“Consider ordering a set of pyrex pipettes that can easily and accurately measure liquid amounts up to 10mL with better than 0.1mL accuracy (inexpensive online for a pack of 10). Oh man, I don’t hope this gets any worse now! Seems like the Drs. This is because he was an avid bike rider and professional runner. :( I hope and pray for all of us that we will be healed from this. I know the intensity of the fear you speak of. I was on it for years. I can’t imagine someone being on it for years and how they must feel. • Heart arrhythmias Itching, compulsive movements, headaches etc. Took lexapro for 3wks, stopped cold turkey and have had stomach issues since day 1 of starting and it worsened after I stopped. Aftet two years of having on and off withdrawals . I went from 1/2 to 1/4 to 1/8 and have been completely off for about five days now and am still having those terrible zaps, sweats, distress and overall sick feeling. We decided to try to take her off all of the pills for one day to see if her symptoms improved and sure enough. Back then…1980s, they labelled us as “Behaviorally/Severely Behaviorally Challenged. I’m almost 58 and wonder if they are doing any damage? About a year ago, I dropped down to the 20 every other day, then about 7 months ago, I skipped a day in there yet. That I, too, would lose—and regain. It’s been month 2 still the same. It has been about 6 years I’ve been back on them and I’ve been scared to stop but I am taking a smaller dose than when I started and I’m gonna eventually get off them again and hopefully without any major withdrawals symptoms. I went to a 2.9 in a few short months, tormented one of my professors, relentlessly for over a full semester, dropped out of school, became a drug trafficker/dealer for a iwhile, & let’s just say that, I was in that psychosis for nearly 4 years & managed to get back on the same pill to get somewhat “normal”, so I could be there to help my mother die at home. I feel like I’m at such a loss as I have tried so hard to get better but hits can’t get there. I am trying to ride it out, but I don’t know if I am strong enough. We can and will make it. I took my last 10 mgs of Paxil on 10/28/16. Appetite slowly comuing back,interested in intimacy again,brain zaps slowing down but the headaches and nuatious dizxyness is still horrific. Hey Jenny,did you manage through tge lexapro withdrawl or did you have to go back on it?I also have horrible pain withdrawl symptoms, Hello Jenny,did you manage to get off lexapro?I also have horrible pain withdrawl symptoms. I will be (praying) thinking about you all! I beg God for my simple life back, I have lyme snd other complications but I watch others live and I dont even want to be. Some of these folks posting experiences of being “years” into the process of stopping their specific SSRI. work, children, marriage, relationships, friendships, social life, physical life, exercise etc. But you’re probably not in Australia? He keeps telling me “it will get better”. I’ve taken Lexapro, celexa, cymbalta and the last one prozac. Hi anxiousgirl. Working with homeopath taking supplements. It has been 3 weeks and it is unbearable. I am 6 months off , I would say symptoms are a little better BUT certainly not gone. I have adapted my learning style however and get by. This has changed my life and I’m not sure if it’s for the better or worse rn. In general, SSRIs are better tolerated than most other types of antidepressants. A year later, I was off venlafaxine. Methadone was horrific with one year of a weaning period from 40 mg… I suffered for one full year after my final dose. Don’t know if it will help anyone but I have been able to withdraw due to help with my severe anxiety from my doctor. My. I have been completely debilitated by this choice. Went down to 10mg for about a week, then stopped completely, Felt mildly impaired mental clarity for a couple of days, other than that I experienced no withdrawl symptoms. I can also relate to everything on here! I’ve read many of people’s stories on here and have recieved so much warning and comfort and I will take heed once I am to a more stable place I will be withdrawing from the 2 SSRI’s and further therapy and conseling and make stress reducing life changes the only reason why I am on two right now is because of not understanding fully my burnout condition and the importance of rest i pushed myself further not realizing the burnout was still there and not being treated it was masked by the medication instead of doctors taking the time to treat my 12 other symtoms….because I have pushed myself over I have to be on these to get stabilized while making positive life changes then once I’m to a healthier state with my severe burnout/exhaustion I will be Withdrawing from these two meds ( I know the withdrawing will be brutal and scary but It is worth it to ride it out…the fact that all of us are going through this and we are all still here…I believe we can get to a point of standing on our own… because I don’t recieve, believe nor accept the report that I will be on SSRI’s the rest of my life and neither should anyone else on this page .I will be praying for you all…please pray for me…because one thing I’ve learned through this God has really been there a source for me even though I can’t feel Him right now because the emotional tailspin I am in is so severe everything is out of wack… but I know He’s there even in the midst of everything. I read my Bible, pray, meditate, do mindfulness, still forcing myself to exercise. “Oh, it shouldn’t be a problem, it should pass soon…” What do i mean by “sleeping”, you can call it that, but i have horrible insomnia. If you have to wean off and get these “discontinuation symptoms” withdrawal, then they are addictive. Prozac, known under the generic name fluoxetine, was intended to help me care—about food, about life, about anything other than my father's absence. I am spiritual yet not Religious by nature, and hope that a Loving God will Forgive me my Sins. I know it’s been two years since your post but I wanted to reach out to somebody who has actually weaned themselves off of Prozac. Two other possibilities: The first has to do with age. Chemotherapy medications can also produce a metallic taste in the mouth. I was wondering if you were able to stay off the drugs and if things eventually got better for you? My dr never asked a single question, did not recommend hormone replacement, and put me on Celexa and Trazodone to quiet my anxiety and sadness. I had very few withdrawal symptoms until today. They want us all so grotesquely fat that nobody wants us & just in case they do, they killed our sexual desires anyway…PLUS, THEY DON’T WANT US BREEDING!! Be blessed u have a roof over ur head and get out of ur head!! Im pretty sure it’s not fibromyalgia. Hands, arms, legs and feet turning red I had a lot of trouble with restlessness in arms, legs and everywhere. My question: Should I be encountering these horrible withdrawal symptoms after a low dosage for only 6 days? I just wanted it to end. Please, before you go on, check out this valuable website Has anyone had experience with this? “The first time I stopped taking Zoloft was after jaw surgery, and oddly enough after 5 days was more concerned with the WD symptoms from the Zoloft (although I didn’t know that’s what it was at the time) than I was with my broken face. They should be last resort and crisis stuff, not long term. Lately I’ve been having to take a bath at night to stop minor muscle twitches. I miss being “normal” I would give anything just to be myself again. I titrated slowly off Citalapram and the side effects were shocking, no pun intended. I can’t believe how severe my symptoms are for weaning so slowly. I am watching myself and being watched by others to be sure I do not become suicidal to the point of actually doing something. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Started wellbutrin got 3 days, went so off. I’m not myself anymore. Thanks & Regards, Sumit. On the upside, orgasms are back! You’re not alone. In 45 years I had never needed to see a psychiatrist. Quit cold turkey, told my GP about it and he said, “OK”. Sarah – You mention several very valid points. I would be sweating like a pig constantly, have severe bouts of depression/suicidal thoughts and this lasted for two whole weeks! In time, many of them went away. I am approaching the why fight this battle decision. It was the pharmacist that told me I was going through withdrawal. No action by docs. I cry at the drop of a hat and basically just a horrible person. My symptoms aren’t as bad as they were. That was 17 months ago and I’m still only getting 3–4 hours of sleep per night. Reductions should be done every 3-4 weeks. Now I have weird brain pops that fill like a subtle “heartbeat” but with a slight impact to my vision. I think the pharmaceutical companies knew of this and shined us all on! My daughter is trying it. The zaps were horrible, I got rid of mine after 4 months, I would get zapped up to 100 times a day, and was miserable. Hi Frankie, also, the SSRI’s suppressed my ejaculation and now i have Premature ejactulation. I white knuckled it for a full month on numerous occasions but that never worked. I do want to encourage you all to read about taking supplements to help with your symptoms. I don’t think I’ll make it. And remember—your symptoms are only temporary; they will stop sooner or later. that is even worse than ads. It’s just started to ease and although I still feel awful I have periods of a few hours and even a day or two occasionally of feeling a bit more awake. I finally caved when my ex boyfriend at the time went on an antidepressant and convinced me to try it, I did, the only drug I was on was Ativan for sleep, but the antidepressant gave me such severe withdrawal symptoms “major brain zaps” along with other horrific withdrawals, I titrated down very slowly still that didn’t matter. The only thing that helped to ease the extreme symptoms which had me on disability was to go back on a lower dose and then begin a very very slow micro taper. We can do it! I lost my mid-20s and I see that I am not alone. I’m miserable everyday I’m praying i can get my life back but at this point I’m slowly losing hope. I took a medicine named Faverin which is basically made up of fluxomvamine for two years my doctor decided that I should go cold turkey, I used to take 50mg every night before I sleep. Between the temperatures of up to 103 at the beginning, the constant panic attacks, physical pains, severe depression, and feeling like a complete psychotic mess, I ended up going back on it. Trying to explain the Excruciatingly Insane Thoughts to a loved one is futile. I started Citalopram around Feb last year and the side effects just starting the medication were difficult, strong gag reflex…it affected my sense of taste i felt like I was going to throw up daily. A flavor that answered the question you didn't know you had.". We had gone back to her doctor in August and let me tell you the argument I got into with her doctor over this subject of side effects. But I did not return back to normal. After a year i decided to taper off the Fluvoxamine and quit ritalin. Parnes says based on his clinical observations, the amount of loss varies from one individual to another, but women generally report losing taste in their 50s and men in their 60s. I quit taking it and after that I felt weird vibrating feelings in the back of My throat I enjoy singing and it was difficult to do that seeing as I’d feel scratchy and irritated afterwards. Go to All I do now is Pray for Calm. I don’t know the reasons you started back on it but if it’s making you sick, don’t take it. When I get worked up, they return…but never to the stinging level that I experienced while on the drug itself. turns out I can’t take it anymore. chills and she said I need to go back on the Celexa. I’m very worried that I have a neurological disorder. Benzos were made out to be really bad by the Dr but SSRI fine and non addictive but it’s all BS the withdrawals on SSRI is horrible. I cannot fathom how anyone would decide to take a strong medication every day for 8 years when it wasn’t giving any benefit at all. Brain zaps, equilibrium issues, disorientation (momentarily not knowing where I was….terrifying! Your definitely all strong people. i cannot feel pleasure over anything, can only hope for distraction. It created the most severe and disabling tic based OCD, other forms of OCD, anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia, phobias, and it keeps deteriorating. I went through a period of vertigo, and other symptoms, which were unpleasant, but tolerable. I’m not out of the woods but today is better than these last 3 weeks of hell. It’s so good to hear that others have gone through this but it doesn’t help m e now. I have noticed benadryl and a hot shower help immensely, but I can’t take benadryl or a hot shower while I’m at work. It’s horrible and I sweat and can’t sleep sometimes. Im only one month into it. The doctor prescribed Ambien but I am absolutely horrified at the thought of going through another withdraw, yet I ended up in the ER a few days ago from no sleep. The intensity of this seems to be directly proportional to my level of anxiety. These past few days, my brain zaps are stronger than ever, and I get a fuzzy feeling in my right hand fingers, when “zapping”. Stopped it now in my 30’s and my health is not as good… it must be the bad med.” Been on SSRI’s for a long time? I have been on lexapro for 8 years or so. I feel like my whole life just stopped. Has anyone tried tapering off 20 mg of Lexapro in a 2 mg decrease/month? After taking it a few months, I researched it. A couple months with 2-4 hours of sleep. My just doesn’t believe that a 5mg pill can cause so many oroblems. People experiencing SSRI discontinuation syndrome often believe that they are having a relapse and request to be placed back on SSRIs. Isotretinoin disrupts ion channels, leading to loss of sour taste. I also suffer bouts of acid reflux which I’ve never had before. Not possible. We are optimistic that this will help and get her on the right track. But if at all possible, stay off them. I am 3 months off lexapro and I am still not feeling normal / functioning . I’m trying to find someone who’s been off it awhile to tell me they are doing better. But again getting less frequent. Now I find myself suffering depression, irritability, and anxiety, which I have never had before. Now that I stopped it I feel horrible… it must be the bad med.” Or, “I started taking this 12 years ago when I was 22. I feel these questions can never be answered. All the posts have been enlightening, to say the least, and the idea of being unwell for years is truly terrifying in itself. Love to you all. No Dr could figure out what was wrong with me. Research on the internet and join the Facebook group ‘Cymbalta Hurts Worse’ – even though you e not taken cymbalta, the experience is the same and there are loads of very knowledgeable people there offering brilliant, expert advice. One year later (12 years ago), I resumed a vigorous exercise program. I suggest to taper down 10% when coming off an antidepressant, I’ve heard that that is best when going off.. The brain zaps took about 3 months to go completely and are now gone. Drugs don’t make you happy, the right life choices do! I only took the drug for 4 years. How can an agency manufacture an addictive substance that has withdrawal symptoms up to and including death be deemed safe for general consumption? I started back on a very small dose of Zoloft, another SSRI, and the tears and brain zaps stopped WITH THE FIRST DOSE! I know now. Who can we all trust – wait I have the answer – some spurious website called the Citizens Commission, which is faceless and answerable to no-one. Of positivity, creativity and strength!!! Treat your body as well as you can with regular walks and healthy food. After ONLY 6 months I experienced a full month of major withdrawal (severe insomnia, head zaps, shaking, major intestinal upset, hot flashes, difficulty concentrating). A very slow, tapered withdrawal, say over six months, is the best way. I could no longer make critical decisions at work and had to quit my job. My periods stopped completely and I had intense sweats and chills every 10 mins night and day. I was very very upset with my dr at that point. What is the URL to your blog? I decided to wean off it this year because I was so tired of taking it. Drugs numb you, especially antidepressants and especially in the long haul, they actually destroy receptors, often completely. The Pharma industruy and doctors have flawed research and are uncritical with the use of these psychoactive drugs. I swear that Trying to rid this poison has only caused us all a stack of medical bills for mystery conditions that can’t be diagnosed or fixed. In fact, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists denied publicly the statements made by victims who suffered due to poor psychiatric advice on the method and speed of withdrawal from psychiatric drugs. Adequate taper time may prevent or reduce many of the symptoms triggered by rapid or abrupt cessation. I am hoping this gets better in time. Absolutely disgraceful…, Hi Melissa how do things go? Loss of taste can also signal a life-threatening health issue that requires immediate medical attention. Please investigate if you’re interested. This is permanent neurological destruction of which there is no solution. Recovery, he says, is in many ways, about surviving the treatment itself: "Getting enough nutrition when everything tastes awful—or at least different—is a big part of it.". Now, I wake up in middle of night feeling choked. I have been off cold turkey from citalopram for 10 weeks now and for the first week I couldn’t walk I had violent muscle twitching and jerks. I feel better reading these and sharing my words as it puts things into perspective for me. I have really felt dead inside with short periods coming back to life, they seem to be getting better. You have to work through the emotional pain that comes with loss or other crisis. Then the crying spells started, funny, I never cried while on Prozac, suddenly I couldn’t stop. Most of these comments are from people who stopped cold turkey or weaned too quickly, I’d love to connect with someone who is weaning off slowly like I’m trying. I posted previously this summer about weening my 17 yr old daughter off of Lexapro and Vyvanse. I’m rooting for us all! I so wish Dr Peter Breggin were my psychiatrist!!! Chills one minute, sweating the next. I experienced intense nausea, dizziness, headaches, cold sweats and vertigo. At least that is back to normal and am off the blood pressure medication. The adrenal glands are responsible for sending messages to the brain to release hormones that are important in our bodies functioning normally. It’s become quite obvious that the medical/ pharmaceutical community is not interested in helping us. I took one in the evening Sunday night-Thursday night and then had a couple glasses of wine on Friday and Saturday nights instead. I most certainly don’t if I compare my life now to what my life was before Zoloft it is a small price to pay for a normal life. Can we not sue and make them pay and think twice about causing such destruction in people’s lives. No colds, no flu. The examples include numerous antibiotics and antihistamines. It’s been a long time coming. It’s been six month now since I’ve stopped taking SSRI’s (after being on them for over 13 years), and I still feel drugged up as if the drug/drugs are still working in me! Tylenol, Naproxen, and Ibuprofen do not help. Whether a dose reduction will avert the possibility of PSSD is uncertain. I suffer from tinnitus and loose my memory all the time. So if I assume she is correct, then what about the other symptoms? I’ve been taking lexapro 10mg for about 9 months now. He went for back surgery & was feeling very down due to the fact his legs were healing and are going to take about a year to recover. I have NO REASON to be depressed! Now I don’t know if I’ll ever sleep well again. Without proper oral hygiene, one may experience a bad taste. Citalopram is deemed an easier antidepressant to withdraw from…. I went back to him, three days into halving the dose, told him how I felt. I am concerned that there are long term negative effects after using the drug. Sometimes, a medication can alter your sense of taste. Oh and did I say pray!! Paxil may have saved my life 20 years ago, but the price I am paying right now is inhumane. Have others felt these things? I have tried to go off of it a couple times since, very very very slowly tapering the dosage with a psychiatrist’s instructions and know that it is true HELL ON EARTH. Because, most of us do NOT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE THEY USE & OUR DOCTORS ARE CONNED INTO LYING TO US FOR MORE MONEY!! I met project engineer Joshua Loomes during a chocolate-making course in Trinidad we'd both enrolled in to better understand the substance we loved. PTSD emerged when I was 16: the memories came back and at the same time I was in a relationship with a violent narcissist whom I was with until I was 19. Hi Paula, Does anyone have any of this happening? Paxil is a monster. We finally made a plan for a slow taper and were able to get her off by putting the 10mg pills in a liquid solution abling her to taper down by 1mg every few weeks. No kidding! I fight daily but I am fairly sure this is how the rest of my life will be. It’s been 4 months now for me off Zoloft still get nauseous light headed and many other symptoms. When my doctor increased the dossis to 40mg i was just sleepy with headaches lying down all day not being able to properly interact. Something I regret. If and when discontinued, antidepressants should be tapered very slowly – I propose the taper should last at least 1/4 of the length of the treatment with the medication. Finally a little over a month ago, I decided that I wanted to try out a new antidepressant to hopefully make things a bit easier for me. By the way, so you know: I dont smoke or drink, or do drugs; I eat a healthy wholesome and natural diet, no MSG no additives, nothing highly processed, no sugar etc. I can’t smell bacon! • The signal to urinate has been dramatically reduced, at times cut off I’m home now, but since I stopped taking them, I think I’ve had about 4 major emotional breakdowns, and my checking/reassurance habits have rebounded to pre-medication levels. I could not concentrate and my memory was terrible. Can you tell me if your issues have resolved and your health is better? I can’t believe this is happening. For most of that time, he took 20 mg/day. I have had issues this time around as well, but I’m at a slower-paced firm right now so that helps. My IBS is so bad. I wrecked my car and thank God walked out with a few scratches. That is why I made that Dr, appt, and I also wonder if the citalopram has to do with loosing the taste of food and drink, from the withdrawl. And thank you for this website. Before I begin, I am a registered nurse nationally certified in psychiatry. I have been left on SSRI’s for 24 years in the UK and no medical professional has ever recommended withdrawal from the medication. Lithium leaves behind a metallic taste; Zolpidem (Ambien), a bitter one. That is a lie. As of the 1st week of November, I have been Effexor free. Seabreeze1 2 Seabreeze1 2 Newbie; Newbie; 2 6 posts; Posted September 15, 2009. To me, it is the taste of betrayal. I am finding myself in a similar situation as most of you have already described; except I have only been taking medication for about four years I’d say. I LOST all that time. It has been 4 months since I cold turkey stopped taking the drug, and like all of you have said before, I do not feel like myself. While beneficial, one of the downsides is that some people may experience a form of withdrawal called SSRI discontinuation syndrome when treatment is stopped. I’d also wake with huge jolts over and over like my heart had stopped – this happened every night for about 11 months but that too has finally stopped. What's neat about taste buds is that not every cell responds to the same taste stimuli. My doctor said the withdrawal would be mild and that the symptoms would be gone within a week. I’m terrified of losing my boyfriend over this, which I know must sound so jouvenile but he’s been a great support but ever since I went off the meds completely, I can tell it’s been harder on him: probably because my emotions are all over the place. It’s too much to bare. Until our country’s legislators lose the financial incentive to put the interests of pharma lobbyists ahead of the interests of constituents, we will continue to be tortured and injured by the drug companies and any doctors who are complicit in the careless prescription of these dangerous drugs. Only then can you finally stop. All Through the tremors came and went. Xoxo That literally occurred over a one week period. As a woman, my periods stopped completely as soon as I stopped taking the AD’s and haven’t returned. And I have good perspective – before it I’ve eaten almost all ADs. The room would spin at night when I’d be lying in bed. I no longer spend 4-5 hrs a day planning my suicide, almost like compulsive disorder. Medicine doesn’t have all the answers. I will continue to fight and I hope I one day win the battle against SSRI’s. Thank you to this website and all the people who are sharing their stories. Started yoyo’ing with my dose and a year ago started reducing. Others have described them, so I won’t go into detail except to say that it took about 8 months for the worst symptoms to subside. Zoloft was prescribed to combat depression and anxiety. I call this Post-SSRI Syndrome, it can set in after just one pill and last the rest of your life. I am much, much better now thank god, but the awful breathing problems I experienced every day were terrifying and debilitating and not a ‘return’ to depressive feelings! Antidepressant Drugs, SSRI DefinitionPurpose SSRIs are prescribed primarily to treat mental depression. I wish i’d never taken an ssri. Back to the folks who are on long term antidepressants – if you are not suffering adverse effects, please do not stop taking them and, if you do, no abrupt dosage changes. It is Gestalt and Mindfulness Base Cognitive Therapy. I’m seriously considering starting a support group! ken, I quit cold turkey in 2011 and it was a few months later before I started having bad withdrawal symptoms. But 2 months since my last dose, the hell broke loose: it has started with irritability and anger, very uncharacteristic to me. Did any of the symptoms improve for you? I think your family gave you great advice and I think a behavioral therapist or a LPC could help you better than the meds! Ask God to help you. Week one I had brain zaps (felt like my brain was doing flips with every movement I made with my head) and extreme brain fog along with memory issues. I am almost 19 and already dropped out of one college because of my difficulty focusing. Woe to those who get caught in this trap! She then developed a rapid heart beat, back to the ER we went. She has shooting pain that feels like a hot wire running down her left side. Savoring is the route to saving biodiversity, I'd say. My “heart problems” have ceased since lowering the dosage and eventually going off Paxil all together. True chemical depression requires intervention – 5htp, tyrosine, sam-e can all help but if these fail, medications may be needed. You may be able to give some insight on it. Always went back to it. As I am unaware of any scientific evidences that SSRIs can cause discontinuation effects lasting years, other than those aggregated from people self-reporting symptoms on the internet. I wish I told her not to take it. I took venlafaxine for a month and called my doctor to switch me because I was so emotionally unstable and I was waking up eith black bruises all over my body with no idea wherethey came fromh. I wanted to say something, but I didn Antidepressant Weight Loss t weight loss workout plan export it smoothly. What is going on in my brain? And I can’t find the proper words to save my life when trying to speak; it’s put me in a couple of embarrassing positions, where I apologize and claim I have not been getting much sleep (which is more socially acceptable, for some reason). 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