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On 20 MG for a year, went to 10mg last November stopped in Feb 2018 now I feel like hell

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ben86255
ben86255

Background......my dad died suddenly in Oct 2016.  I struggled throughout winter of 2016/2017 until March when I had chest pains so badly I went to the ER.  They did tests and I was not having a heart attack so I was discharged and told to follow up with my PCP. I did that the following week and explained what I was feeling and how I could not seem to shake off the trauma. He put me on 20 MG prozac daily plus lorazepam to sleep at night.  I did ok and last November, I asked to go down to 10mG. That seemed ok and in early Feb of this year, I decided to go off it once and for all. That is when the problems started.  Anxiety, depression, hopelessness, fear, no motivation at all. Plus the morning vomit that keeps me from eating.  I found out the hard way you don't just go off Prozac but you must wean down to a point where your brain can take over making serotonin again. Right now I am back on 10mg and I feel marginally better but I can't say for sure if I am going to ever get my life back at this point. I suppose I might have to say on it indefinitely but we'll see.

Last discussion with PCP said take 10mg for a week, then following week take 10mg pill every other day..........then stop.  I hope I can get relief from all this stuff. I live alone nad with the passing of my father, I have no immediate family.  Like others have posted, I experienced ALL the horrible withdrawals etc.  Any advice?

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  • christine12299
    christine12299 ben86255

    Posted

    Hi Ben, I couldn’t get on with the side effects of these and after 10mg for 3 weeks my doctor told me to stop them. It is almost a week later and I still have the symptoms. I have spoken to others and it seems it takes a while for the body to adjust. Doctors don’t seem to understand either. I would agree though, go down to one every 2nd day, I would be tempted though to do that for a couple of weeks just so the anxiety isn’t too bad but I’m not a doctor just someone who struggled with coming off these and still am. Wishing us both good health 
  • jane98426
    jane98426 ben86255

    Posted

    So sorry to here about your dad luv it must be so difficult for you ,I couldn't quite get the gist of wether your coming off your meds or starting a new one or trying to come off one and start a new one ?

    • ben86255
      ben86255 jane98426

      Posted

      jane I am attempting to try to get OFF prozac.  I don't want to have to take it for the rest of my life. 

       

    • jane98426
      jane98426 ben86255

      Posted

      My only advice would be if your trying to come off them see if there is some kind of herbal replacment at hand luv I been on mine for years but after every couple of years I crash and have to change over if I have to take them for the rest of my life to feel normal it don't bother me I'm going through hell trying to start new ones 3 weeks tomorrow and side effects are horrible constant nervous feeling in my tum and my anxiety has hit the roof just trying to muddle through them right now it's a horrendous feeling I'm constantly nauseous waking up at 5 not able to go back asleep every day like a year it's hell 

    • ben86255
      ben86255 jane98426

      Posted

      been drinking chamonile tea at night. It helps a tiny bit but no more.
  • jane98426
    jane98426 ben86255

    Posted

    Are you sure your making the right discussion coming off them Hun some people need a little longer before they come off them 
    • ben86255
      ben86255 jane98426

      Posted

      This is per my doctor as far as the schedule. I made my own decision to come off it as i don't want to have to pop pills forever and ever.

    • ben86255
      ben86255 jane98426

      Posted

      still feeling pretty lousy.  Panic, vomiting in the AM, anxiety 2-3 times per day. When oh when will this ever cease/

      still doing 10mg a day for the next 4 days then 10mg every OTHER day for a week.

      Someone PLEASE tell me the light at the end of the tunnel  I don't know how much more I can take.

    • ben86255
      ben86255

      Posted

      I have appt with a therapist today. I hope she can provide some type of plan to get past this. I am nearly at the end of my rope.
  • jane98426
    jane98426 ben86255

    Posted

    Ben I feel pretty much the same as you I haven't got a phys my doc going to ring me later just the thought of having to go out the house into a doctors makes me extremely anxious I will be 4 weeks on Friday broke down to my 17 year old son before tried so hard to hid e it from him good luck ben

  • ben86255
    ben86255

    Posted

    Well I got taken off Lorazepam and put in Clonazepam to deal with the anxiety.  I still vomit in the AM, but nothing comes up usually, also on dexilant to cope with that.  Just starting week 2 of 20mg dose after being on a 10mg dose for 9 days.

    Someone please tell me this will get better. I have also set up sessions with therapist.  i am starting to wonder if I will ever get my life back

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