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My head hurts #9: A Year of Antidepressant Withdrawal
It’s a year and four days since I stopped taking Amitriptyline. I expected it to be tough, but I hadn’t realised quite how unpleasant it would be.
more…Broken Biscuits is a blog about photography, studying documentary photography, antidepressant withdrawal syndrome and trying to live lightly. I’ve been looking for somewhere to write about some of these things for some time.
I’m self-studying the history of European conflict photography and its representation in the media. At the moment, I don’t have an end in mind; this is study for the pleasure of the process.
None of the posts here is necessarily finished. But think of it more as my thoughts at the time of writing. I aim to revisit and update them often.
I’ve recently been struggling with Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome, having recently stopped taking Amitriptyline in July 2025. I appreciate that, unless it’s something you’re experiencing yourself, it may not be too interesting, but you can skip over those posts; they go under the title My Head Hurts. If it is of interest, the latest is My Head Hurts #8: Stopping Work.
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