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I have begun to ask myself about various events: 'Was it real?'

The more I think about it, the more I ask the question. I'm loosing myself in it.

I than asked myself, what's more likely, all this stuff that I call existence, or did I just make it all up? A cruel perversion of Occam's razor, but I can't get past it.

I'm here to tell you none of it is real.
It's just all made up; believe me - i know these things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization

Also its common withdrawal reaction with tricyclic antidepressants.

Did you stop or reduce trazodone?

They have a word for everything nowadays.

There are as many realities as there are people, places, and things. My reality is not yours. Yours is not mine. And neither of our reality is the same as what it is for a bird or a tree or a city.

It's like living in a multi-verse, with all the many dimensions. It's very odd. And it can be a bit freaky. On the other hand, maybe our job is to make the best out of our own reality we can. To make the world a little bit better.

What do you think about that?

And I will agree with The Machine 1 about problems with various medications. One thing I experienced with stopping Paxil was this depersonalization. It was a horrible experience. The only thing I think that kept me sane during those many weeks of withdrawal was to do basic chores and to read about the experiences of others who had gone off that medication.

People who had kept a journal online, or where there were message boards, that I could SEE that the feeling passes. That it will go away, and I will be "normal" again. People that would describe the same feelings of "nothing is real" and "what is real?".

It was very hard. In a way, I had to use a conscious auto-pilot. Which means it wasn't really auto-pilot, was it?

Info on Trazodone:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drug ... 81038.html

And here:
http://www.prozactruth.com/trazodone.htm

Here's something similar to what I had been reading when I was going off Paxil, but this is for Trazodone:
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/arch ... 94879.html

http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/add ... drawal.htm

Do a search for Trazodone withdrawal. You will find lots of links. Or ask for more help, and we (I) can search for more info. Knowing that it's "normal" to feel abnormal will help break the anxiety cycle and help you to get through it. Okay?

dunno about stopping paroxetine, but starting it made me worse.
not for me.

It was only a few years ago that I suddenly thought the Stick men that terrorised me when I was a child (3 years) were very possibly a recurring dream and not real after all - very liberating realisation.
What I find difficult is that my reality changes so frequently, my perspective on what is happening around me swings drastically from day to day. This is the main thing I would like to overcome to have some stability. Anyone help?