ssri withdrawl....ugh!!
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ssri withdrawl....ugh!!
I just need to vent....
2.5 years ago I started taking citalopram for post partum depression
80 days ago I quit drinking
80 days ago I started to taper my citalopram, a VERY slow and gradual taper...so as to diminish side effects...mentally I've been feeling good
yay!
It has been 5 days since I took any citalopram
today I feel like I am drunk, off balance, having trouble finding words, my brain feels like its rolling around in my skull...getting zaps all over...
very miserable today...I hope this ends soon
2.5 years ago I started taking citalopram for post partum depression
80 days ago I quit drinking
80 days ago I started to taper my citalopram, a VERY slow and gradual taper...so as to diminish side effects...mentally I've been feeling good
yay!It has been 5 days since I took any citalopram
today I feel like I am drunk, off balance, having trouble finding words, my brain feels like its rolling around in my skull...getting zaps all over...
very miserable today...I hope this ends soon
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Hear, hear for the zaps. I went off Effexor and it was pure hell. Light and noise hurt like the worst migraine I ever had.
The bed sheets even hurt. I couldn't do anything except lie in bed and that hurt.
I recommend tapering. I've heard of people tapering with the ssri's in little beads, bead by bead. One bead less a day.
I still tapered, but not bead by bead, and I still went through hell. It took about one week for me. 3 - 4 days of hell, then day 5, 6, and 7 a little better and I was to the point of being able to do normal stuff for myself again.
My mood was still wierd for a while after, but I could at least get up and do stuff after a week.
Hang in there! Maybe see your doctor about it?
The bed sheets even hurt. I couldn't do anything except lie in bed and that hurt.
I recommend tapering. I've heard of people tapering with the ssri's in little beads, bead by bead. One bead less a day.
I still tapered, but not bead by bead, and I still went through hell. It took about one week for me. 3 - 4 days of hell, then day 5, 6, and 7 a little better and I was to the point of being able to do normal stuff for myself again.
My mood was still wierd for a while after, but I could at least get up and do stuff after a week.
Hang in there! Maybe see your doctor about it?
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yes, my doc was aware that final step down was NOT fun. Crazy brain zaps, brain lag, trouble finding words, ugh!! I've read that some people stop them cold turkey and have no issues...I can't imagine that!! It was a long 3+ months of tapering.
I am happy to say they have stopped, and it's been a little over 2 weeks of being off them. I feel good
that final step down was NOT fun. Crazy brain zaps, brain lag, trouble finding words, ugh!! I've read that some people stop them cold turkey and have no issues...I can't imagine that!! It was a long 3+ months of tapering.I am happy to say they have stopped, and it's been a little over 2 weeks of being off them. I feel good
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I'm so glad to hear you're feeling better
I like your tagline; I actually listened to The Scientist on repeat constantly when I first was stopping drinking. I imagined stopping drinking to be like breaking up with a bad relationship: pointless to continue, hard to stop, coming back in circles etc. The song really resonated with me.
I like your tagline; I actually listened to The Scientist on repeat constantly when I first was stopping drinking. I imagined stopping drinking to be like breaking up with a bad relationship: pointless to continue, hard to stop, coming back in circles etc. The song really resonated with me.
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