username001 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Please I am beyond desperate I am so fearful anymore, I live in a constant state of confusion since withdrawing, I also have found that I am completely oblivious to emotions. I cannot tell when someone is happy or sad or angry, now when people are upset I can’t seem to register that they are mad or sad and it freaks me out because everyone’s face looks expressionless and dull. Did I fall into a psychosis? Has anyone experienced this and has it resolved please I am beyond desperate. 2019-2020 Zoloft 200mg and Wellbutrin 150mg fast tapered off. 2020 20mg Lexapro for 8 months, tapered to 15mg then 10mg then 5mg then 2.5 and then every other day. Fast tapered off of Lexapro. -poor cognition-uneasy feeling -burning brain -people startle me -can’t read facial expressions-Brain fog-can’t detect emotion -can’t hear voice intonations -so many more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted May 22, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) @username001 I'm sorry you're feeling so bad. A suggestion: you will get more responses to your posts if you post your own thread in our Introductions and Updates forum. If you don't know how to find your thread, just type username001 in the "search" blank in the upper right of this page or our main page and you will be taken to your thread. In my response to your initial post in your thread, I wrote that you are experiencing withdrawal. The symptoms you describe are very typical of withdrawal. You have not fallen into psychosis. Many, many people have recovered after experiencing withdrawal. Take a look at our Success Stories forum. Please also re-read my response to your initial post. I think you will find it helpful. Edited May 22, 2021 by Gridley Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username001 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gridley said: @username001 I'm sorry you're feeling so bad. A suggestion: you will get more responses to your posts if you post your own thread in our Introductions and Updates forum. If you don't know how to find your thread, just type username001 in the "search" blank in the upper right of this page or our main page and you will be taken to your thread. In my response to your initial post in your thread, I wrote that you are experiencing withdrawal. The symptoms you describe are very typical of withdrawal. You have not fallen into psychosis. Many, many people have recovered after experiencing withdrawal. Take a look at our Success Stories forum. Please also re-read my response to your initial post. I think you will find it helpful. Thank you for your empathy and recommendations, this whole experience is otherworldly haha and all these symptoms are so strange and frightening, so it’s extremely easy to fall in a state of panic 2019-2020 Zoloft 200mg and Wellbutrin 150mg fast tapered off. 2020 20mg Lexapro for 8 months, tapered to 15mg then 10mg then 5mg then 2.5 and then every other day. Fast tapered off of Lexapro. -poor cognition-uneasy feeling -burning brain -people startle me -can’t read facial expressions-Brain fog-can’t detect emotion -can’t hear voice intonations -so many more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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