boroboro Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) Hi, Im 66 yrs old and I just know basic computer so this site is hard for me especially since im severely damaged from too fast a taper and not going slow taper so I know Im doing everything wrong. Please bear with me. I took 20mg Prozac for 26-27 years. Up to this point I was healthy and happy but wanted to get this drug out of my body. I cut the Prozac to 10mg starting Mar 2022 thru Aug 2022. finally stopped Aug 1st2022. During this time horrible insomnia and crazy energy but thought it would go away. Jan 2023 my already severe insomnia got worse averaging 14 hours each week, crazy energy, brain wouldnt shut off cant think, akathesia in body I dont have to pace all the time just some. In Mar 2023 I tried 20mg Prozac for 13 days but it made me more hyper so stopped. I also started getting many UTI's and took lots of antibiotics May 2023 I started getting severe anxiety(never had anxiety before) extreme severe depression, couple months ago started getting night terrors(never had this in my life) extreme suicidal ideation. Cant concentrate to read a book eyes dart back and forth. This is so unbearable day after day. Tiniest bit of stress sets me off. I know all the drugs that I tried were bad for me but I was desperate Ambian 7.5 and doubled dose took maybe 8 times only got 4 hours sleep and made depression worse so stopped. Belsomra 20mg put me to sleep 2 times but didnt work after that and caused depression tryed this about 5 times and stopped. Trazadone 300mg for sleep I got about 6 hours but caused worse depression so I stopped took this about 12 times. Klonopin .5 doubled dose Tried just about every supplement for sleep worked at first but stopped. Im hoping to please get support and looking for people who have taken the drug 25+ yrs and healing. Im fighting for my life Edited January 16 by Emonda Name to title Link to comment
boroboro Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 I took Klonopin maybe 10 times but stopped. All the sleep pills were taken from Feb 2023 to Dec 2023 Link to comment
boroboro Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Also I originally started the Prozac decades ago for depression (which was nothing at all compared to now) Link to comment
boroboro Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Ive had thoughts of suicide in my life but not like this. I feel so hopeless Link to comment
Moderator LotusRising Posted January 16 Moderator Share Posted January 16 Hi @boroboro Welcome to SA, We are a peer-run volunteer site dedicated to a harm reduction tapering approach in an effort to minimize withdrawal symptoms. As you may have already read, we suggest tapering by no more than 10% of your most recent dose each month. See Why taper by 10%. Since you've done such a quick taper, it isn't uncommon to experience these symptoms. I'm sorry this has been your experience, but we do have a lot information on this site to help you understand what happened and how to cope. Could you help us out by adding a signature, which will ensure your drug history appears at the bottom of every post, making it more efficient for those trying to assist. Please use this link: How to Create a Signature These two links will help you to understand withdrawal syndrome: What is Withdrawal Syndrome? Video on Recovery from Psych Drugs When we take medication, the CNS responds by making changes over the months and years we take the drug(s). When the medication is discontinued, the CNS must then undo all the changes that were made. As the changes are undone, symptoms may occur. You can expect that they will follow The Windows and Waves Pattern of Stabilization and since the CNS likes stability, we suggest to Keep it simple, slow and stable. We don't recommend additional drugs, as this can destabilize our already fragile nervous systems. It seems you may have already experienced this when you tried to reinstate prozac. Please take you time to become familiar with the site. You can search for most things by doing a search in your web browser eg: topic:survivingantidepressants. Here are a couple more links to get you started: Success Stories symptoms and self-care Please take some time to digest all this information. You can reach out with questions, or post right here in this thread - this is your personal thread and it's helpful to keep everything related to your tapering journey right here in one spot. Again, welcome 2003-2009 on and off various SSRI's for short periods 2010-2011 Ativan 2013-2021 ativan 1-1.5mg 10-12x/month, daily starting Oct 21 to help with buspar WD 2016 - Effexor 75mg, short-term 2021 Mar -Jun Buspar ADR at high dose, tapered 3 months Oct 22/21 - Direct switch ativan to clonazepam (don't do this) Tapered clonaz Oct/21 - Apr/23 - 0mg! "Believe that your tragedies, your losses, your sorrows, your hurt, happened for you, not to you. And I bless the thing that broke you down and cracked you open, because the world needs you open" - Rebecca Campbell *** Disclaimer: Please note, my suggestions/comments are based on my own personal experiences. Please consult a knowledgeable practitioner to discuss decisions regarding your medical care *** *** Please do not send me PM's *** Link to comment
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