SLivingston Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Hello, Where to begin...I was on Lexapro for about 9 months. Didn’t work. Started seeing a Psychiatrist and she put me on cymbalta. Took it for 2 months and made me too sleepy. Aweek ago I started Pristiq and on day two I started getting lightheaded. I stopped after 5 days and had a genetic test done. Been on viibryd for two days. Still lightheaded and dizzy at times and really tired. Should I be worried? The psychiatrist gave me no direction. Should I go to my Dr.? So lightheaded I can’t drive. Please help me, I feel lost. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted October 27, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 27, 2018 Hi SLivingston and welcome to SA, We ask all new members to create their drug signature which will appear below every post you make. Please include the following information. Please be as accurate as possible about the dates and doses. Please make it nice simple by following these instructions (NO diagnoses or symptoms please - thank you). Please update it whenever you make a change: details for last 2 years - dates, ALL drugs, doses summary for older than 2 years - just years and drug/s Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature Once we have more details about your psychiatric drug history we will be better able to make suggestions. This is your own Introductions topic where you can ask questions about your own situation and journal your progress. * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment
needhelpguy Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Hi Slivington, since that 9 month do u still take the lexapro? For me 4 months after I stop prozac, I got lightheaded/ dizziness that comes and go. Heavy excercise like swimming will trigger it, fortunately it subside slowly after 3-4 hours and the episodes last for ~2 months. My only original symtpoms now are just weak memory and bad cognitive agility and function. And this week had tinnitus daily at night(this is new throughout my withdrawal/ anxiety) but it has been disappeared I think. Prozac 10 mg December 2016 Prozac 20 mg January 2017 - October 2017 Prozac 20 mg March 2018 - April 2018 Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted October 27, 2018 Administrator Share Posted October 27, 2018 Welcome, SL. It sounds to me like you have withdrawal syndrome from Lexapro or Cymbalta. Cold-switching drugs is high-risk for withdrawal, you can have withdrawal from the first drug even though you're taking a second drug. Going on and off drugs can be wearing on the nervous system. You may be hypersensitive to drugs now, a little can go a long way. Do you have any Cymbalta left? If I were you, I'd stop seeing this psychiatrist, she doesn't know how to cross-taper and she doesn't know anything about withdrawal syndrome. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
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