Danwoody, thank you for posting. Trust me, I believe that it is NOT at all "in your head." It's the delicate and difficult and prolonged process of going off of a helpful but yes, "addictive" drug.

I put the "addictive" in quotation marks: I don't know whether it's an addiction or not, but it does change your brain chemistry and ergo, when you go off of the drug, your brain chemistry also changes.

Garrison, your kind words, as always, are insightful and much appreciated.

With only a very few exceptions, I think that the posters here are kind, compassionate, friendly and understanding so I hope that one or two upsetting posts will not make anyone avoid this place.

Hugs to all,

Natalie