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After researching my symptoms, I've come to the conclusion that I have the internal akathisia....It began last May when I added an SSRI to my benzo in hopes of getting off the latter. With the one pill of Lexapro, I went into a highly agitated/crying state. I didn't know at the time that's what it was. Anyway, I was taken off of it then later put back on Lexapro. Throughout the year, I was placed on other ssri's in attempts to "stabilize" me. This symptom stayed the whole time I was on the med and now off. It is unbearable and makes you feel you're thrust into hell. My question is why would I still have it if I've been off the meds now for three months....I need help; there has to be relief.
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I think you're still in a misery because of all the different ssri and other crap the doc has been adding on to your brain. Imagine what a complete mess your beautiful clever brain has to recover from.

Nothing should be added to a brain, the brain is such a defined and amazing organ and it should not be messed with. Every trauma we have or endure in life is a part of living and to overcome these obstacles in a natural way will help the brain to cope and understand such events.

Imagine kids put on ssri since childhood, their brains will ever learn to understand nor cope with normal up and down life situations.

To grief, to feel sad, agitated, afraid, angry, morose and any other emotion is a part of being human and some are more sensitive than others, but our brains has to endure and exsperience these things to be able to handle them.

If you never even try to use your legs, you won't ever be able to learn to walk, same goes with the brain.

Our brains have been in a sedative state/coma without learning to cope with everyday life stressors, it's stumbling and walking with baby steps, trying to learn how to handle everything.

All we can do are to be patient and help our beautiful brains to walk again by staying calm and not push it tooo hard.

Some babies learn to walk easily, some it takes a bit longer.

Hugs :smitten:

 

 

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I was placed on an AD after having a bad reaction to the first ever benzo I was put on, after taking just one I thought I was going insane with terror, I was told to stay on it as it takes weeks to adjust, I did so and only got worse. I stopped my first AD after several weeks and when I was still locked in a permanent state of fear after a week or so I was told "that was just me" as the drugs would be out of my system, little did I know it was the meds they had put me on that had caused this chemical fear and so I tried another AD only to get worsening symptoms, again I was told I needed to wait at least a month to see positive results so I stayed on the meds, insulting my brain more and more every time I popped that pill in my mouth! This started years of polydrugging trying to chase the magic pill that would cure the horrific state I was in. Only since stopping all meds and my mind starting to clear I can now  clearly see that it was the drugs that chemically altered my brain and if I'd given myself a few months off early on I would have become well very quickly, instead I was told these meds couldn't cause the symptoms I experienced and it just must be me! I never understood this as I'd spent the first 32 years of my life strong and confident never once doubting my mental state (my first pill was taken for insomnia) AD's can definitely make you feel what you're experiencing and can also hang on for a long period of time just like benzos, don't think for a minute it's a reflection of your true self, this too shall pass I just wish it would be sooner rather than later!
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Orchid..your story sounds a lot like mine as I was given ssri's to try then pushed to stay on them for weeks and weeks "worse before it gets better" kind of thing. They also told me that if one didn't work, try another...It's horrific what's been done...I'm off all meds right now but no better...I'm afraid I have permanent damage..I get the internal akathisia which is horrific...
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Yes Elbette...wish I had the strength and brain power to do something about them...

One day, one day my dear... we will all have the strength  :smitten:

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