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Hello all,
I have been taking antidepressants on and off but mostly on for about 10 years. Then suddenly last year i started getting Headaches that would not go away. First i had no idea what they could be but they would never go away then i figured it was from my AD. I have to be honest i was not taking them every day as i should have! I was taking them every 3/4 days and i have done that for about 1 year and then the headaches started to show up! Now 11 months later i still get them and they don't seem to disappear! Its incredibly frustrating and they affect my mood big time! I have tried many things to elevate them and only thing that does is if I take a benzo! Then it will clear it!
I think i must have messed up something on the neurotransmitters or so by not taking them regularly or maybe it just started on its own I have no idea but I know that its insane and its driving me crazy and don’t know what to do! Please if anyone has any experience or have any idea what to do I would so appreciate it as I don't know how much more i can take and i do t wanna be dependent on Benzos.
Everyone I know including my 2 sisters are taking ADs and none of them have any trouble while i have insane headaches and even sound sensitivity , its like my head cant tolarate much of outside stimuli.
As I said for 10 years i never had this it started one year ago and it only stop if i do not take the meds! I was off them for 4 months and never had even one headache!
Please please help if someone has any clue!
Thank you!
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Hi shfer,
It sounds like you have really tried lots of options! I'm surprised to hear that you've been to different psychiatrists with no luck there; I generally would have thought it would be the best option.
You mentioned the psychiatrists said 'after 3-4 weeks it would come back to normal' - so have they offered any explanation or insight whatsoever into why these headaches might be happening? Or do they say that it's random or a coincidence?
RT
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