
    • 13 replies
    • 2.2k views

  25. alex: turning the corner at 4 and a half years 1 2

    By alex,   
    • 38 replies
    • 14k views

  26. altostratafan: It can be done! (Abilify survivor)

    By altostratafan,   
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views

  27. Athosverona: Recovery from short term usage of Lexapro and what helped

    By Athosverona,   
    • 33 replies
    • 7.7k views

  28. CharlieBrown's Long Road To Success! 1 2

    By CharlieBrown,   
    • 70 replies
    • 17.9k views

  29. Gussy: fast effexor taper, The Darkness has faded, the light is back. Almost 3 years at 0. 1 2

    By Gussy,   
    • 40 replies
    • 7.4k views

  30. dignan: A Mindbody Approach to Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome [Video]

    By dignan,   
    • 30 replies
    • 3.3k views

  31. Ox123: My Mirtazapine Story

    By Ox123,   
    • 24 replies
    • 18.7k views

  32. Jadenatalie: I see the light!

    By Jadenatalie,   
    • 20 replies
    • 3.1k views

  33. elbee: Free from Zoloft and Benzos After 25+ Years of Use 1 2 3

    By elbee,   
    • 83 replies
    • 16.5k views

  34. Asjf I’m finally whole again (After 22years On Zoloft and then 5 years off)

    By Asjf,
    • 24 replies
    • 7.8k views

  35. risperdalhater I recovered from risperdal aka risperidone 1 2

    By risperdalhater,   
    • 44 replies
    • 16.1k views

  36. Anonymous784 Successful withdrawal from effexor/venlafaxine 1 2

    By Anonymous784,   
    • 45 replies
    • 15.4k views
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