Richard98812 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Hi guys i took amitriptyline for 2 weeks at 10 mg for nerve pain . I have anxiety anyhow . Felt side effects so stopped it . Now I read about pssd etc and all sorts and my anxiety which I have as gone through roof . Am I worrying too much about it all ? Or I should worry ? Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted March 25, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 25, 2021 Hello, and welcome to SA. We are a peer owned and run forum of people who have been or are getting off of psychiatric drugs. It could possibly be that reading about all of the withdrawal symptoms have given you a lot of this anxiety. You are fortunate in that you stopped after only 2 weeks. Please bear in mind that most people who come in here with complaints have been on this drugs for many months, years, or decades. Since you were on it less than a month, the drug has probably made some changes to your nervous system, but I suspect you have not become dependent on it yet. I wouldn't worry about these symptoms unless you actually experience them. I suspect you are going be just fine. First of all, can you please give us specific information about your drug history? Please read the link below for instructions. This will allow us to give you the best guidance. How to List Drug History in Signature This helps you understand what withdrawal syndrome is: What is Withdrawal Syndrome? Here is some information about how these drugs actually work. How Psychiatric Drugs Remodel Your Brain Let us know if you have any more questions, or concerns. Take care. Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
Richard98812 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 12 hours ago, getofflex said: Hello, and welcome to SA. We are a peer owned and run forum of people who have been or are getting off of psychiatric drugs. It could possibly be that reading about all of the withdrawal symptoms have given you a lot of this anxiety. You are fortunate in that you stopped after only 2 weeks. Please bear in mind that most people who come in here with complaints have been on this drugs for many months, years, or decades. Since you were on it less than a month, the drug has probably made some changes to your nervous system, but I suspect you have not become dependent on it yet. I wouldn't worry about these symptoms unless you actually experience them. I suspect you are going be just fine. First of all, can you please give us specific information about your drug history? Please read the link below for instructions. This will allow us to give you the best guidance. How to List Drug History in Signature This helps you understand what withdrawal syndrome is: What is Withdrawal Syndrome? Here is some information about how these drugs actually work. How Psychiatric Drugs Remodel Your Brain Let us know if you have any more questions, or concerns. Take care. Thanks I think it all in my head as I suffering with anxiety from caffeine withdrawals . I definitely got withdrawals from this as was crying . Is pssd common with amitriptyline. I can feel my private parts there not numb . But obviously I can erection . But I just scare too try sex in case I have . What you think ? Never took any antidepressant before this Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus getofflex Posted March 27, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) Hello. We are site for helping people reduce and get off of psychiatric drugs. Here is a link with some resources for helping with PSSD. PSSD Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction Crying is a very common symptom of getting off psych meds. Here are some links about that: Neuro Emotions Good luck, and hang in there. You will heal slowly with time. Edited March 27, 2021 by getofflex Please do not private message me. Only tag me for urgent questions about tapering and reinstating - thank you. ***Please note this is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a doctor who understands psych meds and how to withdraw from them, if you can find one. Lexapro Started Apr 15 2010 - 10 mg; started taper August 2017, recent taper info: Apr 2 '20 0.18 mg; Jul 16 0.17 mg, Aug 23 0.16 mg, Oct 7 0.15 mg, Nov 8 - 0.14, Jan 16 '21 - 0.13, Feb 7 - 0.12, Feb 22 - 0.11, Mar 26 - 0.10, May 21 - 0.09, June 15 - 0.08 Aug 16 - 0.07, Oct 6 - 0.06, Nov 21 0.05, Dec. 17 0.04, Jan 14 '22 0.03, Feb 19 0.02, Apr 18 0.01, May 15 0.005, Jul 8, 0.00. Psych Drug Free as of July 8, 2022!! Woohoo!!! other meds: Levothyroxine 75 mg magnesium in small amounts at 4 AM, before bed suppl AM: fish oil, flax oil, vit C, vit E, multivitamin, zinc suppl 8 PM: magnesium 350 mg, extended release vitamin C, melatonin 2 mg Paxil 2002 - 2010, switched to Lexapro 2010 Trazodone 50 mg. 2002 - 2019, fast tapered in 2019 Xanax 0.5 mg as needed 2002 - 2019, up to 3x weekly Link to comment
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