I am so proud of each and every one of you!! We’re gonna make it!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I cannot believe how the psychatrist tells the patients that SSRIs are not addictive. If you have to withdraw, it is addictive.

I have been on zoloft for just over 10 years. Marriage breakdown, Loss of my mother, retiring from a stressful work environment. Started on 100mg of Zoloft and went up to 150mg, 125gm and Now going down to 100 slowly over the last 3 months. Occasional brain zaps and lots of headaches lately. I am determined to wean off Zoloft completely and reward myself with a healthy diet, regular exercise, mindfulness, Yoga and meditation.

I successfully tapered from 8 years of Cymbalta 60mg. It took me about 15 months to complete the taper. This was the hardest thing I've ever done. In fact, I'd rather have my kids all over again (pregnancy, delivery, and recovery). One thing I'd like to pass along is be prepared for family or friends to raise a fuss once you start feeling emotions again. They are used to you being numb and a bit of a pushover. You will need to follow Tip #6 and get that support or therapy lined up because stuff like this will eventually happen.

9 years on an SSRI, and I weaned off quite fast. The dizziness is insane. I'm keeping my eye on the prize though.

Recommend no more than a 2-5% taper every 2-4 weeks. This is EXTREMELY important. Many times, withdrawal is delayed so you may be doing large cuts and feel great, actually better than ever but just be blindsided with severe, debilitating withdrawal weeks or months later and at that point it's often too late to reinstate so it's a waiting game. Please be aware most doctors follow old tapering guidelines and the majority going through withdrawal did follow their doctors tapering advice. Healthcare practitioners; in fact, most people-- are operating from entirely the wrong paradigm, or way of thinking, about these meds. They're thinking of them like aspirin--as something that has an effect when it's in your system, and then when it gets out of your system the effect goes away. That's not what happens with medications that alter neurotransmitter function, we are learning. What happens when you change the chemistry of the brain is, the brain adjusts its chemistry and structure to try to return to homeostasis, or biochemical and functional balance. It tries to restabilize the chemistry. For example: SSRI antidepressants work as "serotonin reuptake inhibitors." That is, they cause serotonin to remain in the space between neurons, rather than being taken back up into the cells to be re-used, like it would be in a normal healthy nondrugged brain. So the brain, which wants to re-establish normal signaling and function, adapts to the higher level of serotonin between neurons (in the "synapse", the space between neurons where signals get passed along. It does this by removing serotonin receptors, so that the signal is reduced and changed to something closer to normal. It also decreases the amount of serotonin it produces overall. To do that, genes have to be turned on and off; new proteins have to be made; whole cascades of chemical reactions have to be changed, which means turning on and off OTHER genes; cells are destroyed, new cells are made; in other words, a complex physiologic remodeling takes place. This takes place over time. The brain does not grow and change rapidly. This is a vast oversimplification of the amount of adaptation that takes place in the brain when we change its normal chemistry, but that's the principle." "When we stop taking the drug, we have a brain that has designed itself so that it works in the presence of the drug; now it can't work properly without the drug because it's designed itself so that the drug is part of its chemistry and structure. It's like a plant that has grown on a trellis; you can't just yank out the trellis and expect the plant to be okay. When the drug is removed, the remodeling process has to take place in reverse. SO--it's not a matter of just getting the drug out of your system and moving on. If it were that simple, none of us would be here. It's a matter of, as I describe it, having to grow a new brain. I believe this growing-a-new-brain happens throughout the taper process if the taper is slow enough. (If it's too fast, then there's not a lot of time for actually rebalancing things, and basically the brain is just pedaling fast trying to keep us alive.) It also continues to happen, probably for longer than the symptoms actually last, throughout the time of recovery after we are completely off the drug, which is why recovery takes so long."

I did cold turkey off 300mg 6 months ago. Don’t let the hype freak you out. It’s very doable. It’s a pain in the arse for sure, the brain zaps lasted for about 5-6 weeks. At the 2 month point I started on cbd oil. Still taking the oil. Life is good. You can do it. Believe in yourself.

You are a very smart woman. Thanks for all the good advice you give! You definitely know what you are talking about. I did just like you did and reduced the dosage very slowly. Took me 42 weeks before the last pill. Nevertheless it took me 2 years before I could feel like my true self again. I was on Celexa for 12 years. I think that most of us - and I mean it! - don’t need antidepressants. Let’s resolve our problems by taking them seriously enough to figure out the proper solutions.

I've read through many of the comments before making mine . I'm a 54 yr old woman who has/had been on Paxil (30 mg) for 10 or so yrs . Like many here , I've tried to get off them before but returned due to side effects . NOT THIS TIME ! I have been off "cold turkey" for about 2 months . Through reading the comments and watching the vid , I didn't realize that some of what I'm going through is withdrawing . ei: cold/hot , losing balance , feeling weak or "fluish" , nausea , dizzy . I did know the "zaps""zings" were from stopping the pills . For me the zaps / zings are the worst of the withdraw . In the head and down the right arm/ hand for me . I was put on these God awful meds for PMS problems which were severe for 10 days a month . Rage , homicidal/suicidal thoughts / feelings . Due to allot of tragedies in my life , may have been a factor too . I do not know but after starting them , I went through menopause and within 4 yrs (at 48) stopped having my period . That,s young to finish menopause . I've decided to get off them for one , am tired of feeling "dead" inside . For me there has been a whole change in WHO I am since taking Paxil . I used to have a great sense of humour . I was creative ei: writing poetry , art . This Nazi med took "me" away . I had no motivation to do ANYTHING . Numb but at the same time felt all this pain inside that never stopped . Numb I say because I couldn't .. COULDN'T ever cry and THINK . My father died last yr . My mother-in-law died 2 months later . 2 cousins have died in the past yr also and not ONE TEAR could I shed ! Since stopping this Nazi pill , I ball like a baby at the simplest things like a sad song and ... it feels GREAT !!! I am no Dr . I'm only giving MY testimony here . I will fight through these withdrawal symptoms because I want ME back . I want to laugh , love , LIVE again . I've had much tragedy in my life too which may have played a part in my anger / depression . These are " outside forces" that can be dealt with WITHOUT meds . God Bless you all in your journey back to YOU ! Prayers for you and hopefully prayers for me .

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Thanks for sharing. I'm on 100mg Zoloft. Started over 3 years ago on 50mg for anxiety and mild depression, then eventually increased dose due to increased depression. My PCP prescribed it for me. I've been thinking about getting off my medication for a few months now as I feel like it helps me, but I also feel like I've become numb and lost motivation to do things. I'm not sad, just a lazy unmotivated sloth now. And obese. Plus I want kids someday and I'd rather not be on medication if I can help it. I'm so scared I'm going to "turn into" the person I was before. I get anxiety thinking about getting anxiety once I'm off the medicine, lol. I think I need to find a psychologist to work with me so I can learn how to help myself deal with the issues that put me on the medication in the first place. I don't want to be on this the rest of my life.

Thanks for not asking me to like and subscribe- I really appreciate seeing a real human now and then on KZfaq whose motivations are not egotistically or monetarily based!

there are simple things about nutrition that ppl are not taking in consideration or take them seriously. So taking magnesium 400 an vitamins B (b complex) is very very important as well as omega 3 supplement. vitamin d too. ppl can be cured even with vitamin b3 (niacin) please do research for that... so yeah they do help a lot its very simple very cheap an most of all its very effective.

Hi. I'm going to try again to get off trintellix. I've been on antidepressants since I was 21, im 62 now. I used the antidepressants but I was also on street drugs and alcohol. So when I was not on antidepressants, I was self medicating with street drugs and alcohol. I've been on many different types of medications so I'm not a newbie to these drugs. I've tried this before with disastrous results. The reason I want to discontinue the drugs is many. 1 reason is the cost of trintellex, ($400 a month). The 2nd reason is my rebellious nature. There's really no need to go down that rabbit hole, let's just say, I'm pissed being trapped by medication and big pharama. Thank you for providing your information. it really helps when you know you're going into battle that others have made it it to victory. So... wish me luck fellow warriors. ;)

Haha I quit Paxil cold turkey, needless to say never will take it again. This was years ago. Very bad move to quit Paxil like that. I think I almost died.

Great video. Surviving Antidepressants recommends no more than a 10% dose reduction every four weeks. Everything else she says is great.

I came off Paxil on accident. I go hurt and as in the hospital. It’s been 4 months and I love life now

I used St. John's wort daily and took Prozac every 2-3 days until it ran out. That was a year ago. I still use St. John's wort daily.

I'm currently tapering from Seroquel, after finding out that my cholesterol levels have continue to skyrocket well above 300. I've been on 150 mg since May, but am tapering quickly, as I don't want my levels to go any higher. Plus, I've had issues with my heart rate going up to 180 during my runs, despite going at a MUCH slower pace (although my EKG is normal). I started my taper about a week before Christmas (started with trying 100mg) and now onto 25mg of drug. So far, taper is going well....no negative side effects that I'm aware of, but I did have a "brain zap" on Christmas Day. It didn't hurt, but it caused me to feel sorta "blah" for a bit until my brain felt "normal" again. It was like a flip switched really quick in the right side of my head, and that side of my head felt "lighter" for a bit (super hard to explain), and I may have had a very very slight headache that lasted maybe a minute or two two, but that went away pretty quickly on it's own. At this point, I have some close friends (both off and online) who are aware that I'm tapering, along with my therapist. Hopefully, this will be a smooth (or at least, a fairly smooth) transition off of the medication, and that cholesterol levels will drop to normal, and my heart rate will stop going so high on my runs, so that I can run at a much more decent pace.

Ive been on paxil for 3 yrs with several attempts to get off the drug to no avail. I swtched to cymbalta after and have jusr recently quit. So far so good, I decided to start smokin marijuana with a vaporizer. It has been the best way for me so far.

Thank u Summer for an informative and useful video. I am planning to taper off 6 months on Venlafaxine /Efflexor. Your tips are very helpful. All the best!

OMG. I made the same mistakes when trying to quit. Thanks for your tips.

I was on antidepressants for the past 10 years, and I've tried many times to come off of them. I've been officially Cipralex-free for about 3 weeks now after a LONG taper process. It's been very very difficult with the chemical completely out of my system. My entire body feels tense all the time, and I've been shivering and shaking. I've been trying to conceal it at work, but it gets very tiring and I'm exhausted by the end of the day. I've been on 5HTP and VITB for the past few days and I can't tell if it's working. Just looking for some encouragement as this process if by far the hardest thing I've done from a psychological and physical standpoint. At what point does it start to feel ok again? How long for you did it take?

Back when I was in the army they had me on Citalopram (Celexa) 40mg. It was prescribed by a physician's assistant working under the supervision of a doctor. I had never met with the PA before and I never met the MD who signed off on the prescription. I was also not assigned a therapist or given any kind of support structure. My command was very prejudice against antidepressants, this pressures a "young me" to stop cold turkey after about 8 weeks on the medication. Discontinuation Syndrome.

If you get head zaps or other bad withdrawal symptoms, take fluoxetine (Prozac) while decreasing Paxil to get rid of those symptoms. Just make sure you're not taking both Paxil and Prozac for more than a few weeks.

I was on Paxil for a while & decided to stop taking it. Worst withdrawal ever!! Brain zaps, vision issues, very vivid nightmares, just felt hungover & horrible. I had to taper down too, & in the end was taking actually slivers of the drug. Even after tapering down to virtually dust I still experienced the withdrawal symptoms for several months. I cannot function well without some type of antidepressant, but I'd rather commit myself to a loonie bin than go near Paxil again!

Thanks, Summer, for this wonderful, informative video on wd from SSRI's. I totally agree on doing the taper very slowly and around your life. I tapered from Lexapro over an 8 month period with very few symptoms, until 3 weeks after I came off it entirely. That was 5 months ago and I would not recommend going off an SSRI in fall or winter. I would have waited until spring when I can be outside in the sunshine to help with the winter blahs. I have had a really rough winter with many symptoms, and that was after tapering very slowly. Thanks again.

The Nedley Depression/Anxiety Recovery Program really helped me. Also EFT (tapping)--those two were life changing!

My own story off paxil is for sure the strangest out there: I wasn't planning to quit paxil, but I (for other reasons) got hospitalized with an ambulance to emergency care, where I first was on a coma for 4 days, after I woke up I was on very strong drugs for the next about 9 days. So basically after 13 days at hospital, I got back to this world and realized "wait a minute, where are my paxils, I haven't took them at all for 13 days". I was on 30mg a day, had been on it for +3 years and basically went off cold turkey, didn't experience a single zap / withdrawal. And again, I wasn't even planning to quit it in the first place.

I've been taking antibiotics anxiety medication since I was 14. I'm 33 now. I came from an overbearing mother that didn't know that her Anger and abandonment created depression and rage issues within me. So instead of her getting help or quitting her stupid stressful job, I was the one with the problem. I used to have such a creative mind and believe that my lack of clarity has a lot to do with my meds. Sadly I've been through withdrawal for short periods of time, and know that right now is not the time. When I've accomplished my most important goals and feel like I'm in a safe place and have people to support my decision, then I know that I can start the arduous journey of Withdraw of my meds. ❤❤❤❤

I quit zoloft cold turkey in 2009. All I remember is intense itching. Head to toe itching that seemed to be under the skin, so I could not relieve it in any way.

These doctors are so quick to prescribe these, I am 6 months off Zoloft, was on them 3 years and never again! but I'm still having a difficult time. can't sleep feeling anxious and depressed!

I had an idiot doctor who cut me off of effexor cold turkey...I felt like I was getting off of heroine...cold chills, shakes...dizziness, nausea, and god awful headaches :( I found better doctors and I am now on zoloft. Im doing so much better. Thank you for these vids!

I went cold turkey on Xanax and trintellix. I’m still having withdrawal symptoms but I’m not going back!!!!

My strategy was different. I did not reduce the dose. I increased lag between taking the entire tablet. First, every other day. After some time, every third day... and so on. Withdrawal of the drug took me half a year.

I went cold turkey a week and a half ago and I haven’t had any symptoms. I was taking lexapro. SRI’s shouldn’t the first choice in my opinion.

Currently attempting to wean myself off of 30mg of Cymbalta I've been taking for the past 16mths... initially went 3 days w/o it 'by accident' & experienced extreme vertigo. Now I am doing every other day ( with doctors permission) just on Mon, Wed, and Fri... And after I will attempt to take my dose every 2 days instead of every other day. It's a scary process, but I am determined, confident & encouraged by others who have already tapered off completely. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it's not a train.

Thank you Summer, I went off antidepressants rapidly and felt the original symptoms come back. Possibly this was part of withdrawal and I found myself back onthe same path. I will try again with your help! Much Gratitude!

I was on zoloft for 4 months and i quit cold turkey but im paying for it daily around the same time every day. Im glad i only took them for 4 months...

My best advice Don't listen to anything anyone other than your Doctor has to say This applies to any and all things physical and mental

Day 5 and I am so dizzy I cant walk very far. This is rough.. EDIT for context: Gradually reduced escitalopram from 2mlg to 1 to 0 over the course of 3 weeks.

I came off Paxill 20 mg and had no side effects about one year ago .

IF you are withdrawing from a SSRI, there is a herb you can take called Kanna that will pretty much eliminate all withdrawal symptoms. Do not take Kanna with your medication but if you haven't taken it in a while and your are in withdrawals, all you need is a pinch of this herb and it will make you feel normal again. I tried this on my friend who was experiencing Zoloft withdrawals and it made him feel 100% back to normal. Kanna is a natural SSRI which is the reason it works so well.

I am on cold turkey right now is it normal sometimes your skin feels like it's hot but with no fever and trouble sleeping plus shortness of breath

Thank you so much for this video. I've been reducing now for the last four months slowly by tiny amounts and that works for me. Like you said when you do reduce you know what to expect after been doing a while with experiencing certain days symptoms. Reduce but time your time.

Thank you so much for making this video. The lists are a GREAT idea.

"Work out your own salvation in fear and trembling." Lord.

thanks for your contribution. I really wanna quit these bad boys and you mentioning The Antidepressant Solution really help. God bless you.

The paxil progress support group doesn’t exist anymore and it makes me really sad, I was looking forward so much to relating to someone through this. I have been on Paxil for 8 years and went from 20-10 through the last couple years out of inconsistent taking and wanting to taper. Then for the last 8 months was taking 10 mg but forgetting to take it sometimes resulting in going 2-3-4 days without taking it until I was reminded with brain zaps. Finally decided to just not take it this last time around and it has been 16 days and was doing totally fine other than some insomnia and sleeping warmer and headaches. I have noticed more anxiety lately, especially this morning. But slowly getting easier I think/hope. I feel like I have developed enough tools and skills through therapy to manage my anxiety on my own. Just want to get past the withdrawals stage. Hate feeling off and overthinking and anxious. Just cool to see other people comment on here too about similar things

Did you feel more depressed in some of these last months when you were on a very small part of the tablet? Before you got completely off.

I am really thankful to you that u shared your experience .it is said that" experience is another univesity".i have my own experience of withdrawal sideeffcts of amytripline. It took me 3 months to completely quit.really it was not easy!!

How do you start the conversation with your psychiatrist about wanting to taper off your antidepressant medications?

Now that I got health insurance my MD said how long have you been on Ssris? I said over 10 years. He was like I need to taper you off this medication and try something else you are on the highest dose and it's gonna get worse.

Thanks for the great info and suggestions. I was trying cold turkey, but realize this is not possible for me. Will be trying the 25% reduction method. Thanks again.

Thanks for the video. informative. Weaning off SSRI did make me feel unconfortable, but not horrible. Did and still do have some brain zap, nausea, odd feeling in my body, fatigue. Have been of completeling for 2 weeks now

Going from5 mg to 0 has been a challenge, week 1 I experienced. Some generalized anxiety and yaw clinching. Week 2 has been awful. Week 2 I find myself irritable, unable to concentrate on tasks, elevated anxiety with that knot feeling in stomach, but the worst is the feeling of walking around like you had just been suddenly awaken from sleep. That sensation, feeling stays with you the whole day!

On cold turkey from setralin currently ( -__-) No real symptoms, except one thing that is killing me - when I move my eyes from side to side, I hear a sound like a swishing light-saber from star wars, that comes with one or two light "hits" down my spine, like someone is directly tapping the nerve. Might not sound so bad, but believe me, it will drive you crazy, because you can't just stop moving your eyes.

The fact that you had to chop the pills up yourself and there’s absolutely no support from the drug mfg is Fkn criminal

I've been completely off of Paxil now for about 3 months after many many years of taking them. I'm just now starting to have a hard time with withdrawal symptoms. Stomach problems are the main one. The only thing that calms my gut is IBGard and still not completely. Not much of an appetite. The thing that I've noticed lately is horrible itching while trying to sleep. I just fall asleep and then the itching wakes me back up. This goes on all night. I'm also sad a lot and lethargic. I've considered going back on them. Is there any light at the end of this tunnel?

I have been on Paxil for 22 years. I am TERRIFIED to stop using it.

I was on day 3 when i realized what was causes my anxiety, smoking i realized i have trouble withdrawing from things that are addicting, so i decided im getting off this before things get out of hand

Effexor destroyed my life. These drugs are dangerous. My brain is totally numb.

I went from 40 MG of Paxil to 20 MG a few months ago. it wasn't that bad I did feel the little shocks some times which was probably the worst part. I did go from being in the gym a lot to not at all because of the snow storm and I have to say I did get a little depressed for a couple of days. my primary problem had never been depression it was anxiety and panic attacks particularly because of my time in the Army in combat. the depression sucked when it hit because I started feeling guilty for things I never felt guilty about before.

Paxil - 10 mg - had alot of horrible side effects - main one effecting me was insomnia ( nightmare, i don't know how i 'functioned' ) and having mania episodes and paranoia! ( never been that horrible) Doc said to stop taking it - did'nt even tapper me down - over 11 days later i still feel i have side effects lingering ( maybe withdrawal?) ( not insomnia - luckily ) Getting alot of adrenaline rushes for no reason, waking up in a freak out ( possibly night terrors or panic attack - im really not sure )

Hi, I just got off Zyprexa like 2 weeks and a half ago...As my doctor advised. But I felt headaches, and loss of concentration. My sleep pattern is getting back slowly but hopefully I will get better by time. I have my next appointment next month. I will tell him all the symptoms I experienced. I guess my system is getting out of the zyprexa feeling. I was on it for three years! But my doctor reduced the dosage every year. I hope my mental health will get back. Wish you all the best!

The amount of nausea, baby poop diarrhea and uncontrollable crying really doesn't feel nice. Also nightmares, every night, to a point of shouting things out in your sleep, temperature changes. I was on 20 MG of escitalopram, before celexa for about 5-6 years.

Very candid and helpful. Thank-you. Nice to get good info from someone articulate and cute.

lost my job. dropped put of school. lost my apartment. i wear glasses now. fml. cold turkey ftw...not

Why didn't you just get a prescription for liquid Paxil in order to wean more efficiently and safely? Pill splitting is not precise enough for this drug.

Thank You for sharing yours experience and advices :)

7-8 months????? My doc said taper for 3 weeks

Get yourself a naturopath doctor, there are lots things you can be taking to help. I was under my naturopaths guidance and I’m totally fine. I’m on things like lavender, gabba, saffron sand lemon balm. I couldn’t do it without it.

The problem with tapering down for me (was given antidepressants for insomnia), is that I became psychologically addicted, so I wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of taking some more those rough nights where it seemed like I wouldn't be able to sleep at all.

You can try benadryl for brain zaps but it can make you sleepy. Claritan is another option which doesn't cause sleepyness

Great Video I know have a better understanding of what to expect during the withdrawl I hate Paxil.

Everyone’s body reacts differently. I can’t believe that several people are refuting what obviously is helping someone else-i.e. fish oil. I, myself, am having a heck of a time weaning off Zoloft. My doc told me it is “easier” to wean off than other anti-depressants-just b/c a doctor says it does not mean it is true. I have been having all of these same horrible things happening with my own body in withdrawal as some of the rest of you. For those of you who have never had a depression/anxiety problem-I DO have God and am thankful He is there for me. I also know that chemicals in my brain are not in balance, hence my anxiety and depression. Please don’t tell me I don’t need medication. I have been on and off anti-depressants since my daughter’s birth almost 30 years ago. At one point about 10 years ago (when I was contemplating suicide, not for the first time), I realized that I might have to be on some kind of medication for the rest of my life. Fast-forward to now.....I am not sure that the medicine I am on is actually completely working-300 mg Wellbutrin plus 100 mg Zoloft per day. I went to my doctor and talked with her, and we decided to wean off the Zoloft, stay on Wellbutrin for the time being, and am now on Lamotrigine, which was actually originally an anti-seizure medicine. It was found to have a secondary benefit, to improve mood. It addresses depression and anxiety differently in the body than the anti-depressants. Is it working? So far, yes. Do I want to be on it forever? No. For right now, though, I am not having thoughts of suicide. I am still looking at options other than pills to help me. I have been taking many vitamins and minerals faithfully, and those have helped immensely. I have taken fish oil but not regularly. You can bet that I am going to add that to my daily regimen. For those of you out there suffering from the same things I am, keep looking for answers in areas other than drugs. My goal is to be able to get off as many prescriptions as possible and try to manage my anxiety and depression with as many other options as possible-mainly good nutrition and exercise. I may have to stay on some of my medication, and that is ok. Better than my known responses when off the meds in the past-death. Explore what is right for you. Never stop questioning and never stop researching options other than drugs.

I quit lexipro on July 4th, 2014. I weaned myself down but I am now on nothing. I am in a constant state of feeling dizzy. I feel strong emotion out of nowhere and occasionally start to cry. I do not feel like I am smart any longer and I feel like emotion has control of me. I am trying to find a job, but I realize I come off as a crazy person because of my attitude. I just want to feel normal again. I do not know when that will happen.

Thanks for making this video, you have some very helpful information.

I have gone from 8 medications last year down to four, and reducing down to three this week. It has been ROUGH. My poor brain. I have found with a few of the medications I've gotten off I will get tremors, restless leg and hypnagogic hallucinations when trying to sleep. Its not fun at all. Currently coming off Lamictal. I take Seroquel, Gabapentin and I alternative between Ambien & Lunesta to sleep. I cannot even fathom the thought of ever trying to get off the other meds- as it is I still don't sleep properly. Good luck to everyone

I was on ZOLOFT 125 and Zoloft didn’t work at all for me but my doctor kept upping the dose I didn’t like wean myself off like at all because I was just done with taking it and plus I ran out I’m literally so pissed off all the time, I’m itchy like constantly ,I’m freezing and nauseous all the time and I have a really really bad headache pretty much every day I missed so much school cuz of it I literally can’t take it anymore i feel like I’m dying but I’m not about to take it again cuz it did absolutely nothing for me I just don’t know what to do at this point it’s been like 10 days now and I’m still feeling like this I’d seriously seriously recommend not being dumb like me and just wean ur self if it’s not worth feeling like shit 24/7

great video,,,,positive, informative and hopeful.

at first i was on a high dose of paxil(60mg a day), i suffered with apathy and lost of common sense...i tried to stop taking paxil a few times but couldn't handle the withdrawal symptoms, after day 3 i suffer from hypnagogia and sleep paralysis, at day 5 i start getting paranoid because the hypnagogia and sleep paralysis get worse/stronger with realistic hallucinations, day 7 i get very anxious, emotional, sad and depressed(worst felling i ever felt) if i had suicidal tendencies i would say i feel suicidal, i give up on day 8.. today i take 10mg a day, i still suffer from apathy(not near as much as before) and still cant sleep for a whole night but the less mg i take the better i feel or should i say the more normal i feel

Thank you much for the tips. God bless

grate vid! All I needed to here was the nail filing and I knew you were for real lol.(not a laughing matter but uno, been there too) I was on paroxetine for 12 years, got ½way down from my sustained dose and could not go any further due to sides(24hr/day panic attacks) Any way once again grate vid. thank you. :)

people like you put it in our heads.

Hi there, thank you for your help. This is my third attempt of coming off prozac and this time I'm more informative. I've been on this drug for many years now. I started my quest 6 weeks ago and am taking my dosage every other day. Today after six weeks, my fibromyalgia returned with vengeance (one good side affect of prozac, kept it at bay) and fatigue and emotions of wanting to cry now and again appeared. I so want to weather this storm and reading up on the net is helping. I know I'm going to go through hell (like last time) but is there anything else I can do to make this easier?

thanks for the video. I want to start and try getting off paxil. Paxil has seemed to work for about 2 years then within the last 6months or so I have been really tired, no motivation, and slightly depressed and sleeping all the time. Hopefully once I come off the paxil all of these symptoms will go away.

Do you still have any symptoms even though you're completely off Paxil? Any brain zaps at all?

Has anyone used Sam E when you got down to the lower doses of Zoloft to help with the with drawl symptoms

you are right.smart girl

After one of my extreme withdrawal days I sent out a text to friends and family to "bare with me". Really helps 💕 Along with research of what to expect.

Good points but the reason why some of us may have had to take SSRI's cause nothing else worked, so how is it going to work if it didnt work before?

I think the scariest part of withdrawal (at least for me) is that the symptoms actually feel dangerous. I actually started Zoloft with no anxiety and it gave me panic and anxiety attacks which aren't stopping even off it...soo now I can't breathe half the time and the other half I'm having dizziness, nausea and whatnot. It's been a fun few weeks.

I was on 40mg of Paxil every night for about 4.5 years. In the process of tapering off I’m now at 10mg every other night. My mood has been awful and I’m more irritable and negative lately

So question? I haven't started taking an anti depressant. Should I not take it and just work on finding an alternate solution as suggested for when your symptoms return after withdrawal. I am suffering terrible anxiety after quitting a 6 year Xanax dependency. Just hate to feel better then have to stop taking an anti depressant and starting all over again.

All the people here look to me from America or Europe may be. Anyway,I am a male from Mumbai,India 44 years old. I loved a girl (one sided) in my class of 1996 . She married another boy from our same class. I went into the most severe depression imaginable. Tried to slit my wrist in 1995 and end it forever. I was saved by a doctor. Also contemplated jumping in front of a train but did not have the guts. I did not marry.Then for 4/5 years did not take anything.I am on depression medications since Nov,2002. Firstly was on Sertraline which is Serlift in India (Zoloft in US).I changed it bcos of GI upset issues.Then to Fluoxetine (Prodep in India,Prozac in US) in 2007. But no sleep when on fluoxetine bcos of its longer half life. So in Nov,2008,I switched to escitalopram (Nexito in India,Lexapro in US).It is exactly 10 years I am on it now today. From 2008 to 2016,I was on 10 mg Lexapro.Then tapered to 5 mg in 3 months in 2016. Since 2016,I am on 5 mg . Since 1st Sept 2018 ,I am on 2.5 mg .... OK. I stopped it 10 days ago. After abt 5 days ,I didnt have brain zaps etc but had a burning headache in the frontal part and also overall. Also I felt as if i had fever,chills. Other than that,I was restless. I kept walking at home ...very restless. My father asked me what has happened to you suddenly ? I couldnt take it anymore. I took first dose of 5 mg that morning 5 days ago and again 2.5 mg since next day. With first dose,I was back to normalcy. With such a small dose ,i left it and still i cudnt bear the withdrawal symptoms. Here in India,the smallest tablet is 5 mg. There are no liquid formulations.I wish we had here. Please help me .I have come down to 2.5 mg/day . I read on other sites ,even with this dose,people have had horrible withdrawals bcos Lexapro is a powerful antidepressant.

i'm trying to withdraw but i always get back taking it because of the headaches and burst of anger.

I had no medical issues apart from some light feelings of electrisity going on in parts of my body.This were very light and dident present any issue. My bigest issue was that i got overwhlming emotions. On anti depressents i was not fased by anything at all now i feelt like an emotionaly driven person instead of a logical one.

that video help me a lot, didn't know what to expect

What would happen if you had to detox from pain medication or Benzodiazpine? These drugs are truly hell to get off of.