Just take 1 day at a time that’s what I’m doing. Hi my name is Scott Stabile I was taking Zoloft and kolonipin for over 8 years in 2015 I lost my insurance and had to quit cold turkey since the I went through the most horrific withdrawals I had the most intense electrical sensation I felt like I had the worst flu all my muscles were so tight I could barely move my whole body shook and trembled I had a vibration feeling all through my body at one point I had a rash all over my body like lines all over every limp noid in me body was swollen as big as they could get I felt like I had an infection through out my body and my blood had turned black at one point this all and other stuff lasted about 2 years in the last 6 months things have gotten better but my muscles feel sprained and bruised the ringing in my ears is still there and I still have a vibration and electrical feeling in my legs for some reason the whole time this was happening my wife of 27 years didn’t believe this was happening to me she said that I have mental issues and what I was going through is impossible in December 2017 I was thrown out of my house and no one will talk to me even my 3 sons who believe their mom and think I just made all this up because of those drugs I have lost everything my entire family my wife’s name is Renia Stabile I was hoping someone could contact her and tell her everything I went through was real so I might have a chance to save my family please help me I have nowhere also to turn her email address is scrjstabile@msn.com I don’t want to loose my family because of pharmaceutical drugs that poisoned me and I believe almost killed me any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Let’s make healthy choices and keep the faith, no matter what! I do want to encourage everyone that is trying to get off of SSRI’s to push through the best you can. If anyone wants to sue this health system, I am definitely for. If you can at all, stay off them. I have now been off for 11 years. Hey Jenny,did you manage through tge lexapro withdrawl or did you have to go back on it?I also have horrible pain withdrawl symptoms, Hello Jenny,did you manage to get off lexapro?I also have horrible pain withdrawl symptoms. This drug has made me need therapy more than I needed it before. In my 30s I was laid off from a job for poor performance, and it was at the same time I was trying to reduce my dose. I plan on continuing my taper from 6 pills a week for a month to 3 pills a week for another month then to two and so on. I stopped cold turkey in November 2017. This squares with what anyone who has taken an SSRI experiences: pleasure circuits of all types feel numb. It gives me hope that I have improved. Anyway, nice to see a forum where others have had similar experiences. Chills I stayed on it for so long because of an over abundance of life diffulties such as husband didn’t work 3 years, health issues, bankruptcy, foreclosure, moving to a new state, and on and on. Would you please reply if you can? They never called me back and everytime I would call, it would go to voicemail and I would still get no answer. Maybe somebody out there will listen to this. It gives an unpleasant taste and either develop suddenly or over a long time period. That was on a Thursday. Please, love yourself enough. of prozac. The antidepressant sertraline is an example of a drug that accumulates in phospholipid membranes leading to transformation of the biochemical properties of the cell. They then faded but have come back in the last few weeks with a vengance and I can barely function. I cry at the drop of a hat and basically just a horrible person. I never tried to go above 10 mg though. If I didn’t have my dog by my side 24/7, I believe I would not be here. I have made friends because I decided to believe I am wanted and loved and because I’m in a healthy relationship! I would never have taken it if I had a clue this could happen. I am so disappointed in everyone that prescribed these poisons to me but most disappointed in myself as I was not smart enough to realize you cannot stop taking them. I had almost all of the symptoms listed above, i experienced hell for months and then after a year it all started again. As mentioned by other posts, the FDA authorized them but the research was flawed and big money involved. It’s so good to hear that others have gone through this but it doesn’t help m e now. People can heal even after 20 yrs of use and how can you know if you don’t try and wait patiently? Iv tried many times but have gone back because it has affected my work and social life so much when I try. I am now three months off Paxil and am suffering with anxiety, suicidal thoughts, skin crawling, etc. Gastrointestinal issues started immediately with frequent diarrhea to the tune of 11 times a day. How I managed to continue to work through these horrible first months, I don’t know. Prayer is calming and peaceful. I think if I didn’t have that extra stress she puts on us, that I may be able to handle the getting thru the withdrawl. I took a medicine named Faverin which is basically made up of fluxomvamine for two years my doctor decided that I should go cold turkey, I used to take 50mg every night before I sleep. My anxiety was NEVER this bad before going on the drugs. Go figure. It had become all about texture and temperature. You might now scoff like ‘how would you know?’ Trust me, i know. Had a few windows of relief, but by June 2014 symptoms really escalated. Medication always has risks of side effects and withdrawal, so it’s only worth taking if the benefits out-weigh the risks. It is impacting my work and my social life. I did it bc I felt it wasn’t working any more and that I have been having a lot of issues that I feel the Zoloft has greatly contributed to (jaw clenching and grinding/ acne/ I still feel like I can’t relax ever and need to be on the go all the time/ Gerd and diarrhoea every day/ insomnia/ thyroid problems and very dry skin.) It’s tremendously frustrating when patients describe a different experience than physicians expect, and don’t feel they’re being heard.” [1]. The truth is we know very little about how these drugs affect the brain especially after say 15- 20 years of use. I’m in week 2 of discontinuing after cutting down for a few weeks. This has taken me 6 months to achieve. I’m not stupid! needless to say, b/c of the crappy sleep, i’m am ALWAYS TIRED. I was taking Xanax like tic tacs (about 12 of the .5 mg) until I ran out which put me to sleep, but that’s not safe. I am sorry for all the difficulties that you went through. They didn’t know what it was and sent me home. I talk with my counselor and live. Starting tapering in January 2018. The only thing that helped to ease the extreme symptoms which had me on disability was to go back on a lower dose and then begin a very very slow micro taper. For me, at least having experienced it briefly, it would be a major loss.". But there are some side effects from antidepressants, including those that can affect your sex life. I was wondering if you were able to stay off the drugs and if things eventually got better for you? In fact, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists denied publicly the statements made by victims who suffered due to poor psychiatric advice on the method and speed of withdrawal from psychiatric drugs. Also realized that while I was on the drug, it made me emotionless and made me concentrate only on negatives which kept me from focusing on my surroundings giving me what I thought were memory issues (which only made my anxiety worse). The FDA has recently added black-box warnings to benzodiazepines, based on the number of adverse event reports the agency received. I have become a complete monster. That was a fortnight ago now and I am feeling worse than ever. If you’re going to even consider coming off taper for a long long time and talk to your doctor about tapering the Wellbutrin- there must be a better way. I need to be present and not crying all day for my son and I need to be professional at work. Regardless of this slow tapering, I experienced severe withdrawal symptoms. By exposing volunteers to increasing concentrations of aromas, researchers determined the portion of the brain responsible for initial processing of smell (the olfactory bulb, tucked under our frontal lobe) was, on average, 15 percent smaller in those suffering from depression, regardless of whether or not they were taking antidepressants. The industry, both the pharmaceutical and psychiatric, need be held accountable: SSRIs are archaic. Start doing your research, do not rely on your GP. You will no your in hell when u withdraw from benzos. I almost feel the same as I did before taking this medicine. I made it, and about two weeks ago, began cutting 25 mg tablets in half. My doctor denies these exist I said-do you tead??!! Our doctor said that it would take up to a month to get into her system and begin working. I am so glad that I stayed the course. The withdrawal symptoms have been an absolute nightmare. I was on them the first time for over 10 years and it took me a while for the w/d symptoms to go away. It is incredible to me that such a small reduction can wreak such havoc on a person’s life. I was on Luvox since 1994. This loss isn't limited to what we experience in the mouth—or to SSRIs. I don’t know how much longer I will last. After a period of 3 weeks of tapering from 40mg to 25mg I decided to stop since it was affecting my life. I think that’s my motivation to keep trudging through this. It is rewarding that there are those among them taking a cold hard look at the disastrous effects of withdrawing from these drugs. I stopped prozac nearly 6 months ago – I had been on 20mg a day for 2 1/4 years. I feel slowly but surely I’m going to get through this. So now feeling of hopelessness……. They helped me with my anxiety and depression but now it is worse than ever to where I never want to take Celexa again. As a result my lifestyle changed drastically and I now work in the low level IT field building and setting up desktop computer systems, Servers, performing data recovery etc. But I know that I HAVE to hang in there. I use a tiny scale (professional digital mini scale Model: PL-50) and cut the dose very slowly. My concern is I take my meds same time every day-maybe accidentally skipping a day but lately I’ve been getting the Prozac WD zaps and I cant figure out why??? The OCD has become so extreme that I have no life now. I just cannot imagine going through the initial withdrawal again but I feel so horrible I sometimes feel life is not worth it. The withdrawal symptoms have been horrific. After taking it for about a year, I experienced my first anxiety attack. When I asked about WD symptoms, she said it was normal and that I shouldn’t worry about it. If I do have another panic attack, I pray that I have the capability to work my way through it. 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