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Hi and thanks for inquiring..yes I’m much better.. obviously with ocd, I’m surrounded by triggers so it’s sometimes difficult. But overall better. The zombieness and dereaslism are the main reasons why I wanted to taper. Like watching a movie that’s happening 3feet in front of you.. I want to say also for the record (and this is possibly the wrong thread) feel like the trt helps with overall concentration and focus, not to mention recovery from anxiety induced post disthymia/depression. It’s been a long road (decided 3years ago that I had had it when celexa stopped working..) so I feel like trt is a part of the puzzle for sure.. to make a long story short lowering my dose of anti depressant this low is the almost the culminating point of a 3 year battle (been on antidepressants since my teens) .. is my plan going to work? I have no idea, but I’ll be damned if I don’t give it my best shot....

sorry for the long rant, I guess I had more to say than I thought..

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Hi, @cp6401 - good to hear you are much better.

A couple of other Connect threads you might want to check out include:

- Long-term depression https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/long-term-depression

- Best antidepressants for anxiety https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/antidepressants-and-benzo-taper

- Going off citalopram (Celexa) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/going-off-citalopram

When you mention TRT, are you referring to testosterone therapy like that described in this Mayo Clinic article https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/sexual-health/in-depth/testosterone-therapy/art-20045728?