☼ manny03: withdrawal from Trintellix / Brintellix / vortioxetine

[manny03]

Just now, RusTW said:

Manny do u still have urinary symptoms?

Once in a blue moon. When I get too anxious. Besides that, nah. I get more bowel issues now. Either diarrhea or get constipated. 

 

Though this week I had the return of the headaches or the slight off balance symptom. Doesn't help I injured my back last week which made my w/d symptoms worse. Hence, not out of it. Though, almost getting there.  

[RusTW]

I struggle with a urinary stuff that is after my cancer surgery I still have to go to the bathroom constantly at night. I'm not sure if it's a neurological thing. I do have some symptoms that show proof of physical but they are not finding anything

[RusTW]

Hope things are going well for you and have a good Thanksgiving

[manny03]

4 hours ago, RusTW said:

Hope things are going well for you and have a good Thanksgiving

Hey Russ,

 

Thanks for the well wishes and I hope you do have a good holiday even with the pandemic. 

 

Well, with me I've reached 'w/d normal' were I'm able to have almost three week Windows then get hit with a wave. This has been occurring since mid April though never realized until the last wave that I had at the end October. Just last week, I had another wave hit me, though not as harsh. 

 

Symptoms 

Cluster headaches(aches on the top of my head or my neck and lower part of my head)

Vision issues in the morning ,

Slight off balance 

Sudden aggression

Eating binge

Hyper aroused

Anxiety like attacks

body aches and pains

IBS like symptoms

Urinary symptoms 

 

They last around two days and go away like nothing is wrong. compared to how it was last year, I can see the difference. I'm almost there. 

 

[manny03]

Update

 

Just wanted to give a heads up that I'm still here and monitoring my symptoms. I have to say they're almost gone, and I say almost since I still get really sick when I get the cold/flu since it didn't occur before my w/d. Just read the last post and take away the IBS like symptoms, urinary symptoms, sudden eating binge and balances issues, I still have the remaining issues, though occur every three and half weeks...It's getting there. 

[manny03]

Update

 

Since my thread is like a journal diary of this scary withdrawal journey, well I need to include this since this is the first time I've encountered this in my life, and I contribute to what the medication did to me during W/D. 

 

I went to the typical big box store (Costco) where I went to fill up my car with gas. There was a couple of people in front of me putting gas and from my vantage point were blocking the way, so if I wanted to move around them, and go to the next fill up stall, I couldn't. I stayed put, and checked my Twitter on cell phone when suddenly I felt a car rush past me, and the persons standing quickly moved and were surprised. Then, heard some shouting. I didn't take notice of it. Until a person who was behind me walked passed me, and began to shout at someone on why they cut the line. I got out of the car, and noticed there was this man and woman screaming at me at about a feet away. Them being Chinese, I didn't understand them. They only pointed at my cell phone. I looked back and noticed five cars behind me shouting expletives at the couple since they had cut the line.  I told them, what is there problem. Didn't they notice the man in middle of the path, and they just screamed more at me. I told them, hey...I wasn't going to run over the man, like they almost did. They shouted more, and only continue to point my cell phone. The man was screaming out loud, and I went to the gas attendant and told him why wasn't he kicking him out of the gas station, and said he couldn't do anything.  I walked back to my car and the woman was screaming me louder, and I was telling them of leave me alone. When suddenly something happened that truly scared me. That wall of patience that I always had in confrontations, helped me survive my time in the armed forces and undergrad was gone. I felt a sudden urge to rush the couple and beat the crap out of the two. I noticed the couple were screaming at me even more. I quickly realized something was truly wrong, and I looked down and took a deep breath. The couple quickly finished filling up their car and left the gas station. Overheard some of the other people in the gas station telling me it wasn't worth getting myself in trouble.

 

When I left the gas station I asked my mom did I have facial reaction that triggered their unhinged reaction. My ma said, yes. I had an 'aggressive' look that quickly irked the man which made him even more mad, though realized it was better for him to leave. 

 

The physical symptoms of W/D are scary enough (kidney stones, headaches, off balance etc.) though behavioral symptoms are something else. Though, this is the first time since my W/D I was confronted in such heated situation. I do hope over time I'm able to keep my emotions in check. Before my W/D I never had this problem in life. Even, I used to always get beaten up by bullies, now it feels like someone flipped the switch. I'll keep posting my progress. Since besides this, I'm still holding with minute waves after 30 months after this crazy w/d journey with the symptom's I've described in my December update. 

 

 

[ThatOneGirlStitch]

@manny03

I was reading an old post. Is there anything that helped the ibs or mucus on stools? Thank you

[Phoenixmama]

@manny03 hi how are you 🌞