Posted by LyndaK on August 21, 2005, at 0:49:34 [reposted on August 22, 2005, at 21:45:51 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Prozac Withdrawal - need advice - going off meds, posted by Velodog2 on August 19, 2005, at 15:37:38
Is it just the idea of being dependent on the drug that you don't like? Or is there some side-effect(s) that you don't like?
In my experience, going cold-turkey is the worst way to come off an SSRI . . . and it's really not a good way to see if you still need the drug, because a sudden, big change like that can throw you into a severe depression. I've experienced that myself when I went off an SSRI cold-turkey . . . vowed I would never do it again. I'm not currently on an SSRI, I'm on a different med., but I don't like the side-effects of it either . . . but I can live with them. I CAN'T live with severe, unrelenting depression. I do know that my choices for treatment are a whole lot better than the choices that existed for my mom when she was young . . . I'm thankful for that! I'm also hopeful that even more will be learned and even better treatments will be developed. In the mean time, I'll do the best I can with the treatments that are currently out there . . . no shame in that.
Let us know how you're doing.
Lynda
> Hi, I'm new to this board. I've been on Prozac almost continuously for about 8 yrs. and am trying to come off it. I'm about 4 wks into cold-turkey cut off and it's not been easy. I have very few physical symptoms. My worst problem is recurring depression - generally much worse than before I went on the drug. This has happened every time I have tried coming off it before, and I always cave and go back. I hate being dependent. Does anyone else experience a bout of depression while withdrawing? Does it resolve?
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