Hamish Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I am a SSRI-related suicide survivor. I have personally weaned from citalopram and have helped others close to me wean from SSRIs. I strongly believe that knowledge alleviates fear. I wish to give people support, hope and encouragement. Hamish "Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus strawberry17 Posted December 14, 2012 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hi Hamish Welcome to the site, would be great if you could share your story! strawberry *** Please note this is not medical advice,discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner***http://prozacwithdrawal.blogspot.com/ Original drug was sertraline/Zoloft, switched to Prozac in 2007. Tapering from 5mls liquid prozac since Feb 2008, got down to 0.85ml 23/09/2012, reinstated back to 1ml(4mg) 07/11/2012, didn't appear to work, upped to 1.05ml 17/11/2012, back down to 1ml 12/12/2012 didn't work, up to 1.30ml 16/3/2013 didn't work, bumped up to 2ml (8mg) 4/4/2013 didn't work, in July 2013 I reinstated Sertraline (Zoloft) 50mg, feeling better now. A few months down the line I switched to 5ml liquid Prozac and tapered down to a compromise dose of 3ml liquid Prozac and have stayed there ever since, no withdrawals and no emotional blunting/loss of libido. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Jemima Posted December 14, 2012 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thank you for posting. I'd love to hear more details and I expect other people on the forum would as well. Why were you given an SSRI in the first place? Then what happened? How did you taper off of Citalopram? Are you a professional counselor now? Just ignore my questions if they seem too intrusive, but my curiosity is quite aroused. Whatever you choose to tell us, welcome to the forum. Psychotropic drug history: Pristiq 50 mg. (mid-September 2010 through February 2011), Remeron (mid-September 2010 through January 2011), Lexapro 10 mg. (mid-February 2011 through mid-December 2011), Lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg. as needed mid-September 2010 through early March 2012"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." -Hanlon's RazorIntroduction: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1588-introducing-jemima/ Success Story: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/6263-success-jemima-survives-lexapro-and-dr-dickhead-too/Please note that I am not a medical professional and my advice is based on personal experience, reading, and anecdotal information posted by other sufferers. Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted December 14, 2012 Administrator Share Posted December 14, 2012 Welcome, Hamish. Please do tell us about your experience. It will help others here. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
antoinette Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yes please tell http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/2895-antoinette-lexapro-withdrawal/page__p__31234__hl__antoinette__fromsearch__1#entry31234 Lexapro for 10 years Cold turkeyed in April 2012 Reinstated and had severe adverse reaction in may of 2012 Link to comment
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