I was on escitolapram for 6 years at a 20mg daily dose.
I'm 45, male and had a minor heart attack which involved having a pacemaker fitted. The hospital immediately stopped my escitolapram dosage cold turkey due to this.
Im on week 10 of a cold turkey withdrawal and it's a hell on earth.
In fairness I was in hospital for two weeks due to the heart condition after starting withdrawal and I never really had the brain zaps or any psychical pain that I have read about here, but boy
A warning for the "Adrenal Cocktail" for those with health issues:
If you are healthy, cream of tartar (aka potassium tartarate) at 1 tsp/day total = 500mg (1/2 tsp 2x/day) with OJ should provide no harm at all. Daily amount needed 3400mg.
Those suffering from Addison’s disease, diabetes, acute renal failure, are on dialysis, or for those undergoing treatments that prevent the excretion of potassium from the body through urine should not use cream of tartar. If you suffer from any cardia