Hi friends,
After being on Prozac on and off for 6 years, I slowly over many many months weaned myself off of it. I wanted to see how this effected my back pain. In the begining of taking AD's I was having terrible depression and off the charts anxiety so I bit the bullet and went on AD's. It certainly helped me get through one of the most terrifying times of my life. Today, I hasten to say I am much calmer (knock on wood) and my depression has lifted. I still go through days where I am sure I am falling into that black hole, but it goes away. My low back situation became so out of control pain wise that I sought out help from multiple doctors and have arrived at the realization that I have to have spinal surgery or risk losing my ability to walk. This has caused me much mental anquish and anxiety, but the difference is that I have a solid reason for the fear and anxiety, not like the terror that would grip me by the throat for no tangable reason. I feel OK mentally and need to be strong for the crucial decisions I need to make for my future but I am feeling like a total DULL BRAIN. I am forgeting all sorts of things and I find myself SPACING OUT like someone who has just smoked something to get high. It's downright scaring me. I am having problems with my recall ability and am spending far too much time looking for keys, important papers, my purse, wallets and even my credit cards. I am also the most disorganised I have ever been in my life! Life is overwhelming me to the point where I want to crawl into bed. Could AD's have caused some sort of damage to my brain or is there an adjustment period where my brain will get back on track. I do not have the luxury of being in THE ZONE during such an important time with all of the surgery decisions I need to make. I am pretty sure that I had ADD growing up and now I think it's worse than when I was younger. It's darn scary to experience our bodies breaking down and betraying us, some of thats to be expected in the aging process, but to lose your memory and mind......thats just downright terrifying..........

i feel your pain, i also have back problems, discs, problems- and also had nervous break down 2 years ago when i was 47, the absolutly worse thing ive ever been thru- losing touch with reality , seeing and hearing things that werent there, i was in a physic ward for 3 days with out my consent, finally after some powerful drugs i came back to reality , but i know it started as deppression and i didnt sleep for 7 days or eat , and turned into meno- phychosis, wouldnt wish it on my mother -in-law, but today i am pretty good, and my memory has gotton better, and anxiety is coming less, my faith is my constand companion and this site, good luck to you and hope you dont feel the pain i went thru !!!!!