Thank you, Mad in America, for publishing My Story!
- Antonia Schachter
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 14, 2021
Mad in America published my story about postpartum anxiety, women, and psychiatric drugs. Follow the link below to read! https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/10/postpartum-anxiety-psychiatric-drugs-paternalism/ps://www.madinamerica.com/2021/10/postpartum-anxiety-psychiatric-drugs-paternalism/
Antonia, I just read your story and wanted to say that I was on the same meds for over 30 years, placed on them for “failing” to adjust to my first son’s SIDS death, then unable to get off and told that I needed them for life. After years of tolerance withdrawal and not finding a professional to help me taper off, I found online information and support and did it myself. I did have doctors who were more than willing to prescribe what I asked for during my taper (liquid valium toward the end to make micro-dosing easier), but other than that, I did it without professional help. The taper went well, but once off, I still endured about…