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Stopped fluoxetine after 6 months.

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jesika28180
jesika28180

So i quit my meds after 6 months, at first i thought i was better but i just started going downhill, now that i have 2 weeks off them, im feeling better each day that goes by, i want to give myself the chance to better myself without meds. This has been a rollercoaster, and wish everyone here luck, and just have patience with all this, im always here if anyone wants to chat.

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  • vanilla27
    vanilla27 jesika28180

    Posted

    Good to hear someone is having positive results. I quit the Flu about 23 days ago and I still feel terrible. I was hoping, like you, that I would get better without drugs. I've tried so many for my anxiety that I was convinced they were all making it worse so I decided to quit. Well, for me, unfortunately I think I will need to find a drug that willl help me.

  • dan35356969
    dan35356969 jesika28180

    Posted

    thanks for your response...I have had a pretty good experience so far but the months of December and January will be the true test as that is my busiest and most stressful time at work.  It's not a "miracle pill" but I am on a low dose, and I have noticed not feeling quite as overwhelmed on Monday mornings as I usually have.  Going to the doc in 9 days to discuss / possibly up the dosage

     

  • mikayla1226
    mikayla1226 jesika28180

    Posted

    Did you gradually get off them or did you just stop taking them altogether?
    • jesika28180
      jesika28180 mikayla1226

      Posted

      i came off them slowly,i tappered myself off. I was feeling much much better, but my neck pain slowly crept up and i went to see neurologist and she gave me gabapetin which i only took for 1 week then stopped because it spiked my anixety and now im trying to clean my system completely off all drugs. i think my body has low tolerance for meds...i start feeling crazy, jumpy, like high 
  • mikayla1226
    mikayla1226 jesika28180

    Posted

    I have been on mine for 6 months and want to eventually get off of them cause I feel pretty much better. I think I'll feel better once I'm done taking them. But idk I'm nervous

    • bronwyn_77340
      bronwyn_77340 mikayla1226

      Posted

      Hi mikayla.im down to 20mg from 60 now. I felt jittery and had crazy dreams. But other than that I feel a lot better.. I've been loosing weight also too.. I guess it's different for everyone.. plus a little walk a day helps too.. hope all goes well.x

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