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Laura1981

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Hi all,

 

I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so it goes in "Off topic" for now.

 

I managed to pull withdrawal statistics from the European database of adverse events. Pictures attached. What surprised me was:

 

- There were several fatalities logged under withdrawal syndrome

- Reported numbers were very low. Report your reactions my dear friends!!!

 

Cheers,

 

Laura

 

PS: The left image is Fluoxetine and the right is Sertraline

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Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

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Venlafaxine withdrawals:

1 Fatal

3 Not Specified

57 Not Resolved / Recovered

93 Resolved / Recovered

2 Recovered with sequelae

9 Recovering

149 Unknown

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

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Wow, this database is interesting.  For Sertraline, the database has the following: 

 

33 cases of Tardive Dyskinesia

92 cases of Myoclonus

10 cases of Partial Seizures

2 cases of Partial Seizures with secondary generalization

179 cases of Seizures

168 cases of Serotonin Syndrome

121 cases of Parathesia

129 cases of Dyskinesia

68 cases of Epilepsy, 5 fatal

178 cases of Cardiac arrest, 124 fatal

74 cases of Arrhythmia, 11 fatal

203 cases of Mania

115 cases of Psychosis

516 suicide attempts, 16 fatal

 

Guys, these drugs are criminal. If you imagine there is a life behind each of these cases... it makes me want to cry.

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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I thought SSRIs didn't cause TD...?!

September 2011 - 75 mg Effexor, 15 mg Mirtazapine
September 2012 - CT. Developed PSSD (mostly erectile dysfunction and diminished enjoyment of sex).
January 2016 - Symptoms persist, no improvements. In fact, things seem worse now than they were in the first year.

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Isn't it possible to display a banner on top of the forum to make sure everyone reports their side effects?

I don't want to blame the victim but we're a very passive community.

September 2011 - 75 mg Effexor, 15 mg Mirtazapine
September 2012 - CT. Developed PSSD (mostly erectile dysfunction and diminished enjoyment of sex).
January 2016 - Symptoms persist, no improvements. In fact, things seem worse now than they were in the first year.

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That would be amazing. One of the moderators would need to jump in and answer that. I guess there are several important things that would be good to display in a banner, but it's hard to choose which one. Maybe rotating?

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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I've reported to the FDA 2 weeks ago, they haven't answered yet.

I also reported to Infarmed (Portugal) 2 years ago, they answered and curiously marked my case as "strong probability of being connected to drug treatment".

September 2011 - 75 mg Effexor, 15 mg Mirtazapine
September 2012 - CT. Developed PSSD (mostly erectile dysfunction and diminished enjoyment of sex).
January 2016 - Symptoms persist, no improvements. In fact, things seem worse now than they were in the first year.

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Why can't I find Effexor (Venlafaxine) on that database?

September 2011 - 75 mg Effexor, 15 mg Mirtazapine
September 2012 - CT. Developed PSSD (mostly erectile dysfunction and diminished enjoyment of sex).
January 2016 - Symptoms persist, no improvements. In fact, things seem worse now than they were in the first year.

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Check under substances - >venlafaxine. It's the second tab on the start page

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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Thanks Laura. I remember an irish guy who was suing for PSSD. I never saw him again. I wonder if he went ahead.

September 2011 - 75 mg Effexor, 15 mg Mirtazapine
September 2012 - CT. Developed PSSD (mostly erectile dysfunction and diminished enjoyment of sex).
January 2016 - Symptoms persist, no improvements. In fact, things seem worse now than they were in the first year.

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No problem! I was considering to sue, but it's really impossible. How would you find the funds to take up a lawsuit with a drug company? I will certainly do that once I get healthy and rich :-P

 

Instead I've filed a complaint about my doctor with the medical council. I don't think anything will result from it, but at least he has some paperwork and hopefully thinks about it twice before prescribing poison next time.

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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I am not surprised, since i have discovered medicament being chemical toxic and doctors playing with and us being the victims, until a few discover the reality, and how many unable to discover the truth...and doctors closing their mouth, and prescribing and prescribing...worldwide, a modern genocid...

for anxiety 

12 years paxil - cold turkey 1,5 month - switch celexa 1 year taper; total 13 years on brain meds 

67 years old - 9 years  med free

 

in protracted withdrawal

rigidity standing and walking, dryness gougerot-szoegren, sleep deteriorate,

function as have a lack of nerves, improving have been very little 

 

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Yeah, it's so sad. And the worst is, it is very hard to do anything about this.

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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id imagine those charts moreso refer to 'primary withdrawal' than the 'protracted withdrawal' we are mostly dealing with on this site, which would account for the lower reporting rate.  3.72% fatality rate reported for people quitting those two SSRIs, though...thats basically saying that taking and quitting an SSRI, one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world, is like playing russian roulette with a cylinder 4 and a half times as big (as the normal 6-shot).  sobering.

from 2005-2012, i spent 7 years taking 17 different psychotropic medications covering several classes.  i would be taking 3-7 medications at a time, and 6 out of the 17 medications listed below were maxed or overmaxed in clinical dosage before i moved on to trying the next unhelpful cocktail.
 
antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, NDRIs, tetracyclics): zoloft, wellbutrin, effexor, lexapro, prozac, cymbalta, remeron
antipsychotics (atypical): abilify, zyprexa, risperdal, geodon
sleep aids (benzos, off-label antidepressants & antipsychotics, hypnotics): seroquel, temazepam, trazodone, ambien
anxiolytics: buspar
anticonvulsants: topamax
 
i tapered off all psychotropics from late 2011 through early 2013, one by one.  since quitting, ive been cycling through severe, disabling withdrawal symptoms spanning the gamut of the serious, less serious, and rather worrisome side effects of these assorted medications.  previous cross-tapering and medication or dosage changes had also caused undiagnosed withdrawal symptoms.
 
brainpan addlepation

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I am not surprised, since i have discovered medicament being chemical toxic and doctors playing with and us being the victims, until a few discover the reality, and how many unable to discover the truth...and doctors closing their mouth, and prescribing and prescribing...worldwide, a modern genocid...

and i forget, doctors give more ealier to children, give to pregnant woman, their childs haven genes sequeals, the human is becoming slowly a degenerate race more vulnerable, less intelligent, all this for the benefit of a category of people who are sadistic, looking on her disabled creations and putting money in their pocket,

on the other side, the people who are not wanting to participate, writing books, speaking conferences, making websites, would this people able to change this?

It is similar as NAZI destroying people, in a modern system with modern chemical weapon, worldwide...

for anxiety 

12 years paxil - cold turkey 1,5 month - switch celexa 1 year taper; total 13 years on brain meds 

67 years old - 9 years  med free

 

in protracted withdrawal

rigidity standing and walking, dryness gougerot-szoegren, sleep deteriorate,

function as have a lack of nerves, improving have been very little 

 

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Can you post a link please Laura, this is really interesting. 

**I am not a medical professional, if in doubt please consult a doctor with withdrawal knowledge.

 

 

Different drugs occasionally (mostly benzos) 1976 - 1981 (no problem)

1993 - 2002 in and out of hospital. every type of drug + ECT. Staring with seroxat

2002  effexor. 

Tapered  March 2012 to March 2013, ending with 5 beads.

Withdrawal April 2013 . Reinstated 5 beads reduced to 4 beads May 2013

Restarted taper  Nov 2013  

OFF EFFEXOR Feb 2015    :D 

Tapered atenolol and omeprazole Dec 2013 - May 2014

 

Tapering tramadol, Feb 2015 100mg , March 2015 50mg  

 July 2017 30mg.  May 15 2018 25mg

Taking fish oil, magnesium, B12, folic acid, bilberry eyebright for eye pressure. 

 

My story http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/4199-hello-mammap-checking-in/page-33

 

Lesson learned, slow down taper at lower doses. Taper no more than 10% of CURRENT dose if possible

 

 

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Whoops, just realized that I didn't do that... operating on reduced brain power. Here it is: 

 

http://www.adrreports.eu/en/index.html

 

Sometimes it is slow to load or doesn't work. I think that happens during Europe business hours. So people on the American continent have higher chances of success during the evening. 

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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I am not surprised, since i have discovered medicament being chemical toxic and doctors playing with and us being the victims, until a few discover the reality, and how many unable to discover the truth...and doctors closing their mouth, and prescribing and prescribing...worldwide, a modern genocid...

and i forget, doctors give more ealier to children, give to pregnant woman, their childs haven genes sequeals, the human is becoming slowly a degenerate race more vulnerable, less intelligent, all this for the benefit of a category of people who are sadistic, looking on her disabled creations and putting money in their pocket,

on the other side, the people who are not wanting to participate, writing books, speaking conferences, making websites, would this people able to change this?

It is similar as NAZI destroying people, in a modern system with modern chemical weapon, worldwide...

 

 

When Nazi regime was at war they had risks... that is the huge difference here the deck is stacked they have no risk. 

WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG
Had a car accident in 85
Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89
Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year
Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above.
One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking.

As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/

There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in :)

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Wow, this database is interesting.  For Sertraline, the database has the following: 

 

33 cases of Tardive Dyskinesia

92 cases of Myoclonus

10 cases of Partial Seizures

2 cases of Partial Seizures with secondary generalization

179 cases of Seizures

168 cases of Serotonin Syndrome

121 cases of Parathesia

129 cases of Dyskinesia

68 cases of Epilepsy, 5 fatal

178 cases of Cardiac arrest, 124 fatal

74 cases of Arrhythmia, 11 fatal

203 cases of Mania

115 cases of Psychosis

516 suicide attempts, 16 fatal

 

Guys, these drugs are criminal. If you imagine there is a life behind each of these cases... it makes me want to cry.

 

This is really sad, but not surprising at all.

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And these are only the cases where the doctors were smart and associated the adverse reaction with the drug... imagine the real stats... 

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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It is the luck of the draw isn't it I am thinking of Faith on this site.. she has some issues went for help they made her worse.. if she had one of as you say smart doctors maybe she would not be where she is today.  

So if some doctors know and some doctors don't know.. the real questions is how could this be ... and why? There is standard training.. 

WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG
Had a car accident in 85
Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89
Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year
Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above.
One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking.

As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/

There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in :)

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Update: I managed to get some more detailed data which includes the duration of the withdrawal reactions. 

 

Conclusion: They have no idea!!!!! 

 

From most reports, the duration of the withdrawal is missing. From the few reports that come with a duration, most were reported to last a couple of days. 

 

There are 3 withdrawal reactions with a bit of a longer duration: 97, 61 and 61 days. The reports include "North American Data" as well. 

 

My question would be: Is the data wrong or did really nobody report a withdrawal lasting more than 97 days? 

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

https://www.change.org/p/leo-varadakar-hpra-the-lack-of-a-blackbox-warning-on-prozac-in-ireland-and-its-use-by-the-hse-in-under-18-s?recruiter=63289046&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

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Update: I managed to get some more detailed data which includes the duration of the withdrawal reactions. 

 

Conclusion: They have no idea!!!!! 

 

From most reports, the duration of the withdrawal is missing. From the few reports that come with a duration, most were reported to last a couple of days. 

 

There are 3 withdrawal reactions with a bit of a longer duration: 97, 61 and 61 days. The reports include "North American Data" as well. 

 

My question would be: Is the data wrong or did really nobody report a withdrawal lasting more than 97 days? 

 

Perhaps the administrators in charge of compiling the data decided that certain withdrawal reports were not actually withdrawal and a relapse of symptoms or something like that.  Obviously this is total nonsense, there's much longer durations of withdrawal than 97 days and certainly at least 10-50 reports have been filed over the last 20-30 years.

 

Something smells fishy.

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Update: The duration is not mandatory to fill out, so likely what happens is: Patient gets sick of withdrawal, an initial report is filed, nobody ever follows up so the field remains empty. 

 

There is a periodic safety check for all SSRI and SNRI in 2017. If we manage to get enough reports in by that day, maybe they will wake up... Report people, report!!!!

 

Here's the agenda for the safety checks.

Feb 2015 Took venlafaxine for 5 days only... experienced withdrawal that made me completely non-functional

Mar 2015 took under 1mg of Sertraline for 10 days in an attempt to combat Venlafaxine withdrawal. Got adverse reactions. 

After stopping Sertraline, withdrawal got much worse. New, horrific symptoms. 

June 2015 Still non-functional but slowly getting better. Still brain zaps, migraines, sweating, heart racing, depression, crying spells

September 2015: 24/7 brain zaps, twitches in the face, no concentration, bad memory, language skills deteriorating. 

 

Profile feed: http://goo.gl/3g2GRn

 

Sign this petition for a blackbox warning on Prozac in Ireland:

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Update: I managed to get some more detailed data which includes the duration of the withdrawal reactions. 

 

Conclusion: They have no idea!!!!! 

 

From most reports, the duration of the withdrawal is missing. From the few reports that come with a duration, most were reported to last a couple of days. 

 

There are 3 withdrawal reactions with a bit of a longer duration: 97, 61 and 61 days. The reports include "North American Data" as well. 

 

My question would be: Is the data wrong or did really nobody report a withdrawal lasting more than 97 days? 

 

Perhaps the administrators in charge of compiling the data decided that certain withdrawal reports were not actually withdrawal and a relapse of symptoms or something like that.  Obviously this is total nonsense, there's much longer durations of withdrawal than 97 days and certainly at least 10-50 reports have been filed over the last 20-30 years.

 

Something smells fishy.

 

Yes i agree with this

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Thousands/Millions? are not reporting anything because they are being silenced, too trusting of the doc who tells them when they seek answers that they have an underlying depression.

We know this is complete nonsense.

 

But then we are up against a medical profession that will not report adverse effects because then that doc would have to admit a patient has been harmed. And who wants to experience some serious cognitive dissonance. The result of this is that doctors report fewer than 5% of serious adverse events on treatment. Furthermore speaking up against a problem by a doctor is now a recipe for professional suicide...doctors are suffering their own variation of Stockholm syndrome. Offers to describe problems at professional meetings are being turned down. Journals are rejecting publications outlining a new problem.

Those holding doctors hostage are being very kind indeed free meals, trips, who needs a credit card any longer and of course drug companies are supplying  the objects that make doctors desirable. Everyone patients and doctors are hypnotized...oh yeah well the label concedes that the drug can cause that but...that is unlikely to be the cause in this case. And when the power imbalance is unprecedented and the arrogance unmatched we idiots-lesser mortals   patients believe it. 

 

This is why in America and Europe regulators are now taking reports of adverse effects directly from patients.

 

Did you know its documented that over 80 % of the reports on the adverse consequences  dismissed as anecdotes have turned out to be correct! Aso 30% of the clinical trials that have been undertaken remain unreported and that of the 50% that are reported almost all will have been ghostwritten and roughly 25 % of the published trials altered to the extent that a negative result for  a drug will have been transformed into evidence the drug works well and is safe. In 100% of the cases the data from trials remain inaccessible.

 

There is very little incentive for a patient to report maybe altruistic purposes is the driver, in my case it was outrage!

Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen

We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. 

URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting  for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing.

http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651   

Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos.

Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you

Recovering paxil addict

None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. 

This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! 

  "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped."  Dr Mosher. Me too! 

Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015

I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015

Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017

 

 

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Check under substances - >venlafaxine. It's the second tab on the start page

I don't see a tab labelled substances??

WARNING THIS WILL BE LONG
Had a car accident in 85
Codeine was the pain med when I was release from hosp continuous use till 89
Given PROZAC by a specialist to help with nerve pain in my leg 89-90 not sure which year
Was not told a thing about it being a psych med thought it was a pain killer no info about psych side effects I went nuts had hallucinations. As I had a head injury and was diagnosed with a concussion in 85 I was sent to a head injury clinic in 1990 five years after the accident. I don't think they knew I had been on prozac I did not think it a big deal and never did finish the bottle of pills. I had tests of course lots of them. Was put into a pain clinic and given amitriptyline which stopped the withdrawal but had many side effects. But I could sleep something I had not done in a very long time the pain lessened. My mother got cancer in 94 they switched my meds to Zoloft to help deal with this pressure as I was her main care giver she died in 96. I stopped zoloft in 96 had withdrawal was put on paxil went nutty quit it ct put on resperidol quit it ct had withdrawal was put on Effexor... 2years later celexa was added 20mg then increased to 40mg huge personality change went wild. Did too fast taper off Celexa 05 as I felt unwell for a long time prior... quit Effexor 150mg ct 07 found ****** 8 months into withdrawal learned some things was banned from there in 08 have kept learning since. there is really not enough room here to put my history but I have a lot of opinions about a lot of things especially any of the drugs mentioned above.
One thing I would like to add here is this tidbit ALL OPIATES INCREASE SEROTONIN it is not a huge jump to being in chronic pain to being put on an ssri/snri and opiates will affect your antidepressants and your thinking.

As I do not update much I will put my quit date Nov. 17 2007 I quit Effexor cold turkey. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1096-introducing-myself-btdt/

There is a crack in everything ..That's how the light gets in :)

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