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Posted by garyengelm on December 8, 2007, at 16:23:17
I've been on 400mg (200mg twice/day) for 4 years. It really pooped out and rather than go up on the dose, I have been trying to wean down 50mg every two weeks. On the third day, I started feeling burning in my chest that went away by adding back the original 50mg I went down. So, I went down 25mg this time i.e. 200mg in am and 175mg in pm. Again on day 3, I started feeling very anxious, with that pain in my chest, it feels like anxiety and a burning sensation right down the sternum. I decided to grin and bear it out and just took some xanax, but it didn't do much.
Now I'm down 50 mg after waiting 2 weeks, and on day 3 of being down to 175mg in am and 175mg in pm. I have been nauseated all day, chills and feeling terrible. No fever, so I upped the dose 25mg and within an hour, everything is feeling better. My doc wants to switch me to lexapro as my anxiety has been off the charts lately, but even if I take a 1.25mg dose of Lexapro, it throws me into a little bit of Serotonin Syndromw. I can feel the lexapro at 1.25 mg lift my spirits, but I can't tolerate it for more than two days without going into the syndrome. Any advice or help would be appreciated...Thanks in advance...Gary
Posted by Phillipa on December 8, 2007, at 16:23:17
In reply to Need Help getting off Serzone, posted by garyengelm on December 5, 2007, at 14:23:59
Can't your pdoc give you more guidance in the taper? Sounds like lexapro when you get there may work. Phillipa
Posted by sonic_gb on December 8, 2007, at 16:23:17
In reply to Need Help getting off Serzone, posted by garyengelm on December 5, 2007, at 14:23:59
> I've been on 400mg (200mg twice/day) for 4 years. It really pooped out and rather than go up on the dose, I have been trying to wean down 50mg every two weeks. On the third day, I started feeling burning in my chest that went away by adding back the original 50mg I went down. So, I went down 25mg this time i.e. 200mg in am and 175mg in pm. Again on day 3, I started feeling very anxious, with that pain in my chest, it feels like anxiety and a burning sensation right down the sternum. I decided to grin and bear it out and just took some xanax, but it didn't do much.
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> Now I'm down 50 mg after waiting 2 weeks, and on day 3 of being down to 175mg in am and 175mg in pm. I have been nauseated all day, chills and feeling terrible. No fever, so I upped the dose 25mg and within an hour, everything is feeling better. My doc wants to switch me to lexapro as my anxiety has been off the charts lately, but even if I take a 1.25mg dose of Lexapro, it throws me into a little bit of Serotonin Syndromw. I can feel the lexapro at 1.25 mg lift my spirits, but I can't tolerate it for more than two days without going into the syndrome. Any advice or help would be appreciated...Thanks in advance...GaryHi Gary,
I'm sorry that I don't have an answer to your question first of all. I wanted to ask you what country you live in? In Canada, Serzone was discontinued years ago because of concerns of (VERY VERY RARE liver failure). Very silly in my opinion. This was the only AD that ever gave me a sustained improvement, and then they took it off the market. I'd love to find some again.
Sonic
Posted by PinkJade on February 6, 2008, at 20:59:52
In reply to Re: Need Help getting off Serzone » garyengelm, posted by sonic_gb on December 8, 2007, at 16:23:17
> > I've been on 400mg (200mg twice/day) for 4 years. It really pooped out and rather than go up on the dose, I have been trying to wean down 50mg every two weeks. On the third day, I started feeling burning in my chest that went away by adding back the original 50mg I went down. So, I went down 25mg this time i.e. 200mg in am and 175mg in pm. Again on day 3, I started feeling very anxious, with that pain in my chest, it feels like anxiety and a burning sensation right down the sternum. I decided to grin and bear it out and just took some xanax, but it didn't do much.
> >
> > Now I'm down 50 mg after waiting 2 weeks, and on day 3 of being down to 175mg in am and 175mg in pm. I have been nauseated all day, chills and feeling terrible. No fever, so I upped the dose 25mg and within an hour, everything is feeling better. My doc wants to switch me to lexapro as my anxiety has been off the charts lately, but even if I take a 1.25mg dose of Lexapro, it throws me into a little bit of Serotonin Syndromw. I can feel the lexapro at 1.25 mg lift my spirits, but I can't tolerate it for more than two days without going into the syndrome. Any advice or help would be appreciated...Thanks in advance...Gary
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> I'm sorry that I don't have an answer to your question first of all. I wanted to ask you what country you live in? In Canada, Serzone was discontinued years ago because of concerns of (VERY VERY RARE liver failure). Very silly in my opinion. This was the only AD that ever gave me a sustained improvement, and then they took it off the market. I'd love to find some again.
>
> SonicA Canadian class action suit exists against the makers of Serzone. It was advertised in national newspapers about 2 Saturdays ago.
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