Celebrating 13-Years Off SSRI Meds (Paxil) With Healing Tips for You!

Thirteen years ago I stopped taking the SSRI antidepressant Paxil after being prescribed it for anxiety and panic during my senior year of college. Like many people, I was also prescribed Xanax and remained on these medications for over a decade before realizing that my health and wellness needed to move in a different direction.

While I was hopeful about becoming medication-free, I was unprepared for the severe antidepressant withdrawal that followed. Paxil withdrawal symptoms hit hard and without warning. I experienced intense anxiety, deep dread and depression, insomnia, and significant physical symptoms.

At times it felt impossible to imagine surviving even a few weeks—let alone months or years. But here I am today, 13 years off Paxil, healthier, happier, and more balanced. In this video I’m celebrating my 13-year anniversary off SSRI antidepressants by sharing 13 recovery tips that helped me survive and heal from withdrawal, including:

✔ The importance of a healthy mental diet during antidepressant and benzo withdrawal

✔ Finding the right support system for SSRI and benzodiazepine healing

✔ The spiritual aspect of antidepressant withdrawal recovery

✔ How to cultivate the right mindset during long-term healing

✔ Learning to trust the nervous system’s ability to recover

✔ Letting go of fear and comparison during withdrawal

If you are currently tapering an antidepressant, coming off a benzodiazepine, or already off medication and still healing, this video is meant to offer hope, reassurance, and practical guidance. Even after severe withdrawals, healing is possible. Progress may be slow and nonlinear, but your body has not forgotten how to restore balance. Please don’t lose hope. Recovery happens—even when it feels impossible—and there is every reason to keep moving forward in your own healing journey.

Enjoy the video at the link below:

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