Conner Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Lindseyb said: Horrible. I havent been able to drive for a year. Cant do puzzles or color, cant go to a store, cant look outside, etc. Ive been in pt for a year. I’ll keep you in my prayers. I know the struggle. It’s debilitating. It gets better. I think mine was more from coming off the benzos but I dont really know 36/M, started 10mg escitalopram June 2011 Sept 20th 2021 - increased 10mg to 15mg. Oct 1st 2021 -November 16th 2021 drug merry go round. Effexor, Zoloft, pristiq. Nov 22nd 2021 - lexapro 5mg nov 29th, 2021 - lexapro 10mg Dec 29th, 2021 - lexapro 15mg Jan 20th, 2022 - lexapro 20mg Jan 25th,2022 - lexapro 15mg,Feb 15th,2022 - lexapro 10mg ,Nov 22nd, 2021 - Dec 20th, 2021 -Xanax .25 X2 a day,Dec 20th, 2021 - Jan 16th, 2022 Klonopin .25 daily 2022 ,-June 25 - 7.5mg pill, 2.5mg liquid ,-June 28 - 5mg pill, 5mg liquid ,-July 18th - 9.8mg (5mg pill, 4.8mg liquid),-Aug 1 - 9.6mg (5mg pill, 4.6 liquid) ,-Aug 16 - All liquid (9.6MG) ,-Sept 18th - 9.4MG,-Oct 18th - 9.2MG. -Nov 21st - 9MG 2023, April 17th - 8.8MG, May 15th - 8.6MG, June 19th - 8.4MG, Aug 1 - 8.2Mg, Sept 2, 8mg, Oct 9th 7.8mg, Nov 6, 7.6mg, Dec 8th, 7.4mg, Jan 23, 7.2mg Feb 28th 7.1ML, March 13 7ML March 30 6.8ml magnesium, fish oil, b vitamins D3 Link to comment
Conner Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 16 hours ago, Lindseyb said: Horrible. I havent been able to drive for a year. Cant do puzzles or color, cant go to a store, cant look outside, etc. Ive been in pt for a year. I’ll keep you in my prayers. It gets better. I’m still struggling with it as well. I know it’s hard but I’d staying moving 36/M, started 10mg escitalopram June 2011 Sept 20th 2021 - increased 10mg to 15mg. Oct 1st 2021 -November 16th 2021 drug merry go round. Effexor, Zoloft, pristiq. Nov 22nd 2021 - lexapro 5mg nov 29th, 2021 - lexapro 10mg Dec 29th, 2021 - lexapro 15mg Jan 20th, 2022 - lexapro 20mg Jan 25th,2022 - lexapro 15mg,Feb 15th,2022 - lexapro 10mg ,Nov 22nd, 2021 - Dec 20th, 2021 -Xanax .25 X2 a day,Dec 20th, 2021 - Jan 16th, 2022 Klonopin .25 daily 2022 ,-June 25 - 7.5mg pill, 2.5mg liquid ,-June 28 - 5mg pill, 5mg liquid ,-July 18th - 9.8mg (5mg pill, 4.8mg liquid),-Aug 1 - 9.6mg (5mg pill, 4.6 liquid) ,-Aug 16 - All liquid (9.6MG) ,-Sept 18th - 9.4MG,-Oct 18th - 9.2MG. -Nov 21st - 9MG 2023, April 17th - 8.8MG, May 15th - 8.6MG, June 19th - 8.4MG, Aug 1 - 8.2Mg, Sept 2, 8mg, Oct 9th 7.8mg, Nov 6, 7.6mg, Dec 8th, 7.4mg, Jan 23, 7.2mg Feb 28th 7.1ML, March 13 7ML March 30 6.8ml magnesium, fish oil, b vitamins D3 Link to comment
Lindseyb Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Has anyone developed severe body/joint paint and memory issues? Ive had multiple drs mention fibromyalgia. Celexa (10-40mg) 2003-2011 Celexa (40mg) + Wellbutrin (75mg-150mg) from 2011-2014 Lexapro (20mg) + Wellbutrin (150mg XL) from 2014- 03/2017 Lexapro (20mg) + Wellbutrin (150mg XL) + Buspar (5-15mg) from 03/2017-2018. Added carvedilol 3.125mg BID in 2018. Saw psych for first time. Switched Lexapro to Zoloft (25mg-150mg) 12/2020-4/2021. Added lamotrigine (12.5mg SID) for 2 weeks in 2/2021. Discontinued Buspar 2/2021. Switched Zoloft (100mg) to Paxil (20mg) 3/2021-4/29/21. Added Abilify (2.5mg) 4/19/21-4/28/21. Told to discontinue all meds immediately on 4/29/21 due to concern for serotonin syndrome. Seroquel (12.5mg) 5/19/21-5/23/21. Prozac (10mg) 6/22/21-6/30/21 (different psych). Pristiq er (50mg) 8/20/21 (ER psych), adverse reaction. 8/25/21- klonopin (0.25mg BID) Trintellix (5mg) 8/31/21-9/22/21 (primary provider). Lexapro (5mg) 9/23/21-10/8/21 (new and current psych). Lexapro 2.5mg 10/9/21-11/5/21. Began taper 11/6/21, 0.5mg every 4 weeks. 1mg 1/1-1/7, 0.5mg 1/8-1/14. 0mg 1/14. 2/11- klonopin 0.19mg am; 0.25mg pm. 6/29- 0.125mg AM; 0.25mg PM. 3/29- lexapro 0.1mg. 4/17- 0.2mg. 5/4- 0.3mg. 5/23- 0.4mg. 6/11- 0.5mg. 6/30- 1mg. 7/4- 0.5mg. 7/12- 0.6mg. 7/30-0.7mg. medtimeline.docx protracted withdrawal timeline.docx Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted July 20, 2022 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 20, 2022 fibromyalgia-flare-up-and-withdrawals - be sure to read Post #2 by Jemima and Post #4 by Rhiannon. muscle-and-joint-stiffness-aches-pain-or-weakness brain-fog-blank-mind-comprehension-concentration-cognitive-and-memory-problems Dr Joseph Glenmullen's WD Symptoms Checklist #19 and #20 #29 and #56 * 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
Lindseyb Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 I got covid 11/2020, a month before I saw a psychiatrist for the first time, who made many changes to my meds and had me cold turkey in 4/2021. Long covid symptoms sound like ours, especially autonomic dysfunction, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, brain fog. How do I know what Im going through is for sure from being CT and not long covid? Celexa (10-40mg) 2003-2011 Celexa (40mg) + Wellbutrin (75mg-150mg) from 2011-2014 Lexapro (20mg) + Wellbutrin (150mg XL) from 2014- 03/2017 Lexapro (20mg) + Wellbutrin (150mg XL) + Buspar (5-15mg) from 03/2017-2018. Added carvedilol 3.125mg BID in 2018. Saw psych for first time. Switched Lexapro to Zoloft (25mg-150mg) 12/2020-4/2021. Added lamotrigine (12.5mg SID) for 2 weeks in 2/2021. Discontinued Buspar 2/2021. Switched Zoloft (100mg) to Paxil (20mg) 3/2021-4/29/21. Added Abilify (2.5mg) 4/19/21-4/28/21. Told to discontinue all meds immediately on 4/29/21 due to concern for serotonin syndrome. Seroquel (12.5mg) 5/19/21-5/23/21. Prozac (10mg) 6/22/21-6/30/21 (different psych). Pristiq er (50mg) 8/20/21 (ER psych), adverse reaction. 8/25/21- klonopin (0.25mg BID) Trintellix (5mg) 8/31/21-9/22/21 (primary provider). Lexapro (5mg) 9/23/21-10/8/21 (new and current psych). Lexapro 2.5mg 10/9/21-11/5/21. Began taper 11/6/21, 0.5mg every 4 weeks. 1mg 1/1-1/7, 0.5mg 1/8-1/14. 0mg 1/14. 2/11- klonopin 0.19mg am; 0.25mg pm. 6/29- 0.125mg AM; 0.25mg PM. 3/29- lexapro 0.1mg. 4/17- 0.2mg. 5/4- 0.3mg. 5/23- 0.4mg. 6/11- 0.5mg. 6/30- 1mg. 7/4- 0.5mg. 7/12- 0.6mg. 7/30-0.7mg. medtimeline.docx protracted withdrawal timeline.docx Link to comment
peaceandlove Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Hey how are your stomach issues now? Did you ever did the gastric test to confirm gastroparesis ? April 2022- Only 1 celxa pill 10mg had an adverse reaction & never took anymore again Link to comment
Mentor Yesyes123 Posted November 17, 2023 Mentor Share Posted November 17, 2023 Hi how are you @Lindseyb - Escitalopram 10mg from ages 15 - 21 - Severe crash after 4 month taper to 0 - Reinstated, stabilized, slowly tapering. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Hellen Keller 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
Hope2001 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 This is same thing happened to me when I tapered off lexapro. Difficult dysautonomia. It has been totally 7 months now. I am on oxazepam for the sleep. It is something I have been thinking should I taper now but I might make situation worse. It is not coinsidence to see many pots cases related lexapro. Lexapro July 2016 5mg-10mg, August - September 2016 20mg. 20mg from 09/16-03/18. Started tapering 03/18 15mg, 04/18 7,5mg, 07/18 6,5mg & 5,5mg, 08/16 5,0mg, 09/18 4,5mg, 10/18 4,25mg, November - December 2016 from 4,25mg to 3,25mg, 01/19 2,75mg, 02/19 2,25mg, 04/19 1,75mg, 05/19 1,5mg, 06/19 1,25mg, 07/19 1,0mg, 09/19 0,9mg, 10/19 0,8mg, 11/19 0,75mg, 12/19 0,7mg, 01/20 0,65mg. March 2020 switched to microtapering: 15.03.20: 0.645mg (7days hold), 22.03.20: 0.640mg (5days hold), (3days hold)27.03.20: 0.635mg, (9days hold) 30.03.20: 0.630mg, (3 days hold)08.04.20: 0.625mg, (4days hold)11.04.20: 0.620mg, (3days hold)15.04.20: 0.615mg, current 18.04.20: 0.610mg. After last drop my awful face pain started, nerve pain in face. Holding. Facial nerve pain startetd to improve today (24.04.20). I am planning to do next drop in couple days. 17.5.20 0.585mg. (0.605mg and 0.595mg drops). 15.4.21 0.26mg. Finished Lexapro 2.6.2023. Probiotics on morning Multivitamin on day or evening Oxazepam 10-11pm Tolvon 10mg July 2016-August 2016, CT on august 2016. Oxazepam 60mg July 2016-February 2018. Tapered to 37,5mg february-march 2018. Currently 37,5mg for the sleep. Link to comment
purple Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Hi @Lindseyb, I've been considering being on some type of birth control and searched in this forum since it seems most of our bodies are pretty sensitive to things in general. I was looking more towards the Nexplanon and wondering how that's been for you. Do you feel like it has affected things mood wise or otherwise such as interfering or affecting your taper? I'm still tapering my SSRI and as much as I don't want to have hormones or other things in my body, it'd also be nice to have safe sex. 2017 Oct sertraline | Nov switched to escitalopram 10mg | 2018 Apr escitalopram fast taper (4-8 weeks) to zero/off 2018 Nov restarted escitalopram, increased to 20mg | 2020 Jan escitalopram fast taper (2-3 months) to zero/off 2020 Aug 27 restarted escitalopram 10mg tablet, came across SA.org 2021 Feb 27 complete switch to liquid 9.8mg | Mar 7 decreased to 9.5mg | Mar 14 decreased to 9.3mg | Mar 21 decreased to 9.0mg | Apr 11 decreased to 8.8mg | Apr 18 decreased to 8.6mg | May 9 decreased to 8.3mg | May 16 decreased to 8.1mg | Jun 6 increased to 9.0mg | July 18 decreased to 8.6mg | Aug 15 decreased to 8.2mg | Sept 19 decreased to 8.0mg | Oct 21 decreased to 7.6mg | Nov 18 decreased to 7.2mg | Dec 16 decreased to 6.9mg 2022 Feb 27 decreased to 6.8mg | Mar 31 decreased to 6.4mg | Jul 5 decreased to 6.1mg | Jul 23 decreased to 5.8mg | Aug 10 increased to 6.0mg | Nov 24 decreased to 5.4mg | Dec 31 decreased to 4.8mg 2023 Feb 1 decreased to 4.4mg | May 17 decreased to 4mg | Jul 6 decreased to 3.8mg | Jul 19 decreased to 3.6 | Aug 11 decreased to 3.2mg | Sept 9 decreased to 3.0mg | Sept 22 decreased to 2.7mg | Oct 24 increased to 2.775mg | Nov 12 decreased to 2.7mg | Dec 20 increased to 3.0mg I hold for longer periods of time when life gets stressful, usually work related. Supplements: currently none Link to comment
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