So, I was on my antidepressant for 3 years and recently weaned for a week and then by the direction of my doctor, quit cold turkey 2 nights ago.
I feel horrible, and I was wondering if anyone knows of ways to ease my withdrawl symptoms?! Has anyone gone through antidepressant withdrawls aswell?
I'm having really bad hot flashes/sweats, nausea, major headaches and sometimes it feel slike someone is zapping my head, i get dizzy and somewhat disoriented.. Last night around 2am my boyfriend had to undress me and put me in a tub of cold water just to ease off my hot flash and nausea/sweats.
I'm ready for this to be OVER, or atleast find out some ways to curb these horrible feelings/symptoms. Any advice or words of wisdom and/or encouragement would help.
I'm feeling like this is gonna be quite the struggle and hard to overcome, bbut I know I'm strong enough I just need to stay positive and find some way to be able to cope and deal with this sickness I'm having.
My sister in law said hers took up to 6 to 8 weeks... i'm on my first week and dont know if i can take that long!!!
HELP PLEASE?!
Also, if you could please pray for me, I'd appreciate it. Thank you so much everyone, yall have really helped me alot in just knowing im not alone in this anxiety frenzy and just helping out when i need to talk.
Another one asking for prayer...
HeatherBug,
I'm sorry you're going through this.
I will pray for you.
I have been in a similar place -- I tried to quit my antidepressant cold turkey -- and it doesn't work.
The only antidepressant that you might quit cold Turkey is prozac, due to its long halflife.
All others taper down very, very gradually. It is not a race! Good luck, Adam
I'm sorry you're going through this.
I will pray for you.
I have been in a similar place -- I tried to quit my antidepressant cold turkey -- and it doesn't work.
The only antidepressant that you might quit cold Turkey is prozac, due to its long halflife.
All others taper down very, very gradually. It is not a race! Good luck, Adam
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It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
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Thank you.
I really think your prayers have helped me, as well as your encouragement.
Today I finally get to go to my doctor, I feel a lil better that I have been feeling.
Yesterday I had a few bad spells, but ultimately I went shopping with my mom, and that was huge step!
I'm on day 4-5 cold turkey, and it's been 10 days since I first weaned off.
I feel like things are starting to look up.
I'm gonna ask my doc for maybe a low does of an antidepressant, something like prozac probably.
I think one of the reasons I feel ok today is bc yesterday mom made me take my 10mg buspar in the afternoon and then again before i went to bed, i dont know though.
But again I just wanted to say thank you yall and God bless.
I really think your prayers have helped me, as well as your encouragement.
Today I finally get to go to my doctor, I feel a lil better that I have been feeling.
Yesterday I had a few bad spells, but ultimately I went shopping with my mom, and that was huge step!
I'm on day 4-5 cold turkey, and it's been 10 days since I first weaned off.
I feel like things are starting to look up.
I'm gonna ask my doc for maybe a low does of an antidepressant, something like prozac probably.
I think one of the reasons I feel ok today is bc yesterday mom made me take my 10mg buspar in the afternoon and then again before i went to bed, i dont know though.
But again I just wanted to say thank you yall and God bless.