Off The Meds Project / Anti-deprexit

This isn’t a gentle tapering journey.

Hi, I’m Bek, an Aussie mum who came off anti-depressants... cold turkey—after nearly 2 decades.

It wasn’t planned. It was survival.

Night sweats. Panic. Insomnia. HRV tanked. Resting heart rate shot up. And the worst part—doctors couldn’t see it.

They swapped SSRI to SNRI and back again & adding meds. Ran tests. But never asked the real question: Could the anti-depressants be the problem?

Only after hitting breaking point did the real diagnosis come: ADHD. And suddenly, everything made sense.

This channel shares that story—raw, unfiltered, and unmedicated.

I talk withdrawal, ADHD, misdiagnosis, Oura data, recovery—and what helped me survive when the system didn’t.

Not medical advice. Just lived experience. If you’re going through this, you’re not alone.

📞 AUS support:
Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636 – beyondblue.org.au
Lifeline Australia – 13 11 14 – lifeline.org.au
ADHD Australia – adhdaustralia.org.au
Head to Health – headtohealth.gov.au