Hi Jim I am Kerry a new member. Retired RN. A believer like you with a history of anxiety and depression. I have pain issues as well. I am 59. I only take venlafaxine 75mg. I was successfully tapered off klonopin in January 2018. I just take naproxen and tylenol. I like my recumbent bike walks with my dog and stretching exercises. I learned that participation in churches for me is connected to codependency and trauma. I found it in medical literature as well. I got bacterial meningitis of my brain in May 2014 . I was in multi organ failure on a vent in sepsis not expected to live. I did. I visited many churches during my journey of recovery but so many members discouraged my discipline to follow my health care providers treatment plans. Pray about it first. When god wont remove a thorn- etc. I had a seizure risk from the craniotomy done to remove the abscess in my left temporal lobe. It was effort many changes but in july 2019 I was seizure free according to my neurologist even on eeg. I was tapered down from 400mg topiramate to 75 mg twice daily. It is nice to get to know you. Take care of yourself. Kerry

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