SSRIs are a goddamned mess.Thanks for sharing your story. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I am suffering so badly today and seeing this darkness emerge from me that I wonder if it is even worth coming off of them at all.TL;DR: Did you find withdrawal symptoms ended/you went "back to normal"?I've been thinking about the same thing lately. The good news is though that everyone I know who had them are "brain zap free" now, they simply passed with time. I was on Effexor for about a year and never experienced much in the way of withdrawals. Overall anxiety has been low. Besides having an awesome support (specially from my mum) I started meditating and doing some other "meditation-like" programs like autogenic training, yoga ... And of course therapy- though I have to say it took a while to find a therapist who I felt really gets me and can help me:))but the major healing factor was simply time for the nervous system to adjust (which I though would never happen)it took me about 8 months to have a few brighter days. Fuck citalopram.You need to have a support system of friend or family to rely on. It made me rage. I just tapered off and had very slight withdrawal. No- sadly no help from any doctors- my neurologist denied the possibility of experiencing withdrawal. And that I better take these for the rest od my life. 11 weeks later the random imbalance/light headed side effects are still there but seem to be diminishing in severity. Ive been working out religiously core strength training and cardio and on a diet since November and I can't dip under 137 lbs.

Also, my baseline includes low level mood/energy and anxiety, I've been off all antideps for about 3 years and recently started one again. From 10 to 7,5, to 5 and so on. By about the 4.5th month, the feeling of anxiety completely subsided and I felt mostly good. If they are a benefit to your quality of life with little/no side effects - then I'd say it's not worth it. IF they are a hazard and your quality of life is suffering, then definitely yes. Withdrawal was so bad! Last Dec I was diagnosed with borderline HBP.

I got back to baseline, but I did taper for a few months.

Well- that abviously was horroble advice and I was very young and not thinking through thingsgenerally yes, only still having issues a little after physical workout and very stressful days at work (though I have to say my ears have always been a messenger for me when I should be more careful with stress ;))Did you get the brain zaps? Stay calm, do breathing exercises, remind yourself (all day long) that you are not terminally ill/crazy etc. ].I tried quitting them several times.

200mg Zoloft, .5mg x2 daily Klonopin, 15mg Dexedrine extended release and 5mg instant, 25mg hydrochlorothiazide SSRI anti-depressant, benzo, amphetamine, blood pressure medication Chronic depression, generalized anxiety disorder, adhd, stage I hypertension

are you planning on stopping medication all together?Absolutely and more than once. I've posted something similar to this before but I started an SSRI (Paxil/Paroxetine) Oct of 2018. And that feels good.This is an inspiring story. I had to leave 3 different high schools because I was raging while trying to go off of them. No- sadly no help from any doctors- my neurologist denied the possibility of experiencing withdrawal. But, as soon as you feel better, you might assume you no longer need the medicine. but that each and every symptom will pass and that you're only suffering because your body is adjusting to life without pills.and of course you don't just cut the pills, you wean them off super slowly. Like, actual proper fury.

The 4th time, I raged so hard the neighboors called the police and I had to be cuffed and get inside the trunk of the police car. I know for sure it was withdrawal in my case because I was experiencing tons of stuff I never had pre- meds and which passed in time. That can prevent a lot of symptoms:)New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castPress J to jump to the feed. SSRI's only subdue the monster [putting it to sleep] and coping techniques are just methods to keep the anxiety monster from completely going out of control after you've stopped taking the SSRI. Although several hypotheses exist, the definitive pathophysiologic explanation for antidepressant discontinuation syndrome remains unknown.

So calmness and doing mostly nothing was a mustWhich anti depressant did you take? Except now, I have been trying to decrease my dosage through tapering for several weeks now (almost a month) and am experiencing very severe withdrawl symptoms.... even typing this post is difficult for me from the zaps and the disorientation.I have been doing some online research and I am concerned with the number of posts/comments saying that most withdrawal symptoms either a) took years to go away, if at all, and b) the patient was "never the same person they were before the medication".My question is: is tapering off and stopping SSRI medication worth it? Maybe my wd would not have been that bad if I had taken more timeliterally, the GP who oroginally "diagnosed" me and prescribes the meds said: You have panic attacks because of messed up serotonin levels, yes. Do not take anything here as medical advice.Press J to jump to the feed.