I felt the need to open up and be honest with you all about my mental health journey and explain my experience on SSRI & SNRI medications. I also go into depth about the side effects of each medication. Everything online is not always as it seems. We are all struggling in our own ways and going through different life shit :/

TW: I speak about mental illness and being on medications. I also talk about the negative side effects from antidepressants and the withdrawal caused by these SSRI & SNRI's.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - my mental health journey
0:19 - trigger warning for the video
2:24 - first time experiencing anxiety & panic attacks
4:05 - going off to university & noticing my temper tantrum outbreaks
7:56 - getting prescribed SSRI medication
11:10 - prescribed Vortioxetine Trintellix
12:08 - Vortioxetine Trintellix side effects
17:44 - prescribed SNRI Venlafaxine Effexor
18:26 - Venlafaxine Effexor side effects
18:40 - prescribed Trazodone for sleep insomnia
19:44 - Trazodone side effects
21:00 - horrible Venlafaxine Effexor withdrawal (brain zaps, dizziness, nausea, anxiety, numbness, extremely emotional)

I know this is not like my typical content but I hope you found it beneficial in some way. xox

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