Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 14, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg Q: Have you had a blood test lately to see if you need to adjust your dose? EDITED to add: See https://www.verywellhealth.com/could-you-be-overmedicated-on-thyroid-drugs-3233271 Tips for tapering off Prozac (fluoxetine) You should be able to dissolve the tablet in water. Edited January 14, 2019 by ChessieCat * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft;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
thecowisback Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 i had one a few months ago and it was ok then. they only test once a year at our surgery. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
powerback Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Best of luck TCIB ,by god you deserve peace and stability .it will come . I'm claiming one of my best windows today for ages ,a little hyper tonight but I'm aware of it . 🙏👍. Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 3:31 AM, JackieDecides said: I'm sorry things have been so hard for you and hope change is coming soon. ☹️ thankyou xxx Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, powerback said: Best of luck TCIB ,by god you deserve peace and stability .it will come . I'm claiming one of my best windows today for ages ,a little hyper tonight but I'm aware of it . 🙏👍. that's really good news!!!! let's hope there are many more to come!! Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
powerback Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, thecowisback said: that's really good news!!!! let's hope there are many more to come!! Im well aware what its like when feeling so Sh*t and others posting windows so I don't mean for that to trigger you. Its so tough but we keep at it and keep changing that channel when need be . I've realised how toxic my thinking has been, its withdrawal .we never stop learning . 🙏👍 . Alcohol free since February 2015 1MG diazepam 4.5MG PROZAC. Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 👌 Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 the last time i saw the doctor about my symptoms he sent me for a thyroid check to rule that out. i took 1mg last night. i got a headache, some stomach cramps in the night and i'm feeling nauseous this morning so i guess that tiny dose is already kicking in. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 15, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 15, 2019 Please update your drug signature: Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature * 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
thecowisback Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 i feel such a failure trying even a tiny bit of prozac again but i've come to the conclusion that i just cannot keep waiting for recovery to come. i've waiting nearly 2 years which most people tell me is a drop in the ocean in the world of recovery, and during that time i've put my family through hell with my ocd and constant mood swings. the thought that i may possibly have many more years to come like this is unbearable. i've tried cbt, meditiation, counselling, eating well, excercising regularly, magnesium. you name it, i've tried it with very little success. i'll get a day here and there where my mind is a little clearer and i'm able to dismiss my ocd thoughts but i feel like i am wasting my life and messing up the lives of those around me while showing very little in the way of improvement. i've been up most of the night tossing and turning and going over and over this in my head but i think this is something i need to do. the last 2 years have passed in a blur of mental pain and self pity. i cannot battle all this alone any more and have to admit that i need help from meds. i'm keeping fingers and toes crossed that reinstating will help me, and hopefully at some point in the future when i'm feeling stronger and having got so many other stresses going on my life that i'll be able to taper off properly. i hate myself right now for having to do this, but i feel i'm not being fair to my kids. they need a mother around that they can rely on, not someone who spends all their spare time curled up in a ball crying their eyes out. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 i just want to double check i'm doing all this correctly. i'm putting a 10mg prozac tablet into 10ml of water (it breaks down into fine powder straight away). stirring well. i'm taking 1ml of the solution then storing the rest in the fridge for the next day. if i stay on the pills the doctor is going to up the dose to 20mg pills. would i be able to dilute those in 10ml of water too and then take 0.5ml to get a 1mg dose? or is my maths all wrong? Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 15, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) I've move the post to your Introduction topic because it is about your own tapering and it will also be easier for your to find to check back on. You can dissolve the tablet in a greater amount of liquid to make measuring your dose easier. 10mg tablet in: 10mL liquid 20mL liquid 10mg : 10mL 10mg : 20mL 1mg : 1mL 1mg : 2mL 0.5mg : 0.5mL 0.5mg : 1mL 20mg tablet in: 10mL liquid 20mL liquid 40mL liquid 20mg : 10mL 20mg : 20mL 20mg : 40mL 1mg : 0.5mL 1mg : 1mL 1mg : 2mL 0.5mg : 0.25mL 0.5mg : 0.5mL 0.5mg : 1mL Edited January 15, 2019 by ChessieCat * 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
thecowisback Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 thankyou🙂 Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
JackieDecides Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 14 hours ago, thecowisback said: i feel such a failure trying even a tiny bit of prozac again but i've come to the conclusion that i just cannot keep waiting for recovery to come. i you are doing the best you can, please don't be so hard on yourself. ❤️ Currently taking Ramapril (blood pressure) 5 mg twice a day Omeprazole 10 mg AM and 20 mg PM (the taper has gone nowhere after the first cut) Famotidine once a day (and I still needs tums sometimes) magnesium 200 mg at night as of yesterday 2 fish oil capsules "EPA-DHA 1000" off Lexapro as of 5/2018 - last dose had been 5 mg every other day for a couple years highest dose had been 20 mg at which point I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, which went away when I cut the lexapro down to 15 mg. I spent years on Paxil before Lexapro (can't remember dose), briefly on Effexor and Abilify and others I have forgotten. in fact, when I was diagnoses with BPII I was put on all kinds of things which made me feel so bad I stopped them cold turkey within maybe 3 or 4 weeks, thank goodness. since then I've known these pills were terrible and I weaned down the Lexapro with zero help or support over I'm not sure how many years. Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 thankyou jackie 😊 does anyone know how long i should stay at 1mg before upping the dose? i'm on day 3 and so far i'm getting a little dizziness, a little nausea, some headaches and an increase in my intrusive thoughts/anxiety. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
dj2010 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, thecowisback said: thankyou jackie 😊 does anyone know how long i should stay at 1mg before upping the dose? i'm on day 3 and so far i'm getting a little dizziness, a little nausea, some headaches and an increase in my intrusive thoughts/anxiety. Sorry to see you are struggling, personally I think you are making a mistake, from what I’ve seen drugs just do not work the same as they did once someone’s nervous system has been sensitised from withdrawal, if you are expecting relief I do not think it will happen, I think the opposite may happen from what I’ve seen on this site, I really hope I am wrong though and wish you the best with this take it very slow and stop if things start to get too bad take care 2001 - 2005 prozac, 2001 - 2017 various benzos, mainly diazapem and zanex, 2002 - 2017 olanzapine or seroquel, 2002 -2017 propanolol, 2005 - 2009 venlafaxine 75mg , forced to go cold turkey off venlafaxine as moved Thailand, doctor cut me off and couldn't get it there, severely ill for over 2 years, countered withdrawals with more zanex and seroquel 2014 returned to UK, mainly to get treatment getting off meds doctor advised to taper seroquel over a few weeks, severely ill and bed bed-bound so reinstated it, 2015 tapered seroquel myself slower over a few months, was off it 2 months and was too ill so went on olanzapine, became zombie and too tired to get out of bed, went back on seroquel, very depressed so went back on venlafaxine, didnt work so doctor swapped to zoloft became very agitated so back on venlafaxine June 2016 - felt strong enough to begin tapering again, started what I thought was a slow taper of all meds, 2016 July Not had any alcoholic drink since this date, 2016 October completely off diazepem, 2017 Feb completely off seroquel, 2017 March completely off proponanlol, 2017 April (day before birthday) completely off venlafaxine, OFF ALL MEDS 11/4/2017, was fine for nearly 3 months and then delayed withdrawal hit, supplements taking: turmeric capsules, NiaCel (nicotinamide riboside), Vit B12 sublingual, Vit B3, Vit B6, Vit B1, apple cider vinegar, manuka umf 10 honey, camu camu powder, melatonin when needed, epsom salt baths, juices, smoothies, Intro: http://survivingantidepressants.org/topic/15175-dj2010-off-all-meds-for-3-months-and-been-fine-now-bad-insomnia/ Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 that is a big fear that i have 😑 Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
keepinghope Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 dj2010 I went back on Prozac 6 months ago and can report its working fine - I had increased anxiety and dizziness/headaches in the first couple of weeks but it’s working fine for me now. I was off it for nearly 3 years and terrified of going back on it because of all the horror stories I’d heard, but it turned out fine and I’m glad I didn’t stick with withdrawal - things were steadily getting worse and worse for me and I had absolutely zero quality of life, with new symptoms cropping up all the time. Just wanted to give an alternate view, I wish I wasn’t having to rely on drugs but I can sleep now, function and socialise, none of which I was capable of in withdrawal, even 3 years in. Edited to add: and yes I tried meditation, mindfulness, magnesium, Epsom salt baths, omega 3 etc. I just think I was on the drug too long, and I didn’t have the luxury of not working for 6+ years while I worked my way through WD. Maybe at some point in the future I will taper properly, but I will NEVER cold turkey again, or taper in 6 weeks like my GP advised! 2002 - Prescribed fluoxetine 20mg for mild situational depression and anxiety. Over the years also briefly swapped about on citalopram, sertraline and venlafaxine during poop out. 2012 - Cold turkeyed fluoxetine. Within 3 months was suffering from aggression, anxiety, panic attacks and paranoia. GP put me back on tablets as I was 'relapsing'. I didn't know anything about WD then. Jul 15 - Wanted to quit fluoxetine again so tapered off (skipping doses) over 6 weeks under advice of GP. Aug 15 - Last fluoxetine dose end of August 2015. Dec 15 - Had my first real crash after discontinuing. Found this site. Aug-Dec 16 - Signed off work because of a herniated disc & severe sciatica. Prescribed diazepam (took for 6 days and got WD symptoms on stopping; nausea, morning cortisol spikes, anxiety, anger) and codeine which I was on for 4 mths. Can confirm - opiate WD is nasty but nowhere near as bad or prolonged as SSRI WD!Withdrawal symptoms have included: extreme anger and irritability, lethargy, depression and weepiness, anxiety, stomach upsets, loss of appetite, excessive sweating, muscle and back pain, insomnia, cortisol surges, akathisia, inability to cope with stress.Things that help: herbal tinctures (rose, lemon balm, chamomile and skullcap), seaweed baths & epsom salt baths, fish oil and magnesium. Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 that's reassuring to hear. i really don't think i can 'battle on' any longer when i'm having so many suicidal thoughts. i really am at the end of my tether and with no end in sight in the immediate future i'm going to have to bite the bullet and see what happens. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
keepinghope Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I was exactly the same TCIB, don’t beat yourself up for going back to it, you’re doing the best you can for yourself and your family ♥️ 2002 - Prescribed fluoxetine 20mg for mild situational depression and anxiety. Over the years also briefly swapped about on citalopram, sertraline and venlafaxine during poop out. 2012 - Cold turkeyed fluoxetine. Within 3 months was suffering from aggression, anxiety, panic attacks and paranoia. GP put me back on tablets as I was 'relapsing'. I didn't know anything about WD then. Jul 15 - Wanted to quit fluoxetine again so tapered off (skipping doses) over 6 weeks under advice of GP. Aug 15 - Last fluoxetine dose end of August 2015. Dec 15 - Had my first real crash after discontinuing. Found this site. Aug-Dec 16 - Signed off work because of a herniated disc & severe sciatica. Prescribed diazepam (took for 6 days and got WD symptoms on stopping; nausea, morning cortisol spikes, anxiety, anger) and codeine which I was on for 4 mths. Can confirm - opiate WD is nasty but nowhere near as bad or prolonged as SSRI WD!Withdrawal symptoms have included: extreme anger and irritability, lethargy, depression and weepiness, anxiety, stomach upsets, loss of appetite, excessive sweating, muscle and back pain, insomnia, cortisol surges, akathisia, inability to cope with stress.Things that help: herbal tinctures (rose, lemon balm, chamomile and skullcap), seaweed baths & epsom salt baths, fish oil and magnesium. Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 ❤️ Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
jonnypeters1234567 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, keepinghope said: I was exactly the same TCIB, don’t beat yourself up for going back to it, you’re doing the best you can for yourself and your family ♥️ Did your nervous system reject it at first but you persisted with ththe medication? As this seems to happen with me the med works for a couple of hours and then my body vibrates, burns and completely rejects the med, i hope ole it works for you the cow is back 2009-2010 Citalopram 20mg CT no problems Sertaline 2010- 6monnths 2011- 2017 June 2017- Citalopram 20mg CT Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 thankyou jonny xx Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 16, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 16, 2019 9 hours ago, thecowisback said: does anyone know how long i should stay at 1mg before upping the dose? i'm on day 3 and so far i'm getting a little dizziness, a little nausea, some headaches and an increase in my intrusive thoughts/anxiety. It takes about 4 days for a dose to get to full level in the blood and a bit longer for it to register in the brain. * 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
thecowisback Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 i guess i should give it about a week then before i go up a dose? Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 day 5 of 1mg and my anxiety is extremely high today. i was woken at around 4 am with what felt like a million thoughts buzzing round in my head and i'm extremely scared of everything today. so no improvement in symptoms yet at all, will just wait for monday and go up to 2mg. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 if i decide not to go ahead with this how do i stop the 1mg? is it ok to just stop or do i have to taper? Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
Tattyapple Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I stopped after a reaction I didn’t taper. I had been taking it - couple of weeks as I remember but don’t give up yet unless you really have to Effexor 37.5mg 1999-2004 cold turkey. 2004- prozac 20mg untill 2014 then cold turkey. Very unwell since. 2018 November started 30mg propranolol. Feb 2019 started 0.5 lamotrgiene Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 i'm just so torn as to whether to carry on. i keep thinking i'm throwing away the last 22 months by taking even a tiny amount. i just don't know what to do any more. if i knew recovery was just round the corner i wouldn't dream of touching the pills again, but the thought of having many more years feeling like this is more than i can bear. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 thankyou🙂 Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 yesterday was non stop depression and crying all day long. today i have felt a bit lighter. my ocd is bad but i'm recognising and dismissing the thoughts which is good. i'm not sure whether to up the dose to 2 mg tomorrow or leave it at 1mg for a few more days. Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
thecowisback Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 i'm still scared i'm making things worse for my recovery by taking even a tiny amount. i don't want to throw away 2 years of healing. i've been reading baylissa frederick's book. she says most people heal within 2-3 years. i know there are no guarantees to that but it gives me hope that i will start to see an improvement in the coming months. does anyone know how credible she is? i tried searching on here for info but i have a hard time finding stuff on the site when i'm on my tablet and my computer is out of action at the moment. she says any new symptoms like depression that weren't there before you took the drug are likely caused by withdrawals. i never had depression before in my life. it only appeared when i stopped the prozac. i'm dithering whether to carry on with the 1mg or quit while i'm ahead and stop taking it now. i know i have to make that choice but hearing other people's opinions on this would help a lot. i have no-one to talk to in real life about this as everyone just says 'oh you have bad depression and anxiety - you need to get back on your meds'. help!!!!!!!!!!! Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 21, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 21, 2019 Is it withdrawal or relapse? Or something else? How do I know it's withdrawal and not relapse? * 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
thecowisback Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 thanks for those. having had a quick read it would appear i am still in withdrawal. my ocd is really bad, far far worse some days than it ever was before meds. i seem to have a full day of anxiety, then a full day of depression, and when i get up in the morning i have no idea which of those days lies ahead of me. am i hindering healing with the tiny dose of prozac? Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted January 21, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, thecowisback said: am i hindering healing with the tiny dose of prozac? You know that we are unable to answer that question. If only it we could know, it would be so much easier. Unfortunately, it isn't. Sorry. * 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
thecowisback Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 i've been trying to search for success stories of people who reinstated a small dose but haven't come across any yet. i'm rubbish at making decisions at the best of times but find it especially hard since stopping the meds. tattyapple said they just stopped the small dose - is this the norm or is it safer to taper off if i do decide to stop? Took prozac 40 mg for 20 years. January 2017 started cutting down prozac by 12.5% a week. End of February 2017 completely off prozac and withdrawals began. Currently taking Levothyroxine 75 mcg, Magnesium citrate 200mg,Sage leaf 50mg daily Amlodipine: October 2017 , discontinued 26 Feb 2019; Candesartan: 26 Feb 2019, 4mg. Discontinued magnesium citrate 200mg Apr 3rd 2019 Reinstated prozac: 14 Jan 2019, 1mg; 26 Jan, 1.5mg; 4 Feb, 2mg; 16 Feb, 2.5mg; 2 Mar, 3mg; 5 Mar, 2.5mg, 23 Mar, 3 mg; 6 Apr, 3.5mg, 14 Apr 4mg, 23 Apr 5mg, 10 Jul 8mg, 1 Dec 20mg, 1 Apr 2020 40mg Link to comment
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