DO I NEED TO TAPER OFF FROM 10MG IN SIX DAYS?
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Hi everyone I really need some advise about how to withdraw from taking 10mg per day of fluoxetine.
I have been kind of misdiagnosed by my gp. Because of my ignorance.
I went to her with symptoms of a panic anxiety disorder so she prescribed the fluoxetine.
WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH WAS A VERY SLOW WITHDRAWAL FROM STOPPING ANOTHER DRUG ( TOPAMAX for migraines ) COLD TURKEY. STUPID MISTAKE ON MY BEHALF. I found this info on the net 3 days into taking flu.
So I question do I actually need to be on prozac or should I just ride out the withdrawals from the topamax. It has been a month tomorrow from stopping cold turkey.
And im on my 6th day of flu.
Do I need to taper. ?
Please help!!!! the symptoms are just too unbearable
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carl58303 emma24388
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As far as I know, you need to taper off Fluoxetine - but I'm not a doctor. May I suggest a return to your GP and talk the situation over with her?
Yup! Fluoxetine sure is difficult in the early days, no doubting that BUT it isn't going to harm you - just make you feel really bad. Hang in till Monday!
emma24388 carl58303
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Ill tell my doc all this too. I've started to write it all down. Im very forgetful and I have weird feelings like deja vu.
deb88473 emma24388
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Deb
emma24388 deb88473
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I am staying positive though I have a four year old son who picks up on my mood very easily and its not nice when he tells me to smile. Cos I look mad.
I hope the withdrawals don't last too long or are too violent because realistically I am still withdrawing from the original meds that caused the panic and anxiety in the first place.
Fingers crossed
claire64797 emma24388
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I ended up in A&E twice and was admitted and they just said I just couldnt tolerate but I was that ill I had to have a brain scan first!
The noise sensitivity was hideous,every noise made me jump and angry,resorted to ear plugs in the end.The nausea was ridiculous and I could hear my own thoughts which scared me to death
Anway Ive been off it 3 weeks and 1 day and am almost back to normal,I was told at the hospital even after 6 days it can take a month to get out of your system.
Some people say to stick it out and it gets better but if its that bad seek some help,its too scary to feel that ill. Good luck
emma24388 claire64797
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As for the tapering I have prepared my last two 10mg (20mg cut in half) and cut them so they are 5mg each will last 4 days. I think ill be ok fingers crossed coming off it. I always seem to feel better in the mornings until I have to take my flu. Then im a mess an hour to two hours after I take it...........
Ill keep posting. It helps alot.
emma24388 claire64797
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carl58303 emma24388
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emma24388 carl58303
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Ha ha I actually have thought that myself that I hadn't died in my sleep. I can laugh about it now but the feeling does come back.
I take my hat off to you for being on it for 5 weeks! !! Well done. Hope your feeling better?
claire64797 emma24388
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emma24388 claire64797
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claire64797 carl58303
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Even now,anxiety/panic feels only a few steps away all the time,something I never had before.
emma24388 claire64797
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Im going to get back on that wagon this week in order to help me with the symptoms of now having to come off fluoxetine. Garghhhhhhhhhhhh im so mad at myself for not tapering off my topamax.
carl58303 claire64797
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My second session with a psychotherapist was spent having a panic attack, just talking about getting old and broken - my huge fear brought on by not grieving my losses about a very damaged back. All that is back where it belongs - in the future. I'm alright and functioning right now.
Similarly, you are alright right now - hopefully nothing wrong with you except Fluoxetine induced anxiety and fear which itself brings on another panic attack. You are not going to die of a panic attack! Horrible as they are, you will survive every one of them, no harm done to you.
Be gentle, kind and loving toward yourself. Sleep tight and wake to another day. Give yourself time and space and be gentle with yourself.
emma24388 claire64797
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Well it's been 7 days since stopping and im very slowly getting back to normal.....SLOWLY ha ha I have periods of time where I feel semi normal then days where my anxiety and depression peaks and I can feel the pressure in my head build and just cant seem to shake it this can even happen for a couple of hours and then all of a sudden ddissappear.i still feel quite flat most days. Really bad insomnia still. I have to take nausicalm and melatonin every night otherwise I would stay awake alllll night. Heightened sense of smell and taste too which is really odd. And I feel very very tired by 5.30pm but not sleepy. Taking magnesium and b vitamin complex. Will probably start st johns wort in a couple of weeks just to make sure the fluoxetine is completely out of my system first. Can you relate to any of these withdrawals. ? And did you ever feel like your old self again. ?
emma24388
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