Luckily I 'only' got the flu, but there's no explanation of why coming off 'anti'depressants after only 4 days causes this and when it will end. It's not a flu 'like' syndrome, it is literally the flu.
@nehemiah I agree with you. The side effects from the Effexor and Lexapro themselves as well as what I have been going through during my protracted withdrawal (9 months now) are horrendous. Like I said in my previous comment "I just wish the good Lord would take me home".
@46safrow Minimalising? In what way? He's a doctor though, right? Not a dramatists, a news reader or a politician. I've experienced said withdrawal symptoms, and his description of it was clinical and accurate at the very worst. What did you want him to do? Cry you a river of tears? make you hot chocolate? Tell you to take the next decade off work? I used citalopram for 20 years.
Effexor is HELL to stop!!! Never take it!!! The drain zaps and dizzy are horrible!! I’m down to 1/4 of a 25 mg pill and I still can’t get past the brain zapping.
I was on Effexor, then switched to Lexapro; big mistake. 6 and a half months later I am in protracted withdrawal hell. I can't even go back on an antidepressant because of the side effects Effexor and Lexapro gave me.
I'm trying to taper of amitryptiline and I have the same side effects. Literally having difficulty walking cause I'm so dizzy and unstable that I feel like I'll faint
I agree. Venlafaxine is absolutely horrible. I think it should be banned. I regret taking it in the first place. Shame on my ex-psychiatrist who prescribed it to me. Also, there's nobody preaching about that SNRI in particular. I wish someone told me.
You have minimized the horrible withdrawal symptoms. Gaslighting. How about brain zaps? You can’t drive. Or function. And your doctor can’t help you at all. Patients have to wean themselves. Please educate yourself doctor then come back to us with an amended video.
@@elizabethavila4542 When you are withdrawing you can have the sensation of electric shocks in your brain. I got them when I moved my eyes. I don’t have them anymore.
It's kinda like an electric shock passing from your brain all the way to your toes. It doesnt hurt in my experience but at first they got me really scared since it's Just such a weird sensation@@elizabethavila4542
This withdrawal for me is worse than fentanyl, every time I dose off I awake in panic thinking I am going to have a heart attack, literally every time I dose off. I’ve quit methadone cold Turkey too, this stuff ruined me
I got symptoms that were the same symptoms of prions disease! Trimmors nuasa vomiting cold sweats uncontrollable muscle movements in the arms and legs, severe panic attacks and can't sleep. I almost died from going cold turkey off paxil.
@@Babylon2060 damn that sucks I’m rlly sorry. But yeah withdrawals are scary. I get vertigo, hyperactivity and restlessness, irritability, body jerks, poor memory, and brain zaps
I ran out of my antidepressant and haven’t gotten a refill and it’s been almost a week I think. My brain like is convincing me not to tell my parents and stuff against my better judgement idk why. I’ve experienced light headedness/dizziness that’s really really disorienting and makes it feel like I’m gonna pass out or like I’m dissociating and I’ve had trouble falling asleep as well as mood swings especially in the past couple days. Is it just the depression itself that’s making me not want to continue taking them or is there something else that causes that? (I take Zoloft)
Whenever I forget to take my duloxetine I get the worst brain zaps and dizziness. I still take them because I'd rather deal with my forgetfulness than be depressed
I am weaning off Cymbalta and it is hell. I haven’t slept more than 10 hours in 3 nights. The dizziness is so bad. The brain zaps, the nausea… I am hoping it’ll pass. It’s horrific. By the way, I did it properly and exactly as prescribed by my doctor. I am hoping it’ll be beneficial to be off them once I’m over this hump.
haven't been able to find my sertraline for 4 days and have been so busy I forgot to refill. Feeling pretty awful. anxiety is really bad and having a hard time managing.
Yea mr doctor . You have no idea the hell that most of your audience suffers from . You talk like a textbook . I’m sure you passed first in class . But you can’t know what it feels like ❤
Simple solution. Never ever take them. I’ve withdrawn off both Zoloft & effexor. It’s awful. Remeber the side effects of these drugs are horrible. I’d rather be anxious and skinny than complacent and fat.
I just stopped taking lamictal and Wellbutrin cold turkey 3 days ago. Never felt better. Very mild withdrawal symptoms but now I wish I had never taken them. I feel like a fog has been lifted. Like my old self!
Funny because this doctor probably won’t tell the person he’s prescribing the drugs to that there are withdrawal symptoms… it’s how they get paid to get you to accept the drug for your problems… I mean they help, but fuck all them drugs.
Spot on. And why don’t they tell us the real and life changing side effects I wonder? Well that will be because the doctors prescribing them will be getting a nice commission bonus to get you to take them!
It’s funny cause I actually do recall asking my Dr if there were long term risks of taking it and they say no. And 1.5 years later I ask about titrating off and they mention yeah you probably shouldn’t be on it if you don’t need, this particular drug is not meant to be taken long term. ??? Should’ve been told that before. I think this is really interesting and no doubt why some folks don’t trust their doctors-they feel they aren’t forthcoming with information…
The mind is a powerful place and what you feed it can affect you in a powerful way. Take a moment and remember how complexed the human brain is. Also remember that it can be any feeling. Not just the “common” feelings
You know what would be great? If Healthcare providers actually kept up with refills and put them in so we wouldn't go cold turkey for weeks inbetween appointments. I've been in pain and feeling awful 😢
Minimize much? If "not gonna die" is the worse case you have no idea what you are talking about. With these withdrawal symptoms, dying would seem like a blessing and a gift. The people who die via suicide on this didn't choose to kill themselves, it's direct action of the prescribing doctors who have - no clue - how to get patients off it. Generally, *that* is what is common.
The withdrawal can literally destroy your life and ability to work and interact with others. This reminds me of those commercials that mention side effects like cancer and death while a pretty lady is swinging with her hair blowing in the wind.
@@lo9761 I’m not sure…everyone is different. People who wean off very very slowly (over at least a year) can help avoid brain damage. This doctor says it tends to get better over time. Please don’t take benzos on a regular basis, ever. Taking them occasionally for panic attacks is much safer but it’s still playing with fire. Doctors will not inform you of the risk involved. The withdrawal can last months to years.
What if you've been taking zoloft 25mg daily for almost 6/7 years and you didn't quit it, but your psychiatrist stopped prescribing it without warning?
I came off lexapro that I had been taking for about 3 months and did it cold Turkey and the worst thing that happene of the most vivid dreams of my entire life where I did some very very bad things and it was so real that I had to wake up and Google certain things to make sure I didn't really do them but I was afraid the police were going to come get me For a couple hours after I had woken up I don't know if that's the anti depressant but that's the only time that's ever happened
Hey guys I took 20mg of Prozac for 10 days and my doctor said to quit I did and I feel very depressed . How long does this last ? I can’t even drink caffeine because I come down so bad .
prozac has a half life of 5 days and it really depends on how you metabolize meds which is different for everyone. A lot of patients do become hypersensitive to caffeine and other stimulants on psych meds and coming off them in withdrawal as the nervous system is dysregulated and trying to regulate. So I would avoid coffee for now and caffeine, and stabilize your nervous system. make sure you drink plenty of water, get 8 hours of sleep a night at least, exercise *doesn't have to be anything crazy, just move if you can each day*, and eat clean foods. You will stabilize, it just takes time. And as always reach out to your dr if it worsens. Your body needs time to balance out again. It will!
Try to find a dr who will do compounding with your med(s). It is very hard to find dr's who will deprescribe safely. The typical way they were taught is not a great way for most patients. I have found in my own experience, working with drs, and then also listening to patients, that coming off slowly in a hyperbolic taper works best. A compounding pharmacy makes tapering so much easier because you can come off in smaller increments than what a tablet or capsule offer! I would recommend this. I am not a dr so please talk to your dr. But speaking from experience this helps minimize and limit the severity of withdrawal symptoms! Remember, slow and steady wins the race. It's not always comfortable, but going slower really does help your CNS stabilize in a more doable and manageable way.
Zoloft user here. Have fluctuated between 50-150 mg doses over the past 4 years. I’ve tried to come off twice without tapering slowly enough. These medications are difficult to stop using. I’m going to try again by tapering over the course of several months with very small, incremental reductions. I think that’s the only way to safely come off because of the severe symptoms that come with bigger dose reductions
What symptoms did you get? I took 2 50MG of Zoloft only for 2 days. And on the 3rd day I thought I was going to die, my heart was racing, I’ve been to the ER twice and I’m 6 days with horrible symptoms of anxiety, nausea, not being able to sleep 💤, just the worst
@Yuseef Del rosario I was on them for over two years but the withdrawal symptoms were. Jitters heart beat was hard, effects eyesight and I was getting flu symptoms. Tiredness couldn't sleep I had numb body at times. Confusion and that the only ones that come to mind.
I had cold turkey off Lexapro and went thru some psychosis type feeling where the world was crumbling around me, worsesen slightly everyday and made me extremely paranoid. Thought my dentist was out to kill me
@@jtjimenez05 unless you’re like me who had an immediate adverse reaction to one pill and still recovering 1 week later i’d say talk to the doctor that prescribed the drug for you he may reduce the dose so you can come off it easier cause quitting cold turkey can be stressful just talk to your doctor i hope you get better and bro DONT GIVE UP IT GETS BETTER🙏🏽❤️
@@jtjimenez05 paranoia or psychosis i’d say not as much as before all you have to do is teach your mind what is right try to remember the YOU of before, let your brain know that all these things it’s thinking, they are just irrelevant because you are here now in the Present. NGL it was a really hard task but if you push through, you’ll start to see signs of recovery by the time you know you recovering is when you find your mind craving to have those thoughts. you just have to starve your mind of those thoughts tell it that you wont mess with it again tell it you won’t give it what it wants tell it that you are
I've been on paxil for about 4 years. I started dosing down. For some reason I thought I was on 2mg of it. I quit Sunday completely off of 20mg (now Friday morning) and although I stopped cold turkey, I'm not dealing with the horrible panic attacks and extreme anxiety I had when I was on it, and my mind feels so much better, I feel like I'm absolutely dying. I've never had such real and horrific nightmares in my life. My brain zaps, I'm confused, I can barely open my eyes, and it feels like straight death. I have no idea if I should get back on it at this point or just pray it gets better. Anyone here stop Paxil 20mg cold turkey and how long do the withdrawals last? I literally had to call an ambulance yesterday and was taken to the ER, but nobody there cared at all about my misery and didn't even let me see a doctor. I'll take all the help I can get please
i quit nortriptylin after using it for just 3 weeks. is that long enough to get withdrawel symptems? today was my first day off it and i was averaging 50 milligrams a day.
yes. anytime you take a psychoactive drug it gives you withdrawal...however the severity will depend on how long you've been on it, your metabolic breakdown, your biology, and the amount of med you've been on. TCA's which is what notriptylin is can hurt pretty badly coming off of since it doesn't just affect serotonin. Always taper slowly even if you've been on it "short term". Everyone is different. but yes withdrawal is possible even within 3 weeks. hopefully not as severe if you had been on it for say 6 months or more
Auditory hallucinations of people and pets who have long died……yep…..while you’re lying in bed trying to sleep….but forget sleep. That’s not gonna happen .Restless leg. Tinnitus. Racing heart. And this is from 100 mg Zoloft, tapered down to 4 mg Zoloft forgot to take a dose one day . Felt great all day. Night time. Boom. Hell. Had to wake up and dose. I don’t know long it’s gonna take me to get off this shit if I can ever get off it at all. I have been tapered down to 4 mg for 3 weeks 21 days.
Im trying to stop Paxil, i have headaches and crying over everything. The sad part is my anxiety was induced due to undiagnosed ADHD. If they diagnosed me correctly I wouldn’t have to go through this. 😞i effin hate life.
Hello! Ive been on citraloplam for 6 years .. i was diagnosed with adhd & co morbid ocd last year.. i have crippling anxiety on top of it , if i was diagnosed as a kid my life would be so much different.. the last 6 weeks i weaned myself off but i caved in again today as the dizziness & anxiety took over , i am on 10mg and had half a tablet .. im fucking sick of how i feel , do you get a lot of physical symptoms? Dizziness , head flutters , anxiety , spaced out? I hope Your doing well friend
I'm so sorry to hear what you're experiencing. I have lived it. You will be ok! Find a dr who advocates for you and you know your body best. Ask a dr to work with you by going through a compounding pharmacy. This will help you adjust the dose more subjectively and come off of paxil safer. You can come off it, just do it very slowly with a dr's guidance. Give your body time to heal. It will. Life isn't over, it's just beginning. All of those symptoms are normal that you described. The best way, again, come off slowly. You'll know if you're going too fast by the severity of your withdrawal symptoms.
I feel like I’m constantly panicking and dreading things and everything that would normally be a little bit annoying feels 100x more of a disturbance than usual. I’m having very vivid dreams waking up sweaty and I’m really struggling. I don’t know how long this will last but it’s only been 2-3 days and last time I tried to do this I couldn’t continue and went back on my tablets. I stopped abruptly because I started waking up at 7-9pm and I usually took my tablets before when I woke up at around 1-4pm. I’m very frightened of how this feels continuing forever and my brain and body not resetting to how it should be (I don’t even know what that is anymore as ive been on tables for a few years max 7 years). I hope someone can help.
Hello dr i m from pakistan i m taking tramadol 3oomg daily since last 3 months.kindly tell me the tapering dosage as i prevent self withdrawl symptoms Please reply
Inner compass does help. But I will say tapering isn't a one size fits all unfortunately. Everyone is so different. Work with a dr on tapering. Compounding is easiest and more accurate in my opinion. You can change the amount you taper by liquid. The way you'll know you're going too fast and at too high of a reduction is by what your body tells you (withdrawal symptom severity). Work with a dr on going slowly and take time to ease your nervous system in the process. ie (getting adequate sleep, praying/meditating, eating clean foods, avoiding foods that cause inflammation, drinking plenty of water, avoiding alcohol and caffeine. you will be ok!
Also fellow people if you also suffer with anxiety, your doctor will try their best to get you to take beta blockers! These will target your healthy heart and not make your anxiety symptoms any better. Doctors are also in a business but it’s not to make you better!
It can take awhile for withdrawal symptoms to be noticeable. Make sure to talk with your dr, as sx you may face may not be rebound depression and/or anxiety, rather withdrawal from the chemicals. Everyone has withdrawal from psychoactive meds, the severity depends on your body, the med dosage, how long you've been on it, etc. Some people can come off quicker and have no issues, but cold turkey isn't advised. it can be detrimental for many. If you start to have uncomfortable symptoms stay in touch with your dr. It's always best to come down slowly with a dr's help in case you run into issues :)
@@4GSLmusicI am on 5mg laxepro my head doctor wanted me to increase to 10mg but I don’t want to. I been on it for about 4 weeks. Do you think 5mg is enough to cause withdrawals when stopped ?
I am on sertraline, 200 mg a day since December 2015 (first couple of months my Doctor was adjusting my dose) I feel ok, no crazy blows. Well, occasionally I go bonkers but not in a dangerous way. I am just a woman with a cat and wine. :)
I am taking fluoxetine for 4 years for ocd and I suddenly stopped in COVID time but after a one year I get dizziness and imbalance problem . I am in big confusion the problem comes because of withdrawal symptoms of fluoxetine or other health problems? Can anyone please help me
If you haven't had withdrawal symptoms for a year your dizziness and imbalance is likely caused by something else. Fluoxetine, for most people, is the easiest antidepressant to come off of because of its half life. Have you been tested for Covid?
no this is actually quite normal even coming off of prozac. It depends on the person and withdrawal can still be very unsettling and painful for many patients. SERT occupancy explains more of this, and while many think Prozac is "easier" to taper because of the 5 day half life, it simply isn't for so many. I wouldn't say any psychotropic med is truly easy to come off of especially if you've been on it longterm. The body has to learn how to produce serotonin on its own with a synthethic chemical. Withdrawal from antidepressants can last for months and years for some. This is in literature and we know this. Fortunately, a small percentage of people can come off psych drugs fairly easy. It is not rare to experience major withdrawal symptoms for an extended amount of time. It's protracted for many or PAWS. :) it's very painful .....@@susangraham1203
@@rottenderrudolf5345 let me know how it goes. I'm still thinking of coming off mine, I should really talk to my doctor about it really but hate going there.
dude this is me right now. i’m not gonna take it again though i’m would rather die. i didn’t know what you as wrong with me but the math is mathing now.
@@JumbleMTi caved in again today .. was diagnosed adhd & co morbid ocd last year! was on these meds years before , i was at around 6 weeks but the last week the anxiety , head flutters , dizziness and disassociation got to much , felt like i was getting psychosis in some ways .. how you lot getting on?
@@isaacverrall8782hi, I decided to come off citalopram recently I got to 5 weeks feeling fine then my depression and anxiety came back all of a sudden it wasn't very pleasant and a bit upsetting as I thought I'd beaten it but I've been told I just came off them a little bit too soon and too quickly next time I will gradually ween off them over a couple of months
I'm on 185mg of Effexor. I sometimes forget to take it in the morning. I start feeling withdrawal symptoms by 2-4pm. Sometimes I forget to request a refill and get left without medication for up to three days. It's hell. By day three, I'm experiencing flu-like symptoms.
Thats not d worst of it. Wait till u want to discontinue. Withdrawals r a living hell for weeks if not months. Recovery from withdrawal isn't any better. Effexor & Paxil r d worst to stop using
Brother I was on a similar chemical to venafalaxine called desvenafalaxine. I had a fit one night and woke up crumpled in a ball up against my couch. Went to the doctor the next day and he said get off it and get on another medication. I listened because he was my doctor and got off my medication and onto another one in the same day. Two months later I ended up waking up for work one day in my own bedroom with complete amnesia and I couldn't recognise where I was and my dad came over and I didn't recognise him and actually ran away down the street and I didn't know where I was or who I was until my heart rate went up and I seen my own street and remembered where I was. Scariest day of my life, please be careful!! I worry about others going through the same stuff!!
If you miss one dose of a SSRI you will feel like your nerves are on fire. It's really similar to an opiate withdrawal actually. You can't stop yawning, you can't stop stretching, you get horrible muscle cramps when you do this compulsive stretching. I'm a woman so everything in the private area gets super sensitive. Link to the point where you're just so overly sensitive just moving around and that stretching you can't control will spur an uncontrollable orgasm. Which is not pleasant I think it might be. I'm going through this right now. I swore I took my Zoloft last night. But now I wonder if I did. I took a dose right away when I started feeling like this. And sometimes I feel like this when the Zoloft isn't working and now. I didn't skip a dose and it's just happening out of the blue again I need my medication upped.
I’m just built different then I started taking brintillex about November 2022 haven’t taken the for a while and I feel fine but when I first went on them I did feel better side affects are worse then with standard ssris but it seems to have been the best cognitive antidepressant for me
I tell her she really shou be on them long term, she defends her low dose of paxil, i think thats it, its makjn her forgetful and her eyes look off, need to convince her its in her best interest, then work on diet amd exercise and mayne supplement
I'm glad! It all depends on your body and how you metabolize meds, the dosage, and how long you've been on them. Some people (I'd say a minority of people experience very minimal withdrawal symptoms.) I am glad it hasn't been severe for you!! sincerely!
Suicidal, depression, tremors, severe exhaustion, rage, this guy’s tone is light and airy. The withdrawal is extreme and long lasting.
Luckily I 'only' got the flu, but there's no explanation of why coming off 'anti'depressants after only 4 days causes this and when it will end. It's not a flu 'like' syndrome, it is literally the flu.
How much time
@@illyriansacrum8919 1 week for me.
Definitely. I wish the good Lord would take me home.
@nehemiah I agree with you. The side effects from the Effexor and Lexapro themselves as well as what I have been going through during my protracted withdrawal (9 months now) are horrendous. Like I said in my previous comment "I just wish the good Lord would take me home".
Its 2023. Why are there no improvements in antidepressant meds?????
He's minimizing the withdrawal symptoms.
Completely. He has no idea and I would not be going to him for any kind of medical advice. I’d get better advice from the people in these comments
@46safrow Minimalising? In what way?
He's a doctor though, right? Not a dramatists, a news reader or a politician. I've experienced said withdrawal symptoms, and his description of it was clinical and accurate at the very worst.
What did you want him to do? Cry you a river of tears? make you hot chocolate? Tell you to take the next decade off work?
I used citalopram for 20 years.
@@thomasgriffiths2747no. Minimising. Not minimalising 😂
Absolutely. I’m going through hell still and it’s been nearly 3 months
Effexor is HELL to stop!!! Never take it!!! The drain zaps and dizzy are horrible!! I’m down to 1/4 of a 25 mg pill and I still can’t get past the brain zapping.
So is Citrapolam. I am never taking another 'anti'depressant again! I have the flu without a virus!
I was on Effexor, then switched to Lexapro; big mistake. 6 and a half months later I am in protracted withdrawal hell. I can't even go back on an antidepressant because of the side effects Effexor and Lexapro gave me.
I'm trying to taper of amitryptiline and I have the same side effects. Literally having difficulty walking cause I'm so dizzy and unstable that I feel like I'll faint
I agree. Venlafaxine is absolutely horrible. I think it should be banned. I regret taking it in the first place. Shame on my ex-psychiatrist who prescribed it to me. Also, there's nobody preaching about that SNRI in particular. I wish someone told me.
@@neutralfog - I would research anything prescribed from now on.
You have minimized the horrible withdrawal symptoms. Gaslighting. How about brain zaps? You can’t drive. Or function. And your doctor can’t help you at all. Patients have to wean themselves. Please educate yourself doctor then come back to us with an amended video.
What are brain zaps?
@@elizabethavila4542 When you are withdrawing you can have the sensation of electric shocks in your brain. I got them when I moved my eyes. I don’t have them anymore.
It's kinda like an electric shock passing from your brain all the way to your toes. It doesnt hurt in my experience but at first they got me really scared since it's Just such a weird sensation@@elizabethavila4542
With me.. its like a sudden head flash that only last like a second. I get those if only 2 days off Paxil@elizabethavila4542
This withdrawal for me is worse than fentanyl, every time I dose off I awake in panic thinking I am going to have a heart attack, literally every time I dose off. I’ve quit methadone cold Turkey too, this stuff ruined me
Worse than fentanyl??? If you don’t mind me asking which medication?
@@emily-wb4fv sertraline, I’m off it now, but I do have anxiety everyday and stress, but libido is back to normal so my girlfriend is happy.
I’ve been lightheaded for weeks and I feel like I have occipital neuralgia from withdrawal🤦♂️
I skipped a dose on accident and I can not stop shaking and having chills and headaches.
Same brother no sleep shaking dizziness vertigo h r u now
@@abbas_fishries I’m ok now. I also woke up shaking and jerking around uncontrollably but I’m fine now that I’ve taken my meds
I got symptoms that were the same symptoms of prions disease!
Trimmors nuasa vomiting cold sweats uncontrollable muscle movements in the arms and legs, severe panic attacks and can't sleep.
I almost died from going cold turkey off paxil.
@@Babylon2060 damn that sucks I’m rlly sorry. But yeah withdrawals are scary. I get vertigo, hyperactivity and restlessness, irritability, body jerks, poor memory, and brain zaps
I ran out of my antidepressant and haven’t gotten a refill and it’s been almost a week I think. My brain like is convincing me not to tell my parents and stuff against my better judgement idk why. I’ve experienced light headedness/dizziness that’s really really disorienting and makes it feel like I’m gonna pass out or like I’m dissociating and I’ve had trouble falling asleep as well as mood swings especially in the past couple days. Is it just the depression itself that’s making me not want to continue taking them or is there something else that causes that? (I take Zoloft)
Whenever I forget to take my duloxetine I get the worst brain zaps and dizziness. I still take them because I'd rather deal with my forgetfulness than be depressed
I am weaning off Cymbalta and it is hell. I haven’t slept more than 10 hours in 3 nights. The dizziness is so bad. The brain zaps, the nausea… I am hoping it’ll pass. It’s horrific. By the way, I did it properly and exactly as prescribed by my doctor. I am hoping it’ll be beneficial to be off them once I’m over this hump.
haven't been able to find my sertraline for 4 days and have been so busy I forgot to refill. Feeling pretty awful. anxiety is really bad and having a hard time managing.
Yea mr doctor . You have no idea the hell that most of your audience suffers from . You talk like a textbook . I’m sure you passed first in class . But you can’t know what it feels like ❤
Simple solution. Never ever take them. I’ve withdrawn off both Zoloft & effexor. It’s awful. Remeber the side effects of these drugs are horrible.
I’d rather be anxious and skinny than complacent and fat.
I'm hearing you ❤
How long did it take?
I’d do anything to remove my anxiety and panic attacks
I kinda agree with you on that. Skinny and actually feeling emotions is better than fat and heartless/stone cold emotionally.
@@tinocabral4201 i take busperone and it works really well at getting rid of anxiety. its not addictive either and has no withdrawel symptems.
I did take my pills for 2 days as I was drinking and didn’t want to mix, I swear I was so close to fainting, even when I sat down it was horrible
Did you get off? Im on day 3 planning on getting off
@@jtjimenez05how did that go? I’m on day 7 ish probably and am struggling so I hope things get better
@@giggsy9936Anything happened to u? I’m on day 5 and planning to stop it completely
Don't sit down!
You cant be drinking while on AD.
I just stopped taking lamictal and Wellbutrin cold turkey 3 days ago. Never felt better. Very mild withdrawal symptoms but now I wish I had never taken them. I feel like a fog has been lifted. Like my old self!
Yeah what was it like after those 3 days?
wellbutrin turned me into a jittery anxious mess. i don't drink caffeine yet i felt like i was always on crack.
Dr and chemist failed to supply mine stopped for a week and feel so bad today 7 , I’m severely disabled and isolated. 😢
Funny because this doctor probably won’t tell the person he’s prescribing the drugs to that there are withdrawal symptoms… it’s how they get paid to get you to accept the drug for your problems… I mean they help, but fuck all them drugs.
❤ correct broo 😂
A good doctor would tell you the withdrawal symptoms if you stop taking them or miss a dose
Literally ruined my life at 16 when I was trying to save it lol now I have another addiction to kick
Spot on. And why don’t they tell us the real and life changing side effects I wonder? Well that will be because the doctors prescribing them will be getting a nice commission bonus to get you to take them!
It’s funny cause I actually do recall asking my Dr if there were long term risks of taking it and they say no. And 1.5 years later I ask about titrating off and they mention yeah you probably shouldn’t be on it if you don’t need, this particular drug is not meant to be taken long term. ??? Should’ve been told that before. I think this is really interesting and no doubt why some folks don’t trust their doctors-they feel they aren’t forthcoming with information…
Does anyone take CITALOPRAM? Im only on 10mg but i get the luttle brain zap when i try coming off them
It happens even when discontinuing slowly. Bloody awful!
The mind is a powerful place and what you feed it can affect you in a powerful way. Take a moment and remember how complexed the human brain is. Also remember that it can be any feeling. Not just the “common” feelings
You know what would be great? If Healthcare providers actually kept up with refills and put them in so we wouldn't go cold turkey for weeks inbetween appointments. I've been in pain and feeling awful 😢
Minimize much? If "not gonna die" is the worse case you have no idea what you are talking about. With these withdrawal symptoms, dying would seem like a blessing and a gift. The people who die via suicide on this didn't choose to kill themselves, it's direct action of the prescribing doctors who have - no clue - how to get patients off it. Generally, *that* is what is common.
This is a fact
I got to boarding school and I forgot to bring my meds, I feel so lightheaded and can't stop eating, its so weird.
The withdrawal can literally destroy your life and ability to work and interact with others.
This reminds me of those commercials that mention side effects like cancer and death while a pretty lady is swinging with her hair blowing in the wind.
Really how long will it last
@@lo9761 I’m not sure…everyone is different. People who wean off very very slowly (over at least a year) can help avoid brain damage. This doctor says it tends to get better over time. Please don’t take benzos on a regular basis, ever. Taking them occasionally for panic attacks is much safer but it’s still playing with fire. Doctors will not inform you of the risk involved. The withdrawal can last months to years.
Alright! So no antidepressants! What to do then? Everyday sucks.
What if you've been taking zoloft 25mg daily for almost 6/7 years and you didn't quit it, but your psychiatrist stopped prescribing it without warning?
A psychiatrist shouldn't stop prescribing it without warning as it is potentially dangerous and unethical.
@@neutralfog I had a doctor get me off of one and onto another in the same day
What are your thoughts on ptsd
I came off lexapro that I had been taking for about 3 months and did it cold Turkey and the worst thing that happene of the most vivid dreams of my entire life where I did some very very bad things and it was so real that I had to wake up and Google certain things to make sure I didn't really do them but I was afraid the police were going to come get me For a couple hours after I had woken up I don't know if that's the anti depressant but that's the only time that's ever happened
Hey guys I took 20mg of Prozac for 10 days and my doctor said to quit I did and I feel very depressed . How long does this last ? I can’t even drink caffeine because I come down so bad .
prozac has a half life of 5 days and it really depends on how you metabolize meds which is different for everyone. A lot of patients do become hypersensitive to caffeine and other stimulants on psych meds and coming off them in withdrawal as the nervous system is dysregulated and trying to regulate. So I would avoid coffee for now and caffeine, and stabilize your nervous system. make sure you drink plenty of water, get 8 hours of sleep a night at least, exercise *doesn't have to be anything crazy, just move if you can each day*, and eat clean foods. You will stabilize, it just takes time. And as always reach out to your dr if it worsens. Your body needs time to balance out again. It will!
brain zaps!
A white coat and a load of lies.
I don’t have a doctor to work with during this withdrawal so im doing it by myself. It sucks
Try to find a dr who will do compounding with your med(s). It is very hard to find dr's who will deprescribe safely. The typical way they were taught is not a great way for most patients. I have found in my own experience, working with drs, and then also listening to patients, that coming off slowly in a hyperbolic taper works best. A compounding pharmacy makes tapering so much easier because you can come off in smaller increments than what a tablet or capsule offer! I would recommend this. I am not a dr so please talk to your dr. But speaking from experience this helps minimize and limit the severity of withdrawal symptoms! Remember, slow and steady wins the race. It's not always comfortable, but going slower really does help your CNS stabilize in a more doable and manageable way.
Zoloft user here. Have fluctuated between 50-150 mg doses over the past 4 years. I’ve tried to come off twice without tapering slowly enough.
These medications are difficult to stop using. I’m going to try again by tapering over the course of several months with very small, incremental reductions. I think that’s the only way to safely come off because of the severe symptoms that come with bigger dose reductions
I stopped taking zolft and been having really bad withdrawal. Didn't even think about it being withdrawn. Just knew there was something wrong.
What symptoms did you get? I took 2 50MG of Zoloft only for 2 days. And on the 3rd day I thought I was going to die, my heart was racing, I’ve been to the ER twice and I’m 6 days with horrible symptoms of anxiety, nausea, not being able to sleep 💤, just the worst
@Yuseef Del rosario I was on them for over two years but the withdrawal symptoms were. Jitters heart beat was hard, effects eyesight and I was getting flu symptoms. Tiredness couldn't sleep I had numb body at times. Confusion and that the only ones that come to mind.
@@yuseefdelrosario4821 stay off this shit,, they font work dam it
I had cold turkey off Lexapro and went thru some psychosis type feeling where the world was crumbling around me, worsesen slightly everyday and made me extremely paranoid. Thought my dentist was out to kill me
so sorry
how did you get through it?
i’m going through withdrawal too
On day 3 planning to quit. Will i get withdraw symptoms?
@@jtjimenez05 unless you’re like me who had an immediate adverse reaction to one pill and still recovering 1 week later
i’d say
talk to the doctor that prescribed the drug for you
he may reduce the dose so you can come off it easier
cause quitting cold turkey can be stressful
just talk to your doctor
i hope you get better and bro
DONT GIVE UP
IT GETS BETTER🙏🏽❤️
@@Grane00 thanks. Do you still have paranoia or psychosis? How did you manage to take care of that?
@@jtjimenez05 paranoia or psychosis
i’d say
not as much as before
all you have to do is teach your mind what is right
try to remember the YOU of before,
let your brain know that all these things it’s thinking, they are just irrelevant because you are here now in the Present.
NGL
it was a really hard task but if you push through, you’ll start to see signs of recovery
by the time you know you recovering is when you find your mind craving to have those thoughts.
you just have to starve your mind of those thoughts
tell it that you wont mess with it again
tell it you won’t give it what it wants
tell it that you are
I've been on paxil for about 4 years. I started dosing down. For some reason I thought I was on 2mg of it. I quit Sunday completely off of 20mg (now Friday morning) and although I stopped cold turkey, I'm not dealing with the horrible panic attacks and extreme anxiety I had when I was on it, and my mind feels so much better, I feel like I'm absolutely dying. I've never had such real and horrific nightmares in my life. My brain zaps, I'm confused, I can barely open my eyes, and it feels like straight death. I have no idea if I should get back on it at this point or just pray it gets better. Anyone here stop Paxil 20mg cold turkey and how long do the withdrawals last? I literally had to call an ambulance yesterday and was taken to the ER, but nobody there cared at all about my misery and didn't even let me see a doctor. I'll take all the help I can get please
How’s it going now?
i quit nortriptylin after using it for just 3 weeks. is that long enough to get withdrawel symptems? today was my first day off it and i was averaging 50 milligrams a day.
yes. anytime you take a psychoactive drug it gives you withdrawal...however the severity will depend on how long you've been on it, your metabolic breakdown, your biology, and the amount of med you've been on. TCA's which is what notriptylin is can hurt pretty badly coming off of since it doesn't just affect serotonin. Always taper slowly even if you've been on it "short term". Everyone is different. but yes withdrawal is possible even within 3 weeks. hopefully not as severe if you had been on it for say 6 months or more
Auditory hallucinations of people and pets who have long died……yep…..while you’re lying in bed trying to sleep….but forget sleep. That’s not gonna happen .Restless leg. Tinnitus. Racing heart. And this is from 100 mg Zoloft, tapered down to 4 mg Zoloft forgot to take a dose one day . Felt great all day. Night time. Boom. Hell. Had to wake up and dose. I don’t know long it’s gonna take me to get off this shit if I can ever get off it at all. I have been tapered down to 4 mg for 3 weeks 21 days.
Im trying to stop Paxil, i have headaches and crying over everything. The sad part is my anxiety was induced due to undiagnosed ADHD. If they diagnosed me correctly I wouldn’t have to go through this. 😞i effin hate life.
Hello! Ive been on citraloplam for 6 years .. i was diagnosed with adhd & co morbid ocd last year.. i have crippling anxiety on top of it , if i was diagnosed as a kid my life would be so much different.. the last 6 weeks i weaned myself off but i caved in again today as the dizziness & anxiety took over , i am on 10mg and had half a tablet .. im fucking sick of how i feel , do you get a lot of physical symptoms? Dizziness , head flutters , anxiety , spaced out? I hope
Your doing well friend
I'm so sorry to hear what you're experiencing. I have lived it. You will be ok! Find a dr who advocates for you and you know your body best. Ask a dr to work with you by going through a compounding pharmacy. This will help you adjust the dose more subjectively and come off of paxil safer. You can come off it, just do it very slowly with a dr's guidance. Give your body time to heal. It will. Life isn't over, it's just beginning. All of those symptoms are normal that you described. The best way, again, come off slowly. You'll know if you're going too fast by the severity of your withdrawal symptoms.
I feel like I’m constantly panicking and dreading things and everything that would normally be a little bit annoying feels 100x more of a disturbance than usual. I’m having very vivid dreams waking up sweaty and I’m really struggling. I don’t know how long this will last but it’s only been 2-3 days and last time I tried to do this I couldn’t continue and went back on my tablets. I stopped abruptly because I started waking up at 7-9pm and I usually took my tablets before when I woke up at around 1-4pm. I’m very frightened of how this feels continuing forever and my brain and body not resetting to how it should be (I don’t even know what that is anymore as ive been on tables for a few years max 7 years). I hope someone can help.
Hey man how are you feeling
Hello dr i m from pakistan i m taking tramadol 3oomg daily since last 3 months.kindly tell me the tapering dosage as i prevent self withdrawl symptoms
Please reply
Go look into the inner compass exchange they can help with that.
Inner compass does help. But I will say tapering isn't a one size fits all unfortunately. Everyone is so different. Work with a dr on tapering. Compounding is easiest and more accurate in my opinion. You can change the amount you taper by liquid. The way you'll know you're going too fast and at too high of a reduction is by what your body tells you (withdrawal symptom severity). Work with a dr on going slowly and take time to ease your nervous system in the process. ie (getting adequate sleep, praying/meditating, eating clean foods, avoiding foods that cause inflammation, drinking plenty of water, avoiding alcohol and caffeine. you will be ok!
Also fellow people if you also suffer with anxiety, your doctor will try their best to get you to take beta blockers! These will target your healthy heart and not make your anxiety symptoms any better. Doctors are also in a business but it’s not to make you better!
I stopped taking tab Mirtaz 30mg & tab Nexito 20mg suddenly 20 days ago. No withdrawal symptoms as of now but having eye problems and lure vision.
It can take awhile for withdrawal symptoms to be noticeable. Make sure to talk with your dr, as sx you may face may not be rebound depression and/or anxiety, rather withdrawal from the chemicals. Everyone has withdrawal from psychoactive meds, the severity depends on your body, the med dosage, how long you've been on it, etc. Some people can come off quicker and have no issues, but cold turkey isn't advised. it can be detrimental for many. If you start to have uncomfortable symptoms stay in touch with your dr. It's always best to come down slowly with a dr's help in case you run into issues :)
@@4GSLmusic thank you
sure thing! Hopefully you don't run into any issues! :) @@facemask2127
@@4GSLmusicI am on 5mg laxepro my head doctor wanted me to increase to 10mg but I don’t want to. I been on it for about 4 weeks. Do you think 5mg is enough to cause withdrawals when stopped ?
I am on sertraline, 200 mg a day since December 2015 (first couple of months my Doctor was adjusting my dose) I feel ok, no crazy blows. Well, occasionally I go bonkers but not in a dangerous way. I am just a woman with a cat and wine. :)
I am taking fluoxetine for 4 years for ocd and I suddenly stopped in COVID time but after a one year I get dizziness and imbalance problem .
I am in big confusion the problem comes because of withdrawal symptoms of fluoxetine or other health problems?
Can anyone please help me
If you haven't had withdrawal symptoms for a year your dizziness and imbalance is likely caused by something else. Fluoxetine, for most people, is the easiest antidepressant to come off of because of its half life. Have you been tested for Covid?
Permanent sexual Dysfunction
if you got the covid vaccine that’s your answer 😅
I get these symptoms from coming off them also .. feels like im loosing my balance.. WTF
no this is actually quite normal even coming off of prozac. It depends on the person and withdrawal can still be very unsettling and painful for many patients. SERT occupancy explains more of this, and while many think Prozac is "easier" to taper because of the 5 day half life, it simply isn't for so many. I wouldn't say any psychotropic med is truly easy to come off of especially if you've been on it longterm. The body has to learn how to produce serotonin on its own with a synthethic chemical. Withdrawal from antidepressants can last for months and years for some. This is in literature and we know this. Fortunately, a small percentage of people can come off psych drugs fairly easy. It is not rare to experience major withdrawal symptoms for an extended amount of time. It's protracted for many or PAWS. :) it's very painful .....@@susangraham1203
Headache! ! ! ! ! Uggh I never hurt so bad in my jaws, neck, ears from bruxism. Cymbalta is strong stuff
Anafranil is awful since it affects serotonin and norepinephrine
When I went cold Turkey off my paxil the symptoms were liken onto the symptoms of prions disease. The withdraws from paxil can kill you!
I would never trust this guy
Its hell! Pure hell! Like withdrawling off opiods!
thought I'd come off my citalopram myself I'm only on the 10mg but I'm getting quite dizzy on day 2 so Ive decided to take them again lol
Yeah me too, i'm on 20mg and after 3 Days i feel the withdrawal effects too, but i''m brute forcing through it
@@rottenderrudolf5345 let me know how it goes. I'm still thinking of coming off mine, I should really talk to my doctor about it really but hate going there.
dude this is me right now. i’m not gonna take it again though i’m would rather die. i didn’t know what you as wrong with me but the math is mathing now.
@@JumbleMTi caved in again today .. was diagnosed adhd & co morbid ocd last year! was on these meds years before , i was at around 6 weeks but the last week the anxiety , head flutters , dizziness and disassociation got to much , felt like i was getting psychosis in some ways .. how you lot getting on?
@@isaacverrall8782hi, I decided to come off citalopram recently I got to 5 weeks feeling fine then my depression and anxiety came back all of a sudden it wasn't very pleasant and a bit upsetting as I thought I'd beaten it but I've been told I just came off them a little bit too soon and too quickly next time I will gradually ween off them over a couple of months
Sounds like you have no idea.
I'm on a week of taking 10mg Escitalopram. Could i stop cold turkey
Don't stop suddenly should be tapper by ur treating doctor
This music sound always scares me 😢
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When will bloat go
so similar to alcohol withdrawal. they provide drugs to help you through the side effects... which come with their own side effects
I'm on 185mg of Effexor.
I sometimes forget to take it in the morning.
I start feeling withdrawal symptoms by 2-4pm.
Sometimes I forget to request a refill and get left without medication for up to three days.
It's hell. By day three, I'm experiencing flu-like symptoms.
Thats not d worst of it. Wait till u want to discontinue. Withdrawals r a living hell for weeks if not months. Recovery from withdrawal isn't any better. Effexor & Paxil r d worst to stop using
Brother I was on a similar chemical to venafalaxine called desvenafalaxine. I had a fit one night and woke up crumpled in a ball up against my couch. Went to the doctor the next day and he said get off it and get on another medication. I listened because he was my doctor and got off my medication and onto another one in the same day. Two months later I ended up waking up for work one day in my own bedroom with complete amnesia and I couldn't recognise where I was and my dad came over and I didn't recognise him and actually ran away down the street and I didn't know where I was or who I was until my heart rate went up and I seen my own street and remembered where I was. Scariest day of my life, please be careful!! I worry about others going through the same stuff!!
This is such false information....ask the real peoples that have actually been through it!!!!!
😢i have most of the symptoms except insomia.
If u feel better after withdrawl of a medication it might indicate it was not the right one for you
On day 3 planning to get off... will i get withdraw symptoms?
So anything happened to u?
@@Reachland02 nope
Idk if he said you can't die from stopping the meds, but just wanted to say it is actually possible. It has happened. Can definitely be deadly.
If you mean by suicide yes , the withdrawals killing you? No
You are putting a bandaid on the problem . The pace the world offers temporary and an illusion, a lie .
If you miss one dose of a SSRI you will feel like your nerves are on fire. It's really similar to an opiate withdrawal actually. You can't stop yawning, you can't stop stretching, you get horrible muscle cramps when you do this compulsive stretching. I'm a woman so everything in the private area gets super sensitive. Link to the point where you're just so overly sensitive just moving around and that stretching you can't control will spur an uncontrollable orgasm. Which is not pleasant I think it might be. I'm going through this right now. I swore I took my Zoloft last night. But now I wonder if I did. I took a dose right away when I started feeling like this. And sometimes I feel like this when the Zoloft isn't working and now. I didn't skip a dose and it's just happening out of the blue again I need my medication upped.
Yes I get the same and the chills and fatigue real bad the restless legs are the worst 😫
I’ve made the mistake of going cold turkey
Been there , terrible idea
I feel like I have a cancer
I’m just built different then I started taking brintillex about November 2022 haven’t taken the for a while and I feel fine but when I first went on them I did feel better side affects are worse then with standard ssris but it seems to have been the best cognitive antidepressant for me
How long does it take to feel normal again after withdrawal
Help me please I’m dealing right now f
Get on with Dr. Charles, popularly known as charlesmyco.
I tell her she really shou be on them long term, she defends her low dose of paxil, i think thats it, its makjn her forgetful and her eyes look off, need to convince her its in her best interest, then work on diet amd exercise and mayne supplement
Hell nah
BRAIN ZAPS!!!!
Sexual Dysfunction will persist forever
How do you know?
@@Black.Sabbath 😭😭
never heard this one
@@VVVVV99611 update your knowledge
All I can say is speak for yourself. I'm quitting and my fiancee and I are still intimate.
Diharrea?
I went cold turkey. Its not that bad.
I'm glad! It all depends on your body and how you metabolize meds, the dosage, and how long you've been on them. Some people (I'd say a minority of people experience very minimal withdrawal symptoms.) I am glad it hasn't been severe for you!! sincerely!