Comments on: Withdrawal: Paxil > Zoloft > Prozac http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/ at the intersection of neuroscience and AI. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:44:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marianne Crist http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-733105 Marianne Crist Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:59:20 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-733105 I think this entire SSRI withdrawal is a bunch of malarkey especially if these people have been "suffering" withdrawal more than a month or 3. It doesnt tak that much time to get a drug, any drug out of your system. I have never experienced withdrawal for longer than a week or 2 and then it was because I slowly tapered off. These people who think they know more than the Dr.s' themselves are doing a diss-service to themselves and others who are legitimately looking for help without being so melodramatic about taking psych meds. I think this entire SSRI withdrawal is a bunch of malarkey especially if these people have been “suffering” withdrawal more than a month or 3. It doesnt tak that much time to get a drug, any drug out of your system.
I have never experienced withdrawal for longer than a week or 2 and then it was because I slowly tapered off.
These people who think they know more than the Dr.s’ themselves are doing a diss-service to themselves and others who are legitimately looking for help without being so melodramatic about taking psych meds.

]]> By: Jane Dowling http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-651510 Jane Dowling Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:37:07 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-651510 Hello All, I just stumbled on this site, as I recently weaned off of Prozac (20 mg/day) - have been taking Prozac for the past 14 years...Lots of dizziness, one major headache with throwing up, some flashing lights in my eyes, and LOTS of dreams........From what I've been reading (here and other sites), I am experiencing withdrawal symptoms.....Quite frankly, I wanted to stop taking it, because I don't believe it really helped, and, my insurance is crazy... Just thought I'd share my 2 cents! Best regards, Jane Hello All,

I just stumbled on this site, as I recently weaned off of Prozac (20 mg/day) - have been taking Prozac for the past 14 years…Lots of dizziness, one major headache with throwing up, some flashing lights in my eyes, and LOTS of dreams……..From what I’ve been reading (here and other sites), I am experiencing withdrawal symptoms…..Quite frankly, I wanted to stop taking it, because I don’t believe it really helped, and, my insurance is crazy…
Just thought I’d share my 2 cents!
Best regards, Jane

]]> By: Cassie http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-614471 Cassie Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:48:58 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-614471 Sorry NO laughing matter! Sorry NO laughing matter!

]]> By: Cassie http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-614468 Cassie Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:47:19 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-614468 Laurie I just wanted to tell you, I know exactly what you were talking about when you said you feel like a whole different person and you had alot of axiety attacks for about 3 weeks until you felt things were getting better; I just had to go to the emergency room for a panic attack last Sat.. I felt so embarassed but I knew there was nothing I could do, I couldnt control this overwhelming feeling I had where I felt I could not put my 2 feet on the ground!! (Jell-O Head) and its definetly a laughing matter....Its very scary, Im fighting this though and hopefully everything is going to turn out fine. I think my life would have just been fine without it! ~Cassie xoxo P.S went on it in the first place cause I thought I had anxiety. Laurie I just wanted to tell you, I know exactly what you were talking about when you said you feel like a whole different person and you had alot of axiety attacks for about 3 weeks until you felt things were getting better; I just had to go to the emergency room for a panic attack last Sat.. I felt so embarassed but I knew there was nothing I could do, I couldnt control this overwhelming feeling I had where I felt I could not put my 2 feet on the ground!! (Jell-O Head) and its definetly a laughing matter….Its very scary, Im fighting this though and hopefully everything is going to turn out fine. I think my life would have just been fine without it! ~Cassie xoxo
P.S went on it in the first place cause I thought I had anxiety.

]]> By: Dayle http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-587714 Dayle Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:41:34 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-587714 Thanks to everyone who submits to this web site. I have been on prozac since my dad died in 2005. It was to help me keep going cause I wanted to shut down. I'm worried though because when I tried to go off it, my temper is frightening to everyone including myself, and that's not me. So I am going to give it up forever, and reading all these experiences is going to help me tremendously. Also another point, did I ever really deal with my grief? I think this world is so stressful to ALL of us that we sometimes need to do anything we can just to keep putting one foot in front of the other without falling down. I want to learn to do that without my bottle of pills. Pray for me. Love you all really for wanting to share your experiences. Good luck all. Dayle Thanks to everyone who submits to this web site. I have been on prozac since my dad died in 2005. It was to help me keep going cause I wanted to shut down. I’m worried though because when I tried to go off it, my temper is frightening to everyone including myself, and that’s not me. So I am going to give it up forever, and reading all these experiences is going to help me tremendously. Also another point, did I ever really deal with my grief? I think this world is so stressful to ALL of us that we sometimes need to do anything we can just to keep putting one foot in front of the other without falling down. I want to learn to do that without my bottle of pills. Pray for me. Love you all really for wanting to share your experiences. Good luck all. Dayle

]]> By: jjr http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-586144 jjr Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:10:18 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-586144 i am so glad I am not alone in gaining weight. I had ovarian cancer and a hysterectomy. The lack of estrogen effects my moods, causes depression. I am on hrt (estrogen replacement) and zoloft and I feel like a stuffed pig. I weigh as much as I did when I was pregnant. I used to be size 8 and now I am 12 or 14. I am eating the same as always and I am excercizing. Talk about depression. I want to quit the 100 mg cold turkey, Any advise about natural supplements for either estrogen or seratonin? i am so glad I am not alone in gaining weight. I had ovarian cancer and a hysterectomy. The lack of estrogen effects my moods, causes depression. I am on hrt (estrogen replacement) and zoloft and I feel like a stuffed pig. I weigh as much as I did when I was pregnant. I used to be size 8 and now I am 12 or 14. I am eating the same as always and I am excercizing. Talk about depression. I want to quit the 100 mg cold turkey, Any advise about natural supplements for either estrogen or seratonin?

]]> By: Mary http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-573590 Mary Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:23:22 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-573590 My 17 yr old son, John, has been anxious and depressed (alternating) for two months. We've been seeing a counselor and finally decided he may need the support of an SSRI. Went to the psychiatrist - prescribed 10 mg prozac. Within 4 days, John was feeling and acting a LOT better during the day. Laughing, happy, relaxed, engaged, and no depression. HOWEVER, he was not sleeping until 5 am and feeling more anxious than ever at night. Insomnia for 4 nights now. The Dr. said make sure he takes his 10 mg of prozac in the morning (7 to 8 am). This didn't help. Last night, he had a full blown anxiety attack. Now the Dr. says, stop taking Prozac. But I'm wondering, shouldn't John maybe try 5 mg or prozac first? Its only been 6 days. Maybe he will get adjusted to it. I'm scared to death for him to try Zoloft, which is the next thing the Dr. wants to try. My sister was on it, and when she stopped, her withdrawal symptoms were an Absolute nightmare for 3-4 months! My feeling is, drugs are experimental at best. Does anyone think John should stay on Prozac and that the anxious feelings and insomonia will subside in a few more days/weeks? My son is so sad - he just wants to feel "normal". My 17 yr old son, John, has been anxious and depressed (alternating) for two months. We’ve been seeing a counselor and finally decided he may need the support of an SSRI. Went to the psychiatrist - prescribed 10 mg prozac. Within 4 days, John was feeling and acting a LOT better during the day. Laughing, happy, relaxed, engaged, and no depression. HOWEVER, he was not sleeping until 5 am and feeling more anxious than ever at night. Insomnia for 4 nights now. The Dr. said make sure he takes his 10 mg of prozac in the morning (7 to 8 am). This didn’t help. Last night, he had a full blown anxiety attack. Now the Dr. says, stop taking Prozac. But I’m wondering, shouldn’t John maybe try 5 mg or prozac first? Its only been 6 days. Maybe he will get adjusted to it. I’m scared to death for him to try Zoloft, which is the next thing the Dr. wants to try. My sister was on it, and when she stopped, her withdrawal symptoms were an Absolute nightmare for 3-4 months! My feeling is, drugs are experimental at best. Does anyone think John should stay on Prozac and that the anxious feelings and insomonia will subside in a few more days/weeks? My son is so sad - he just wants to feel “normal”.

]]> By: keren http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-571896 keren Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:53:35 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-571896 Hi. I'm glad to find this website. I've been taking antidepressants for about 15 years now (I think I've been on almost all of them). I've tried several times unsuccessfully to stop. Now I'm trying again... the last time I tried go down from Effexor, and it was such a nightmare I ended up trying other meds, which all had side effects...finally I went back on Prozac, which I had originally been on years ago. But this time it made me so incredibly cloudy, I decided I needed to try to get off of it, and I don't have the energy to try other meds, so my goal is to get off completely it at all possible. So, it's been 2 months since I went down from 30 to 20 mg, and my mood is very variable... slightly less cloudy, but I'm still not thinking things through the way I should, and I definitely have more crying times than I did before. Has anyone had withdrawal last this long with the Prozac? I can't tell if I'm just getting depressed again and I should just try another med. Sue, how much fish oil are you taking? My psychiatrist actually recommended that to me and I've been taking it, but I'm not sure if it's helping. Thanks everyone, and happy Thanksgiving! Hi. I’m glad to find this website. I’ve been taking antidepressants for about 15 years now (I think I’ve been on almost all of them). I’ve tried several times unsuccessfully to stop. Now I’m trying again… the last time I tried go down from Effexor, and it was such a nightmare I ended up trying other meds, which all had side effects…finally I went back on Prozac, which I had originally been on years ago. But this time it made me so incredibly cloudy, I decided I needed to try to get off of it, and I don’t have the energy to try other meds, so my goal is to get off completely it at all possible. So, it’s been 2 months since I went down from 30 to 20 mg, and my mood is very variable… slightly less cloudy, but I’m still not thinking things through the way I should, and I definitely have more crying times than I did before. Has anyone had withdrawal last this long with the Prozac? I can’t tell if I’m just getting depressed again and I should just try another med. Sue, how much fish oil are you taking? My psychiatrist actually recommended that to me and I’ve been taking it, but I’m not sure if it’s helping. Thanks everyone, and happy Thanksgiving!

]]> By: Tommy http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-537937 Tommy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:04:26 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-537937 Hello fellow sufferers, whether taking Prozac or not. Had several episodes over the past 10 years. Diagnosed with mild depression by GP in a matter of minutes. Stopped cold turkey again. Suffer mostly with anxiety attacks on a regular basis, but try to overcome with a bit of will power. Still suffering so can't decide whether or not to pick up Prozac again. Any thoughts anyone. Hello fellow sufferers, whether taking Prozac or not.
Had several episodes over the past 10 years. Diagnosed with mild depression by GP in a matter of minutes. Stopped cold turkey again. Suffer mostly with anxiety attacks on a regular basis, but try to overcome with a bit of will power. Still suffering so can’t decide whether or not to pick up Prozac again. Any thoughts anyone.

]]> By: Marlene http://neurodudes.com/2004/05/25/withdrawal-paxil-zoloft-prozac/#comment-536338 Marlene Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:17:40 +0000 http://s93794016.onlinehome.us/wordpress/?p=32#comment-536338 I took Paxil and Klonopin for 6 years after the birth of my son. I was having terrible anxiety attacks and couldn't sleep. I was desperate for sleep, so I took the advice of the doctors. Something I will never do again without research first. I stopped taking it in May of 2004. I was VERY SICK for several months. Almost unable to function. Severe dizziness, severe anxiety (worse than a normal panic attack) unable to sleep, strange sensations from head to toe, feeling of jumping out of my skin, crying, suicidal thoughts. 8 months later, I lost the site in my left eye which came back very distorted and with NO peripheral vision at all in that eye. It was called Optic Neuritis. I don't have MS, no tumor, no stroke. They don't know why. After reading after market studies about Paxil, Optic Neuritis is on the list of possible rare side effects. Shocker, ey? It is October 2007 and I am still not the person I was before this awful drug. I have chronic fatigue and dizziness still to this day. Most of the time I feel like I'm walking around in water. And this is good compared to how I was 2 years ago! I am improving, but have seeing a homeopathic doctor since July 2005. He saved my life with his treatment. Thank God. And I mean thank God! I have a feeling this is going to take quite a while to get over this. My sister has been experiencing similar problems since stopping Wellbutrin in 2004. She took it for 3 years. She has Fibromyalgia ever since. Coincidence? I think not. Anyone want to get together and sue the socks off of these companies. Let me know. They ruined my life while they padded their pockets. I took Paxil and Klonopin for 6 years after the birth of my son. I was having terrible anxiety attacks and couldn’t sleep. I was desperate for sleep, so I took the advice of the doctors. Something I will never do again without research first. I stopped taking it in May of 2004. I was VERY SICK for several months. Almost unable to function. Severe dizziness, severe anxiety (worse than a normal panic attack) unable to sleep, strange sensations from head to toe, feeling of jumping out of my skin, crying, suicidal thoughts. 8 months later, I lost the site in my left eye which came back very distorted and with NO peripheral vision at all in that eye. It was called Optic Neuritis. I don’t have MS, no tumor, no stroke. They don’t know why. After reading after market studies about Paxil, Optic Neuritis is on the list of possible rare side effects. Shocker, ey? It is October 2007 and I am still not the person I was before this awful drug. I have chronic fatigue and dizziness still to this day. Most of the time I feel like I’m walking around in water. And this is good compared to how I was 2 years ago! I am improving, but have seeing a homeopathic doctor since July 2005. He saved my life with his treatment. Thank God. And I mean thank God! I have a feeling this is going to take quite a while to get over this. My sister has been experiencing similar problems since stopping Wellbutrin in 2004. She took it for 3 years. She has Fibromyalgia ever since. Coincidence? I think not. Anyone want to get together and sue the socks off of these companies. Let me know. They ruined my life while they padded their pockets.

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