Phoenixmama: cold turkey after 3 weeks on Celexa

[Phoenixmama]

Thank you @RosettaI was praying you’d chime in because I know you do your research and I just can’t right now , but you are right school is starting and I need to get it.... is there any story on sa about adverse reaction to ssri people who got the vaccine ?? I am too very sensitive by nature to everything..... I’m due for my cycle in 8 days should I plan my first dose around this , how should I plan it 

[Rosetta]

Here’s the thread:  https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/22542-coronavirus-covid19-and-psychiatric-drug-tapering-withdrawal-covid19-vaccine/

 

Alto’s two cents post is there.  In a nutshell, SA encourages people to get the shot unless a doctor feels they are too fragile for reasons having nothing to do with PWS — severely allergic to the ingredients in the vaccine, etc.
 

There are stories on SA of people who contracted COVID and have been set back in their recovery. 

 

[Colonial]

You might not want to get the shot the same time as your cycle if that makes you symptomatic.

I remember my cycle set me off at times, you might not want to add vaccine side effects  on top of that.

 

Your post did say you could get tested weekly instead of the vaccine.

That might be an option for now if your still really symptomatic.

Some people can take vaccines in WD just fine while some can have a set back, like everything its individual.

 

 

 

[Phoenixmama]

Something has come over me after I got off work , I started feeling weird , I had to really concentrate on driving to pick up my little girl and all the way home , I came home ate and have been laying down the whole day it’s a new feeling , 

 

spacey

numb to my surroundings 

almost like brain fog but not 

 

it scares me , I feel like I’m not normal like I’m not ok in the head 

 “this is withdraw , this is not me “ 

I haven’t cried this week so maybe I have a wave creeping in 

 

[Greatful]

@Phoenixmama  Sometimes I feel like I am not a part of the world, I am here but not on the same level as everyone else. Disconnected from people. I get panicky and try and force myself to feel connected.  I have to step back and tell myself my brain is not working right and it only makes me feel worse when I try and force it.  I tell myself a lot now that " I am okay at this moment".  That grounds me to reality.  

 

Hang in there, there is so many unanswered and weird stuff that goes on with this.  Sometimes we just have to say well this is a new one and I am okay at this moment.  You don't want to get caught up in the thoughts running around your brain.  They are very morphed and for the most part not even real.  So in a nut shell they are just thoughts. Stay in the moment and what is real around you.

 

Remember you are going to get  through this one day at a time. 🤗

[getofflex]

It sounds like depersonalization and or de realisation.  This is a very common wd symptom.  I still experience it but it’s gradually getting milder.  it should for you too. 
 

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/18923-derealization-or-depersonalization-dr-and-dp/?tab=comments#comment-45

 

[Phoenixmama]

@getofflex @Greatful thank you for your responses , i also couldnt remember driving and usually i do , im happy to know that its wd 

[Phoenixmama]

today its nausea and rubbe rband brain , and not sure if the dp is here untill i drive home , tgif , i can rest , i want to add i do get good sleep 7 hours a night 

[Phoenixmama]

i bought a fitbit and itys great at showing me how much im sleeping , i mean its not deep sleep mainly light sleep... but ill take that 

[Phoenixmama]

@Rosettaback in sept I had an mri done on my brain and the doctor found a white foggy spot and wanted me to come back for a follow up , so now the follow up mri is in August 22nd and I have to have the iv contrast done , will this effect my withdraw? Will this upset my nervous system ?? We it set me back , I’m panicking 

[getofflex]

2 hours ago, Phoenixmama said:

i do get good sleep 7 hours a night 

This is really good! 😴  Sleep is healing, and many of us in WD can't get decent sleep.  

[Rosetta]

5 hours ago, Phoenixmama said:

@Rosettaback in sept I had an mri done on my brain and the doctor found a white foggy spot and wanted me to come back for a follow up , so now the follow up mri is in August 22nd and I have to have the iv contrast done , will this effect my withdraw? Will this upset my nervous system ?? We it set me back , I’m panicking 

Some people feel that contrast caused symptoms.  There’s a thread in Symptoms.

[Phoenixmama]

5 days until my period is going to arrive and today I can feel the deep emotional , mental wave creeping in...... pray for me , the last period was horrible and terrifying..... 

[Phoenixmama]

@Rosetta do you think it’ll make a difference if I get the first vaccine dose durning my period ? Well I should start on Friday 

[Rosetta]

I don’t want to say it won’t because anything is possible, but is waiting until your period is close to over a big problem?  If so, I would get it.  If you can wait you might as well do so provided that you can keep yourself safe for the next 6 weeks.  You are working in the medical field?  Are you working with COVID patients or people who might have Covid?

[Phoenixmama]

@Rosettano I’m a receptionist for the eye department, I’m just getting scared with the rise in cases and I’m not out or anything but I’m just scared of catching it and scared of getting the shot at the wrong time 

[Rosetta]

If everyone is wearing masks all the places you have to go, you can wait, probably.  But don’t delay any longer than you have to.  There are 3 weeks between shots.  If the kids play sports, they will probably get it.  If they have symptoms, you need to isolate them if you are not vaccinated.  That’s not fun. I would keep them out of sports until you are fully vaccinated.

[Phoenixmama]

I usually take magnesium power mixed with water in the middle of the night if I can’t go back to sleep , last week I tried a piece of the pill form for three days and was fine , today I tried it again and thirty minutes later I came down with very bad anxiety, could this be from the magnesium Glycinate ? Lease anyone help 

[Phoenixmama]

Day 2 of my period and I’ve had a headache for 7 hours it has moved around my head and is now on my temples also my pelvis bone and thigh bones are aching , and my health anxiety is kicking in , could this head ache be an aniyerisum 🧠??? Or a tumor ? I know the achy bones can be from my period because I’ve had the aching before wd but it’s just more intense , I want to take Tylenol so bad but scared... any help would be appreciated 🙏🏼

[Phoenixmama]

Also developing a cough 😷 is there anything I can take for headache and cough , I’m already drinking hot lemon ginger water , what else is ok to take 

[Phoenixmama]

@Rosetta any ideas , I also developed this feeling between my ribs like my food can’t go down and I keep getting pains 

[Phoenixmama]

Current symptoms 

 

period

major headache (since 9am moving all around my head )

earache

leg aches 

dizzy

food wont go down (feels like it’s stuck in my chest ) 

food hurts going down in my stomach 

 

is this withdraw ? A wave that came with my period?  or covid ? Or something else ?  Anyone ??? Please help 

[Phoenixmama]

@Armorall did you have any of these symptoms durning your cycle 

[Rosetta]

Having a period during prolonged withdrawal can cause a lot of symptoms of WD to increase in severity.  Headaches, particularly tension headaches, were a problem for me, and still are sometimes.  You could be having a lot of issues with your muscles caused by WD, and that might explain the difficulty swallowing as well as all the other aches.  Dizziness is, of course, a common WD symptom.  I really doubt you have an aneurysm or tumor.  I think you are going to worry about that during most of your waves.  It could be an intrusive thought or an example of catastrophizing — a very concerning explanation for headaches that feel different than normal headaches.  It’s just as likely or more that it simply muscle cramps caused by WD.

[Phoenixmama]

@Rosettathank you , ok I will get that out of my head now , can I use salampas patch or tiger bomb? I don’t have mag salt , og and I do have cbd oil can I rub that , feels like I walked a 1000 miles 

[Rosetta]

I wouldn’t use cbd.  I don’t know anything about salampas.  You could try Tiger balm.

[Phoenixmama]

It’s a patch 

[Rosetta]

Oh, it’s an NSAID.  That’s good as it has no steroid.  It’s OTC.  You could try it, but one never knows what will affect us.  You might react to the menthol or the NSAID.  
 

How much is in the mag pills — the milligrams?

[Rosetta]

Heat was my choice for pain.  It didn’t always help much, but sometimes it did.  You can get OTC heat patches that stick on and last 6-8 hours.  

[Phoenixmama]

I’m so scared @Rosetta I’m scared I have covid and kaiser is making it so hard to talk to an advice nurse , im Scared that covid will make me worse 

 

they are 400mg I only took a tiny bite of it when I did take it three times and the forth time i got anxiety , I usually take the powder , my stomach hurts so bad and my ears.... im

scared... 

[Rosetta]

Too much mag will cause issues.  Diarrhea usually.  Alto recommends we dissolve it in water and sip it through the day.  I can’t stand the way it tastes.  I’ve had a very strong olfactory sense because of WD.  I’d rather drink mag down and chase it with something.  I end up not taking much as this is a hassle.

 

Why do you think you have Covid?  You weren’t exposed, right?  Are there particular reasons or is it more a general fear because of flu symptoms?  I’ve had a cough for months.  It’s nearly gone.  It was gone for days and came back for 1/2 an hour today.  I always test negative.  I think it’s something else.  Everything else you are suffering could be WD.  In fact, even the cough if it’s caused by muscle spasms.

[Phoenixmama]

Thank you @Rosetta as you can tell I’m in a ruff place , I don’t think I was exposed I did go to the aquarium last sat which was packed , I’m going to try with a little powder mag 

[Phoenixmama]

I don’t have a fever or a sore throat 

[Phoenixmama]

Every time I burp acid liquid comes up 

[Phoenixmama]

Can I drink oj with no added sugar??? 
can I take Tylenol? Or something for my head ache ? I will get tested for covid tomorrow, my temp is 100.4 

pain in legs 

massive headache

chills 

no cough 

no mucus

[Paxil3days]

@Phoenixmama hey hang in there I had that cough and acid burp thing you are talking about couple months ago, I thought it was Covid, it was not, please breath, I know you are going through it, especially with this pandemic it can be very rough. Try to relax , you will slowly recover out of this. For the most part everything you are describing seems to be WD. So hang on , try to distract yourself with something else if you can please