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Posted by football on February 27, 2007, at 21:48:25
I'm been off Lexapro for about a week in preparation for starting Parnate tomorrow, and I'm having the most miserable withdrawal symptoms.
My withdrawal symptoms, from least disturbing to most disturbing...
- I've been sleeping even more then usual. I feel like a need a minimum of 12 hours now in order to do anything.
- Depression and anxiety are worse (guess this was to be expected...)
- constant headache
- constant state of dizziness
- weird brain jolts that feel like I'm being shocked every couple of minutes. They're not very painful, just extremely weird and uncomfortable.
- Depersonalization. Everything feels off, and seems unreal. It feels a little bit like being extremely sleep-deprived. It causes extreme difficulty doing anything (even writing this took an enormous effort).So yeah, is this gonna go away soon? Because I feel like I'm losing my mind.
Posted by Phillipa on February 27, 2007, at 22:44:04
In reply to Another reason to hate SSRIs..., posted by football on February 27, 2007, at 21:48:25
Those brain zaps are horrible. I wouldn't mind the sleep though. Do you have a benzo to help you through this? Love Phillipa
Posted by Cairo on February 28, 2007, at 7:52:20
In reply to Re: Another reason to hate SSRIs... » football, posted by Phillipa on February 27, 2007, at 22:44:04
I've heard of people adding one dose of Prozac while withdrawing another SSRI to help taper off and avoid withdrawal effects. Prozac has an extremely long half life. Unfortunately when I had to wean off Prozac due to side effects, I had nothing to help me metabolize it more quickly.
Cairo
Posted by nolegirl23 on February 28, 2007, at 20:26:07
In reply to Another reason to hate SSRIs..., posted by football on February 27, 2007, at 21:48:25
> I'm been off Lexapro for about a week in preparation for starting Parnate tomorrow, and I'm having the most miserable withdrawal symptoms.
>
> My withdrawal symptoms, from least disturbing to most disturbing...
> - I've been sleeping even more then usual. I feel like a need a minimum of 12 hours now in order to do anything.
> - Depression and anxiety are worse (guess this was to be expected...)
> - constant headache
> - constant state of dizziness
> - weird brain jolts that feel like I'm being shocked every couple of minutes. They're not very painful, just extremely weird and uncomfortable.
> - Depersonalization. Everything feels off, and seems unreal. It feels a little bit like being extremely sleep-deprived. It causes extreme difficulty doing anything (even writing this took an enormous effort).
>
> So yeah, is this gonna go away soon? Because I feel like I'm losing my mind.
>
Oh Lordy - those damn withdrawl symptoms.
I went through them as well, the worst was with Zoloft. I experienced insomnia, extreme anxiety, I couldn't walk in a strait line, massive headache, and the worst of all, those damn ZAPS. Brain zaps.. like somebody was electocuting my brain.
Pdoc said I was nuts, but I think he was the one who needed treatment.
I felt completely outside of myself, and walking, a simple task for a long time distance runner was nearly impossible.
And nobody would believe me when I said that my brain was being electrocuted...
I seriously felt (and heard) *zaps* in my brain..Totally f*ed up.
I wish you the best.
I hope that your best is better than mine!~ Shanon ~
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