owlduck Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Hello everybody, I stopped taking fluoxetine 6 months ago followed by severe symptoms of withdrawal. By now I'm feeling much better but some symptoms are still present. During the last weeks I struggled a lot with my mood which is very unstable and often depressive. So I thought about stopping my birth control pill which might contribute to my low mood. Did anyone stop taking birth control pills during or after WD? Has it improved anything or adversely worsened symptoms? 2014: started fluoxetine 30mg spring 2017: stopped fluoxetine after tapering for a few weeks (not sure how long exactly) summer/autumn 2017: heavy withdrawal symptoms october 2017: back on fluoxetine 20mg september 2020: off fluoxetine after tapering off in steps of 5mg each month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted March 19, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 19, 2021 This is SA's existing topic: birth-control-pills-and-other-hormonal-birth-control Please DO NOT TAG me - thank you PLEASE NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I provide information and make suggestions. 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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