The Patreon Podcast - Episode 94 - Bleh

im just here for the podcast. i would keep paying for the pod

Hasbreo

Sad to hear you are having such a hard time, hope your body can adjust well over the next few weeks!

Dddokter

just got on Patreon to support you now I got a job after 6 months unemployed. you changed my life and outlook so much when I was young and struggling with undiagnosed mental illness. I'm so sorry to hear your struggling, I wish I had some advice but I'm not one to talk so I guess all i got are good vibes, inbound!

I'm so sorry about your withdrawal Dan. I really hope you feel better very soon and although I know you have had a bad few months I hope the rest of the year is much better for you. Good luck.

oleg riabov

Hey Dan I'm 35 year old war veteran. I have PTSD due to my time in war. I have been on sertralin 12 years now. So I have some experience. Do NOT stop from 100 mg to nothing. Get back on it now. Your brain not just rewire it self. It does not work that way. I have tried 5 times. Each time nearly ended in suicide. As for the sleep. Melatonin 2-3 mg 1 to 2 hours before bed. It doesn't make you sleep but to get you to sleep. I hope you see this. If you have questions or something, contact me. Best regards Bjarke, Denmark

As someone who is currently going through this shit, I can say that this helped me realise that I'm not the only one who is going through this. To put it into perspective I've had 5 hours of sleep in 48 hours. #funtimes #fuckanxiety

AntiSocial - Gamer

Take care of yourself Dan. Put yourself above everything and come back when you're ready. We'll all be here, you're kind of stuck with us. Hope you feel better soon

Evin Walshe

Oh my god you described how I have been sleeping recently to a tee

Jacob Hardy

I'm in the same boat as you on the medication front and it absolutly sucks

Jacob Hardy

Take care of yourself, Dan. That’s what’s most important. Get better soon. I hope the docs can help you out as best they can, I hope things look up from here. Excited for your book!

Darythe Hill

Take your time Dan, we'll all be here when you get better, and we all know the wait will be worth it

Will ''The Button King'' Harding

He didn't choose to stop his medication. He said before that due to the pandemic, his Doctor can't source his meds.

NorthernGriffin

If you want a book that swaps to scripts randomly, look at Edgar Cantaro's "Meddling Kids" and "This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us"!

Nathan Kirby

Hey, I’m by no means a doctor, much less yours, but when it comes to medication, I don’t know if you should throw away an umbrella because you haven’t gotten wet in the rainstorm. I trust you’ve discussed this with your doctor beforehand. Take care of yourself Dan.

Thomas N Wyndham

Take your time Daniel rest up and get well and put your health first.

Daniel - I'm so sorry you're going through withdrawal hell! I cut celexa off cold turkey a few months ago after it started giving me paranoia, and my doctor essentially said "fuck off! I can't prescribe you anything else!" and I had a few weeks of just feeling awful. It's like a really groggy, hazy kind of awful. Please take it easy and remember it'll pass soon. Take all the time you need to feel better, everyone will understand!! We have plenty old videos to marathon or catch up on anyways.

sammi

This is probably useless for others but... I can tell if I'm close to sleeping if I can sense clear colour as I try to dream. I have had issues with my brain not shutting up so my strategy was to have mindless scenarios. Usually it's falling from several thousand feet or gliding over the ocean. Just focusing my brain on rendering the scene with no emotional attachment to it helps ease me into actual sleep. Doesn't always work but after practicing it for years, I'd say it works 70-80% to fall asleep in under an hour. Good luck dealing with the withdrawal and recovery.

Dragmire

Hope you start feeling a bit better soon. Medication withdrawals fucking suck, so I hope you know that what you're dealing with is rough. Wishing you and your family the best

That Other Person

This is really horrible. Wish I could offer advice but everything I could say you know already. Just hope you're okay. Break as long as you need.

Stan Gaskell

I hope you're doing ok. So I've been watching you for so so many years and I kinda know you (what you show) though your videos. But listening to this podcast really fucked with my head, because everything you were describing of how your brain was working is exactly how my missus brain works. So for a minute there it felt so very strange, because everything you said was so so familiar and personal.

Simon Robinson

same as always, TAKE YOUR TIME, we understand if you fall off the schedule a bit. we will still be here to support you, just take care of yourself. hope everything goes well, love ya dan

I'm so sorry to hear how difficult it's been Dan. Please take as much time as you need, we'll be here to support you through it and we all really appreciate everything you do. Please take care and I hope things start to get easier soon

Toni Santoyo McLeod

According to Tom Scott's latest servey sleep is the most best/important thing

Nerd13

❤️

Jack M

Everybody will be saying this, but... you take your time, Dan.

Bjorn van Rijszen

We all support you on here because you are a great Creator and we want you to be healthy. Take as much time as you need, me and many others here know what you are going through

Mr_Ozzy71

I've been having the exact same issues with not sleeping/weird fake sleep and I'm so, so sorry to hear you're going through the same thing. It is absolute buckets of ass and I hope it gets easier for you soon.

Hopefully you don't get brainzaps on top of all this. (Imagine a microsleep with a JOLT involved). Masterchef has been really helpful for me but I want you to feel better so take as much time as you need.

Kittenpyjamas

Whenever I find myself in a heightened state of anxiety (Which is often even with 100mg of sertraline) I think about the future, not the distant future cause that's scary again, but a month or 2 ahead because I always know the bad times won't last forever, life is a rollercoaster but it can't go downhill forever

James Taylor

Me too buddy

Robyn Millan