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"Oh god I hear you. My medication withdrawal involves facial numbness, dizziness, brain zaps" Exactly what I’ve got now the dizziness and the brain zaps are absolutely killing me | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? " Sertraline | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline " My hubby withdrew from that cold turkey, his GP advised him to and it was horrendous. Hope you are managing your withdrawl better, my thoughts go out to you, it's not nice at all, bless. Mrs x | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline " Bless you.. I've been withdrawn once from Venlafaxine and it was horrific the way the doc wanted me to do it so I did it my own way. Fortunately it was a capsule so I opened it and took one extra ball of medication out every day until nothing left.. Sadly can't do that with Sertraline... I was lucky on Sertraline and they just swapped me immediately to a different one so didn't have the usual dizziness and brain zaps | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline Bless you.. I've been withdrawn once from Venlafaxine and it was horrific the way the doc wanted me to do it so I did it my own way. Fortunately it was a capsule so I opened it and took one extra ball of medication out every day until nothing left.. Sadly can't do that with Sertraline... I was lucky on Sertraline and they just swapped me immediately to a different one so didn't have the usual dizziness and brain zaps" Yeah, Venlafaxine for me. Sertraline made me puke, so I didn't last long on it | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline My hubby withdrew from that cold turkey, his GP advised him to and it was horrendous. Hope you are managing your withdrawl better, my thoughts go out to you, it's not nice at all, bless. Mrs x" I’ve been tapering mine. I’d have much preferred to have gone down to a lower dose and then the lowest but the doctors weren’t interested in that. So I’ve been tapering, and now I’m on nothing. I did cold turkey once before and it was horrendous, I couldn’t even walk because my body decided to give up, the worst 3 weeks of my life. This time the withdrawals have been less, albeit, I’ve been on them for 3 years, so there was bound to be some symptoms. They just seem to be brutal | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline " I had the same symptoms as thos when my former GP made a prescribing error, at the start of lockdown. In addition, I also had an irregular heartbeat, and was hospitalised, until they discovered the cause. I switched GPs, and she was forced to retire soon afterwards. It took me a month to recover, and get balanced again. | |||
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"Big pharma business is horrendous the shit they make millions off and prescribe is barbaric there is no short term fix with tree drugs it's a constant temporary fix numb the problem .. I remember when I was going through a really hard time and I went off the rails couldn't stand my own thoughts so much that couldn't bare going to bed so I stayed awake for 6 days and become worryingly easy then my sister found out and marched me to the doctors.. not that I would ever take them but he said he would never prescribe anti depressants to me which I massively respect him for .. FairPlay to anyone making effort to get off these drugs keep at it stay strong ! " Respectfully, I disagree. Antidepressants saved my life and helped me after 3 years of therapy couldn’t. Without antidepressants I wouldn’t have been able to function as a normal person. I wouldn’t have been able to study, to get a job, to feel somewhat normal. If it wasn’t for the antidepressants I was prescribed, I wouldn’t be hear to tell you my success story of antidepressants. Of course, antidepressants don’t work for everyone, and some people need something different, like antipsychotics, with a combination of therapy. My life was once so bad I had to consider electric shock therapy. Antidepressants allowed me to heal and recover. I think I’ll always be thankful for that. This is my opinion of course, and I respect you having yours, and I also respect you being able to get yourself out of a dark place. It’s something we’ve both done and we should be proud of it! It’s not easy! | |||
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"I should add, I don’t need antidepressants anymore, I recovered! I have been mentally ill since my teen years and one day everything suddenly clicked. Life is so subtle I didn’t even know I had walked through the doors I once prayed would open! I have experienced severe mental illnesses and SSRI’s seemed to only make them worse for a time period. But things have changed, and I don’t need them anymore. I feel lucky for that. If you’re reading this and you’re on your antidepressants, just know, that things can get better, and they WILL get better; but if you’re on antidepressants forever, or for many years, that’s okay too. There’s no shame in doing what’s best for you. If you’re thinking about going on antidepressants; I admire your courage for doing what’s best for you. They can be tough to start with, and you’re going to feel terrible before you feel better, but you have survived this long, and you can survive anything! I hate false positivity so everything I spread is genuine. I recovered, and you can too. And if you don’t recover? You aren’t any less worthy than me or others. You’re just on a different path, but we’re still heading in the same direction. Mwah! " I've never felt shame for needing any of the medication I'm on. "Big Pharma" saved my life, and today got me off my arse and feeling almost normal. | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline " I was on them many years ago and my GP stopped them after a while think few months as he stated that it should only be used for a short period as it can make your face spasm, twitching and sloppy around the lips | |||
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"It's a terrible medication and shouldn't be prescribed. Anyone see th e documentary about it earlier this year? It's mind-blowing and people suffer for years after coming off it. Mrs x" I had no idea there was a documentary on it! I’ll have to watch it I’ve been on sertraline for 10 years and not sure if it’s the best thing for me anymore | |||
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"Would you me asking what meds you're withdrawing from? Sertraline I was on them many years ago and my GP stopped them after a while think few months as he stated that it should only be used for a short period as it can make your face spasm, twitching and sloppy around the lips " Good to know | |||
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"Big pharma business is horrendous the shit they make millions off and prescribe is barbaric there is no short term fix with tree drugs it's a constant temporary fix numb the problem .. I remember when I was going through a really hard time and I went off the rails couldn't stand my own thoughts so much that couldn't bare going to bed so I stayed awake for 6 days and become worryingly easy then my sister found out and marched me to the doctors.. not that I would ever take them but he said he would never prescribe anti depressants to me which I massively respect him for .. FairPlay to anyone making effort to get off these drugs keep at it stay strong ! Respectfully, I disagree. Antidepressants saved my life and helped me after 3 years of therapy couldn’t. Without antidepressants I wouldn’t have been able to function as a normal person. I wouldn’t have been able to study, to get a job, to feel somewhat normal. If it wasn’t for the antidepressants I was prescribed, I wouldn’t be hear to tell you my success story of antidepressants. Of course, antidepressants don’t work for everyone, and some people need something different, like antipsychotics, with a combination of therapy. My life was once so bad I had to consider electric shock therapy. Antidepressants allowed me to heal and recover. I think I’ll always be thankful for that. This is my opinion of course, and I respect you having yours, and I also respect you being able to get yourself out of a dark place. It’s something we’ve both done and we should be proud of it! It’s not easy! " | |||
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"It's a terrible medication and shouldn't be prescribed. Anyone see th e documentary about it earlier this year? It's mind-blowing and people suffer for years after coming off it. Mrs x" I'm currently on sertraline and it's keeping me from wanting to off myself so it isn't all bad | |||
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"I must be one of the few people who Sertraline seems to work for. Minor side effects that I've noticed." Ditto.... yawning is about the only side effect I had lol | |||
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"I must be one of the few people who Sertraline seems to work for. Minor side effects that I've noticed." I think it works for an awful lot of people - it's first line for a reason. I'm just difficult | |||
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"Currently going through medication withdrawal It’s being controlled by the doctors and I’ve done everything right but it doesn’t stop it being less brutal does it Send prayers and maybe a can of that’ll sort it all out " Oh gosh I feel for you, I've forgotton my venlafaxine twice now and they brain zaps are so intense - I only recently learned they were called brain zaps too haha, I called it swishy eyes as it was like I could feel my eyeballs move. Do all the comfort things you can, I did find staying in my bedroom with it dark did help - just hated not being able to do much. Sending hugs | |||
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