Was My Progress Linear? | Coming off Psych Drugs

I’d like to say hi to you in real life someday because you have kept me alive and I think you for that. It would be awesome to have like a big conference of all us injured med people and recovered people meet up and just be there to say hi and give everyone hugs

I don’t see the calendar link you mentioned. Would love to schedule a time to chat! Thanks.

Hi. How long do you think it should take for someone when the person is on 4.5 mg of Invega and 15 mg of propranolol? It is not funny time because you are aware and it seems like you were aware what you were doing. Here the example is more difficult. We are scared to get into psychosis. He is not ready for a social life yet but in my native country people with a mental illness ...which is more like lock of nutrition nobody was for life on meds. Here it is abnormal to feed people with poison and expecting them to be alive. Thank you so much for giving us hope and one day we may contact you. We need to come out of darkness a bit more. God bless your path for continuous healing.

For nutrition, i have found that making a big pot of vegetable soup, weekly, and having a bowl each day, without having to think about it, has helped.

Hi Russel. I have adhd and stopped taking antipsychotic two months ago. The adhd medication is still not working properly. I exercise and eat healthy. Any idea when the dopamine receptors will start working again? Best regards from Trond

Hi Russell
Do you still feel anxiety and restlessness??

Did you suffer from anhedonia and emotional numbness?

I'm off for 8yrs.and 2 months i used klonopin for 13years still have mild anxiety and depression now i'm taking niacin.

Bad insomnia what's helps with sleep ???

Will cigarettes and alcohol effect healing process .

Did you take risperidone and abilify and did sex drive return ..please help

is antidepressant withdrawal the same as antipsychotic withdrawal? i didnt even have much paliperidone in me, two shots...

Bruh... can you post resources you know about that are encouraging to all people getting off psychiatric drugs? You can post studies, research papers, books, blogs, influencers. Just an idea. Would really help me :)

It is the WORSE not being able to read... its been 15 years now. I can only read non fiction

I found your videos as I was looking for information regarding antidepressants withdrawal as its rare to get support from doctors.
I have Been off of antidepressants "Anafranil" for 15 month after being on them for 17 years.
From 26 now I'm 46.
Though some symptoms improved, but I'm still having numbness anhedonia and sexual dysfunction.
I feel I'm without emotions , apathetic
I was going through divorce when I started tapering the medications so it was more painful.
So do you think the symptoms i have are due to long term use of antidepressants or my brain can't function properly without them?
How long will it take more for those symptoms to disappear?
It's really annoying to live like a zombie, just work, eat and sleep.
Thank you again for your helpful videos.

Hello Russell B
Did you experienced sexual side effects while you were on drugs?
And when you stopped drugs did these go away or persisted?
And if persisted for how long?

Hi Russell have you experienced akathsia? I went cold turkey out off Olanzapine and it got so bad they put me on an antidepressant Mirtazapine. Now I am tapering that...

Great video, thanks for your testimony

Videos like these prevents me from committing suicide

how do i sleep i’ve got a lot happening really fast and it’s hard for me i don’t want a pill just please you have been a rock when i felt i was dead and now i’m coming back but i’m haunted by almost everything i try coping mechanisms but every night harder and harder your amazing just if you can spare a second please reply

I come back and re-watch your videos when withdrawal gets hard and no one quite "gets it". Thanks for sharing your experience Russel, makes it feel less lonely!

So helpful you are offering support. Thank you for the videos of confirmation of a better way, more people need a message of hope.

Hello russel ... I perceive that the things you say are most right compare to my experience i have and yes that "anti-meds" are very more worst then let time heal ... And i know theres nothing out there that give us that back for free... I recomend you hear the music "youth- shawn mendes"... They dont take our youth away our souls never break as long as we wake up today they dont take it ... They dont have that power... God exist because we have counscience even when we are not 100 % capable... the counscience comes from other place i belive that.. it can be a very waste of energy if universe was create life without a purpose .... now talk more in a logical way... I m out of any sunstance for 2 years and 8 months , the recovery its slow as confuse and yes memory term long and short better but not enough to be one in a kind... I take 17 injections and a lot of pills before the injections... Russel b. Theres no one better then a rebeld soul because that felling of pain bring to us many bad thoughts because the sadness... Now we need to achive new thoughts like you say , stay positive... And i give you what i need because i have no friends for now... I think its because i dont identify with that people .. society its very dependent of psycadelics and stimulants to go on with life , but until when? Maybe when i feel 100 % we meet ... I dont know what to say... Remenber that you are on the end of the pain i belive and many of milions are on the beggining even without knowing.. sorry about the long post... Here a antipsychotic potato throw it on garbage :D

I’ve been on psychiatric medicine for 8 years and it’s not been well for my confidence or self image both mentally and physically. Weight gain is a major issue I’ve gained 40 lbs taking antipsychotics this past year. My goal is to live a financially independent life so that I can come off medication without the threat of being homeless. It’s good to see someone share their experience with these issues that many of us unfortunately experience for ourselves. Thanks for these videos and keep moving forward.

I want to get off my seroquel i feel nothing dull numb .also do you know anything about depcote just started it and i hear horror stories about it

I’m so glad you have done these video. My Son is near your age born in 86. Schizoaffective disorder and has stopped his invega sustaina now 2 times in the last year. All during COVID!
Things feel very not hopeless but definitely uncomfortable for me as his roommate and Mom. I’m neutral on medication because I’ve seen Sean in psychosis and on medication where I’ve actually had a son I can relate to and talk to him he can describe and talk about memories that were completely covered by the medications he was on when he was younger at the same time going through this process of getting off the medications is so traumatic for me for other family members that it is it is ripping our family apart and I am seeking advice and help and I’m thankful that youAre sharing with the world what you were going through thank you

I’m so glad you have done these video. My Son is near your age born in 86. Schizoaffective disorder and has stopped his invega sustaina now 2 times in the last year. All during COVID!
Things feel very not hopeless but definitely uncomfortable for me as his roommate and Mom. I’m neutral on medication because I’ve seen Sean in psychosis and on medication where I’ve actually had a son I can relate to and talk to him he can describe and talk about memories that were completely covered by the medications he was on when he was younger at the same time going through this process of getting off the medications is so traumatic for me for other family members that it is it is ripping our family apart and I am seeking advice and help and I’m thankful that youAre sharing with the world what you were going through thank you

Hello russel I left you a e-mail. I hope you will see it And answer.
Love

Can you possibly have the support calls on a Saturday or Sunday? I'm really interested in speaking with you on a virtual visit. I work during the week.

I have taken the Invega Sustenna shots for six months in dec. 2018 to June 2019. It has been a tough journey for me so far. I am having cognitive impairments and I am wondering how long it takes to heal roughly from this. Does this healing take years?

can you recommend any one to help people come off meds

You're such an inspiration Russell! Thank you for being so caring, vulnerable, and for helping me understand myself better in this tapering/healing chaos. You've got me feeling a little less alone🤗 God bless you!

you look healthy, not a single wrinkle under eyes, keep going!

Hi! :) I am now since 2 weeks on my n-th taper, therefore a little faster, from Amisulpride and Sertaline. Previously I was able to reduce Quetiapine for sleep substantially and withdraw completely from Pregabaline. Now I take really small doses of the remaining drugs, plus I am treated with dopamine agonists from my endocrynologist. I hope to be off those drugs completely by the end of the year. I prepared myself theoretically by reading books and watching channels such as yours. I am tapering by myself, because Doctors aren't trained and willing to supervise this process IMO. I feel really for now that I am not sure if I am making any progress, I have better and worse days. Good therapy helps with the darker days. Cheers:)!

Is it for free to talk

Nice video man, I love it, from the editing to the message :)