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Weaning off 50mg after 2 months, suggestions?

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Misteeri87
Misteeri87

Hi,

I was put on this medication a week after I got covid-19 and had some panic attacks . I was so sick that I didn't do my research otherwise I would have never taken this medication because it's not for me . after 8 weeks I am still having horrible side effects and blood pressure went up . My GP told me to cut my 50 mg in half for a week and then go off completely. However after reading the whole bunch of stuff I got a little scared. I cut the 37.5 for 5 days and then 25 for the last 5 days and I still feel horrible. and now going down to 12.5 to see how I do because being on this medication seems to be worse than the withdrawals people are going through. Has anybody been on this medication for Less Than 3 months and how did they get off?

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  • rob55013
    rob55013 Misteeri87

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    Hi,

    I am going through similar problem, my blood pressure went up and is up for three days 160/100 especially in the evenings and i am on them for around a month, how did you get off them , how did you feel after? Did your blood presure get back to normal? How long did it take? Thanks for your help.

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