It's been about 9 months since I took my last pill, (after being on it since 2005) and I wish I could say I was starting to feel "normal". But for me, every day is a PAWS day. Can't sleep more than an hour at a time, can't ever really wake up. NO energy.
The slightest bit of stress causes my brain to shut down like a hard drive crashing, turns me into a stuttering, brain damaged idiot. Spooky stuff... Oh yeah, irritable and mood swingy. I've been tempted to try Wellbutrin, but that feels like throwing in the towel after sticking it out this long. I'm afraid it'll be like turning around and running away from the finish line (if you know what I mean). But the I despair at the the thought of another 6-8 months (or more) of this miserable crap.
On a lighter note, I've been lurking without posting for months at this sight, but getting a lot of inspiration from you folks.
M_F_A, do you think the Wellbutrin is helping at all? Reading your posts these last few months it seems like you're doing a hell of a lot better than I am, in spite of your bad week.