sunshine75 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hello Everyone This forum is awesome, i'm so happy i found it! I stopped taking Prozac in the middle of December (no taper) and i think i'm just now beginning to have strong withdrawl effects. Very amplified emotional responses, IBS, anxiety, trouble sleeping, severe depression (comes and goes) and weight gain. I'm also dealing with childhood abuse/trauma issues right now, going to do some reading about scheme therapy (saw it mentioned in a post on this site). It's nice to be able to feel again, while i was taking prozac i was all numbed up and disassociating. Taking Omega-3, calcium, magnesium, zinc, multivitamin and B-complex. Anyway, just saying Hello... 2007- December 2012 Prozac 40mg December 2012 Prozac-FREE Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus tezza Posted February 23, 2013 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hi Sunshine, Welcome! I'm glad you found us too! You will get lots of gentle support here. Alto will have good advice for you. Would you mind adding your drug history by following instructions in the link below? http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/893-please-put-your-withdrawal-history-in-your-signature/ http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1644-tezza-risperdal-withdrawal/ Seroquel and Mirtazipine Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted February 23, 2013 Administrator Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hi, sunshine. That's a lot of Prozac for a long time. Often when people quit cold turkey in such situations, the withdrawal can be very rough. Withdrawal symptoms can get worse over time. You might consider taking a very small amount of Prozac, perhaps 2mg, to reduce those withdrawal symptoms, stabilize, and reduce gradually from there. This gives your nervous system a chance to adapt to the change. Prozac comes in a liquid, see http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/759-tips-for-tapering-off-prozac-fluoxetine/ 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
sunshine75 Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thanks Tezza and Altostrata 2007- December 2012 Prozac 40mg December 2012 Prozac-FREE Link to comment
sunshine75 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 well im back on my poisen- Prozac... i made it 2months and 3weeks without it, but this morning i just couldn't stop crying and i decided to go ahead and take it. now im feeling better. was weird though: i was very happy, almost manic a few hours later, and then my thinking slowed way down, and i was doing my work slower too. i'm more friendly when i take it too. does anyone know if the IBS goes away if you start taking the AD again? I've had an upset stomach for 3 weeks, i really don't enjoy it! 2007- December 2012 Prozac 40mg December 2012 Prozac-FREE Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted March 2, 2013 Administrator Share Posted March 2, 2013 If the upset stomach is a withdrawal symptom, it will likely go away. How much Prozac did you take? 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
sunshine75 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Well that's good news, I took 40 mg. I'm going to see about tapering the next time I try to quit it... 2007- December 2012 Prozac 40mg December 2012 Prozac-FREE Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted March 2, 2013 Administrator Share Posted March 2, 2013 That's a good idea. If you start to get nervous, or you can't sleep, 40mg may be too much for you. A partial reinstatement can work just as well. 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
sunshine75 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Ok, thanks for your help, Altostrata 2007- December 2012 Prozac 40mg December 2012 Prozac-FREE Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus strawberry17 Posted March 2, 2013 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hi Sunshine, welcome to the forums! *** 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
sunshine75 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hi Strawberry! 2007- December 2012 Prozac 40mg December 2012 Prozac-FREE Link to comment
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