Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this?

axis74 · 06-26-2012, 10:48 PM

Ive been off a year and half and i honestly can say i dont remember anything from my past and i feel like a completely different person. Is this just the withdrawal or am i permenatly stuck as this weird new thing that i am. I dont know Im really hurtin for some answers. Did anyone get their old self back after allt his past with their old memories and all?? Cause im starting to lose hope of my old self ever coming back depression and anxiety and all. id take depression and anxiety any day over this brain dead numbness.

Chrissy · 06-27-2012, 02:33 PM

am in the same boat as you axis as you may remember and am trying to recover the old me who i realize is one of the best people i know, and that person is away right now but im hoping that when i regain my feelings, that she will come back, just a hell of a lot wiser than before.

Irishwill · 06-27-2012, 03:01 PM

Honestly, the old us are gone...but a newer better one could be awaiting us. i think about this all the time, and would always wonder where the old me would be right now had this now happened to him. But honestly, who the hell knows, could be in another bad spot. We are learning so much about suffering and torture right now that when we do get better....we are going to enjoy things 10x more than we could of before and notice the little things in life that make a huge difference....says positive irishwill...lol...negative will could be right around the corner

jr1985 · 06-27-2012, 03:40 PM

Yes, I can't really remember what I was like before being on AD's. That's one of the reasons I've wanted off them. Now I kind feel like they're robbed me of my 20's.

IMISSME · 06-27-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jr1985

Yes, I can't really remember what I was like before being on AD's. That's one of the reasons I've wanted off them. Now I kind feel like they're robbed me of my 20's.

Try feeling robbed of 13 years of the most imortant years of your kid's lives. It ain't fun...I just hope that when all this lifts I don't feel this way about it all.

axis74 · 06-28-2012, 10:07 AM

Wow so you guys are telling me our memory or our brains basicly got massed up?? I mean is this some kind of memory eraser?! I man i refuse to believe that that cant be.

FJ929 · 06-28-2012, 11:14 AM

Axis many have recovered in the 2-3 year timeframe.

axis74 · 06-28-2012, 11:43 AM

FredJ I hope to god you are right and ur post gives me hope. thanks

FJ929 · 06-28-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by axis74

FredJ I hope to god you are right and ur post gives me hope. thanks

I am suffering from severe cognitive impairment at the moment and have ready many posts. Do a search they provide comfort for me as well.

06-26-2012, 10:48 PM	#1
axis74 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 153	Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? Ive been off a year and half and i honestly can say i dont remember anything from my past and i feel like a completely different person. Is this just the withdrawal or am i permenatly stuck as this weird new thing that i am. I dont know Im really hurtin for some answers. Did anyone get their old self back after allt his past with their old memories and all?? Cause im starting to lose hope of my old self ever coming back depression and anxiety and all. id take depression and anxiety any day over this brain dead numbness. __________________ C/t'd off Prozac Dec. 2010 and counting. still in withdrawal hell.

06-27-2012, 02:33 PM	#2
Chrissy Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 96	Re: Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? am in the same boat as you axis as you may remember and am trying to recover the old me who i realize is one of the best people i know, and that person is away right now but im hoping that when i regain my feelings, that she will come back, just a hell of a lot wiser than before. __________________ Prozac November 2007 - February 2010 at 20mg February 2010 - April 2010 at 40mg Cold Turkey April 2010 (Doc's Advice) Severe Adverse Reaction going C/T Originally suffered horrendous physical, psychological effects. Too many to list. Still suffering no emotions whatsoever, (good or bad), taste, smell, hearing, touch disturbances, pssd, numbness, inability to feel tired, hungry or thirsty, memory, concentration issues, blocked ears and more.

06-27-2012, 03:01 PM	#3
Irishwill Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 384	Re: Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? Honestly, the old us are gone...but a newer better one could be awaiting us. i think about this all the time, and would always wonder where the old me would be right now had this now happened to him. But honestly, who the hell knows, could be in another bad spot. We are learning so much about suffering and torture right now that when we do get better....we are going to enjoy things 10x more than we could of before and notice the little things in life that make a huge difference....says positive irishwill...lol...negative will could be right around the corner __________________ Paxil-2001-2011 40 mg-30mg-20mg for Panic Attacks August 2011-poopout at 10 mg Tried other AD's for short periods never helped Failed Paxil R/I after 2 months at 10-20 mg Ativan for 10 months now off Paxil free April 2012

06-27-2012, 03:40 PM	#4
jr1985 Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 442	Re: Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? Yes, I can't really remember what I was like before being on AD's. That's one of the reasons I've wanted off them. Now I kind feel like they're robbed me of my 20's. __________________ 2003-2005: Paroxetine 2006-2009: Citalopram 2009-2011: Effexor Aug/Sept 11: Effexor -> Mirtazapine Oct: C/T Mirtazapine -> Effexor Nov/Dec: Fast Tapered Effexor - w/d hell 5/2/12: Reinstated Effexor 37.5mg 20/2/12: Updosed 75mg 9/3/12: Dropped 37.5mg 30/4/12: 33.8mg 1/5/12: 37.5mg 4/5/12: 35.6mg 19/6/12: Dropped 2.5% 23/6/12: 35.6mg 29/6/12: 37.5mg 30/6/12: 35.6mg 17/7/12: 37.5mg Yes, I know it's messy...

06-28-2012, 10:07 AM	#6
axis74 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 153	Re: Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? Wow so you guys are telling me our memory or our brains basicly got massed up?? I mean is this some kind of memory eraser?! I man i refuse to believe that that cant be. __________________ C/t'd off Prozac Dec. 2010 and counting. still in withdrawal hell.

06-28-2012, 11:14 AM	#7
FJ929 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 688	Re: Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? Axis many have recovered in the 2-3 year timeframe. __________________ Paxil 10mg 2004-2012 7.5mg 4months 5mg. 4months 2.5mg.8 months no wd issues Dropped pax 4-10-12 4-24 WD dizziness, Akathisia, Insomnia 5-9-12 prozac (no relief) 5-22-12 reinstated paxil 2.5mg, Severe confusion, Disorientation, brain fog 6-30-12 Paxil Free 4-7-13 Brain fog, moments of bad disorientation, confusion, memory loss, sever sick feeling, Dizziness, energy rushes, Fish oil

06-28-2012, 11:43 AM	#8
axis74 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 153	Re: Does anyone esle feel like they can't remember the person they were before this? FredJ I hope to god you are right and ur post gives me hope. thanks __________________ C/t'd off Prozac Dec. 2010 and counting. still in withdrawal hell.

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