Okay...I get it..everyone thinks I need to go slower.

I didn't just wake up 6 weeks ago and decide to go off my antidepressants. I started working with a naturopath 2 years ago in order to work up to this. He let me know it would be a long process, given what I had been through and was going through in my life. I've seen him monthly (or sometimes more often) throughout this time. I've had IV vitamins, bodywork, homeopathy, supplements, plus done trauma therapy, imagery, meditation, and massage to get me up to this point. My adrenals were already in excellent shape before I started going down on the pills. My immunity the same...mood, sleep, etc. I cleaned up my diet, got more exercise and basically did everything I could to eliminate the need for antidepressants.

I haven't read other people's stories too much on here, but I'd also done a lot of psychotherapy over the last 30+years (some of it helpful, a lot not so much), acupuncture, bodywork, hypnosis, art therapy and have had a meditation practice for almost 30 years. I have many tools to work with emotions that come up..and antidepressant withdrawal is a walk in the park compared to the things I've been through in the past few years

It took almost a week, but the homeopathy kicked in and I no longer have headaches or nausea, and slept great last night. If I need to do 2 hours of qi gong a day, plus the meditations that go with it, that's what I'll do. The qi gong and work with the naturopath is to treat the underlying conditions that lead to the depression, as well as working with the WD side effects.

I don't think my situation is typical for everyone on here. Everyone's body is different. I'm listening to my body and working closely with the naturopath, who I trust implicitly. He's helped many people get off their meds, treated people with almost every disease imaginable and is considered to be the best in the province. I'm in good hands and I trust myself and my own path through things. All the difficulty I've been through hasn't been for naught....I'm stronger, wiser, and better able to follow what's true for me...

What I'm doing may not be right for any other person...but it's what's right for me.