Mental Health Betrayal: My Life on Celexa

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WebsitePicture thisyou're a psychologist, someone trained to help others through their mental health struggles. You never thought you'd need psychiatric medication yourself. But one day, after moving across the country for a highstress job and dealing with hormonal issues, your doctor suggests an antidepressantCelexa. You’re not depressed, but you're desperate for relief, so you agree to take a low dose, just for a few months. What could go wrong?

But soon, everything does. You try to stop the medication, but your body fights back—hard. Withdrawal symptoms hit you like a freight train: anxiety, panic, physical reactions you can’t explain. Your doctor tells you to keep taking it, to cut down slowly, but the more you try, the worse it gets. Suddenly, the medication meant to help you becomes a trap, and no one—no doctors, no friends—understands what you're going through.

For the next few years, you're battling protracted withdrawal—a nightmare of symptoms that keep you from living the life you once knew. And all the while, you’re still the psychologist, the expert, the one who's supposed to have all the answers.

Today, we’re sitting down with Gloria, who went from treating patients to becoming a patient herself, trapped in a battle against a drug that wouldn’t let go. What happens when the very thing meant to help you becomes your worst nightmare? Let’s dive into Gloria’s harrowing journey.

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