You are half right. The half-life affects withdrawal but so does the damage from the medications. These are neurotoxins that damage receptors in the brain. The brain is powerful and can heal itself. Unfortunately it takes months and years for many people. But it does heal. Keep your head up everyone. You can do it!

@rustymullins6623

10 ай бұрын

I quit Effexor cold turkey..4 months now and it’s literally a living nightmare…

@Snowflake1374

6 ай бұрын

Tapered zoloft too fast. 3,5 months off. Nightmare.

The myth that discontinuation syndrome is solely correlated with drug half-life needs to stop. It will correlate with onset of symptoms, but not length of symptoms. Once drug elimination is reached, the length of time it takes the brain to find homeostasis (typically upregulation of serotonin, dopamine and/or norepinephrine receptors depending on the drug) varies drastically person-to-person and unfortunately that person will suffer a varying severity of symptoms - often highly debilitating. Telling the patient that they'll be fine in 1-2 weeks might seem like a good idea (and is standard among many psychiatrists) but does not help them in the long-term and just propogates misinformation from the pharma industry to shift more drugs. It may seem like conspiracy and thus easily dismissed, but unless you're 3 months into brain-zaps (theorised in more recent literature to be localised 'controlled' mini-seizures as opposed to 'uncontrolled' seizures such as epilepsy) with a psychiatrist telling you its just in your head, its hard to understand. SSRI/SNRI/NDRI are a tool that can be used to help many, but their over-prescription is verging on malpractice. Whats worse is that many are now prescribing them in combination (typically an SNRI and an SSRI), increasing risk of serotonin syndrome. Note, I said 'over'-prescription. They still have a place and many are in need of them - but its a risk-reward calculation and if the medical community don't accept that the risk is higher than what is being propagated then that calculation is flawed and you end up with over-prescription. I.e. "You seem sad, take this pill".

@Chris-Alia

4 жыл бұрын

Put that into 1 sentence

@oliviaalice646

3 жыл бұрын

100% spot on

@uninamed2292

2 жыл бұрын

Combining 5HT2-a drugs, like antidepressants, don't only increase the risk of serotonin syndrome, but even HPPD, which messes a persons vision up with life with visual disturbances like visual snow.

I can feel and hear the swishes of my eyes.. i feel like i am going insane.

@nimrakhan5897

3 жыл бұрын

It'll get better in 3 weeks. However, it's been 8 weeks for me and I still haven't completely recovered. My stomach is still upset and my knee joints hurt

@rev.jeremyhall

3 жыл бұрын

its making me crazy right now too! im transitioning between ssris

@nimrakhan5897

3 жыл бұрын

@@rev.jeremyhall you'll get through this this phase will pass believe me

@rev.jeremyhall

3 жыл бұрын

@@nimrakhan5897 God? On the other side and starting day 3 of full dose on my new ssri. Things are looking up

@jackied197

2 жыл бұрын

How long until the swishes stopped? I’ve been off for 5 days and I can hear my eyes swishing! Thought I was imagining it at first. I’m also having a lot of vertigo and dizziness.

more than flu like symptoms, extreme high blood pressure, extreme anxiety, light headiness

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@1MNUTZ

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same thing very high blood pressure

Thanks so much for this video !! Im currently in the middle of it so I am consuming ALL the material i can on this!!

I appreciate listening to you give a matter of fact description.

I really like that you are bringing up the topic of not knowing whether it's your symptoms coming back or if it's just the withdrawal because I have been off of my medication, not by choice but because the secretary refuses to give me a refill until my next appointment just because I missed my last appointment. I hope she gets fired I hate her right now because I have been without my medication for a week and I am feeling absolutely torn apart and like I am being tortured at the moment. I thought it was my symptoms coming back though as well of feeling like complete mush. I am literally feeling every single symptom I am having horrible jerking and twitching tremors nasty headache I feel as if I am going on a rollercoaster almost you know that feeling of your heart dropping but it's throughout my entire body.

Love your honesty ❤️

Very informative. Thanks so much!

Thank you. Under my shrink's supervision I'm on day 6 of tapering Zoloft. Feeling kind of weird. Your video has been very helpful.

"How do you know if it is your illness coming back or withdrawl"? Withdrawal makes you so dam sick!!!!

Great video, thanks Jeff

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Keighan, thanks for watching I appreciate it.

This was so helpful thank you

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching I really appreciate it!

You're doing a great thing with this channel. This is the first video I've watched but I'm already a believer in the channel. Would you consider going over the differences between a doctor prescribing antidepressants to mask symptoms vs. a proper (3 to 4 week) DSM diagnoses fallowed by prescription psyche drugs?

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your very nice words. Can you elaborate a little on your question?

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

I think that its best to see a psychiatrist and psychologist rather than a family doc for depression. If the doctor has time to spend with you then its probably okay but your right often the doctors are in and out of the room in just a few minutes. Pharma companies do a lot of the drug education, which is probably biased. Often we see a new medication that is very expensive prescribed even if it is not better than the older cheaper one. That is probably a result of marketing in many cases.

I have bad vertigo, I feel like I have the flu, vivid nightmares, high blood pressure, panic attacks. My ocd is worse than when I got on. I will have to just go back to taking it. It's making me so sick not taking it.

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

I had mild Vertigo under withdrawal. I still do right now. Had extremely painful diarrhea for 2 weeks under withdrawal then it went away. I quit due to not having insurance to refill prescriptions at pharmacy. Plus I get extremely suicidal passively in my mind with thoughts of killing myself every day. I have intense thoughts of killing others every single day when I take my drugs as prescribed. When I take them as prescribed I can't breath properly, have to urinate every 5 minutes or every minute, now I am stuck with stomach cramps, weak sex drive, flu like symptoms of violent dry coughing every day all day, head aches, insomnia, fatigue and feeling pain in my muscles by slight movement or being sedentary. No motivation to do anything productive, just like when I took them as prescribed. I marathon slept when I took the drugs as prescribed, when I woke up I felt black out drunk. These drugs are addictive as crack while taking them and under withdrawal. Not sure if I will be infertil if I do finish withdrawal, hopefuly not. Not being in a nation with Universal Health Care sucks. A Hospital may admit me to a Psych Ward if they suspect I quit cold turkey, which I did. Unless I talk to the right person to get a refill. I will be bombarded with questions if I took my drugs and be asked massive amounts of health questions. Anti Depressants gave me intense panic attacks every few weeks with or without anxiolitics.

I can tell you my experience. I was on 5 mg of Prozac. My doctor told me since I was on such a low dose I could discontinue. I was doing great. Suddenly driving home one day I got extreme anxiety. I looked at my calendar it was exactly 14 days from discontinuing the Prozac. It was so bad. I would wake up at night with a panic attack right when I was trying to fall asleep. All through the night it was horrible. The anxiety drove me to get back on the Prozac. It took me 5 years to wean off them. I’d try but have to get on them because it was so horrible. Eventually I found natural supplements to help after reading many books about the withdrawals of SSRI’s. I’ve been off them for close to 10 years & still struggle with anxiety but the thought of ever going through that nightmare again keeps me from trying another medication.

Just thought I'd share my experience :) I've been on Escitalopram 10mg, then bumped up to 20mg/day. Because of weight gain, I decided to get off them about a month ago. First, I noticed this thing that happened where I would have that shock that comes with the feeling of falling, but just concentrated in my head area, especially when I blink, move my head or move my eyes too fast. These gravityshifts/electric waves were prominent during the first week or so. I had also had bouts of dizziness, but nothing serious. It was just a nuisance, but enough for me to feel concerned ever so slightly. During the second week, I noticed my appetite beginning to subside and these zaps were slowly beginning to happen less and less. I drank enough water, used some Rosemary and sometimes Lavender essential oils (rubbed a few drops and massaged my temples) and this helped the dizziness a little. I also tried to limit my screen-time in the second week and did more yoga and ate a plant based diet. During week three, I am starting to lose a bit of weight and return to my usual ball-park weight, although still a little chunky. I'd usually weigh around 70kg, but during my stint with Escitalopram, I picked up 15kgs. Today is the end of the forth week. New brain, who dis?! Absolutely no brain zaps, no dizziness, still rubbing oil on my temples, still doing yoga, still eating plant based and still drinking water and peeing like a racehorse but feeling better than I had, in a long time. Listen to your body, folks.

@Liz-hc4um

4 жыл бұрын

Asdah Killz hi. I read this and felt very reassured. I am on escitalipram and looking to stop. I’ve tried a few times and failed, and I’m scared of my mental health deteriorating too. I wanted to ask you how you are now. Best wishes to you.

@almostapples8967

4 жыл бұрын

@@Liz-hc4um Hi there :) I am happy that you found it reassuring. You can and WILL get past this. Maybe try and have a few "safety nets" in place even while you're on medication... Set small daily goals and meet them. You'll be surprised how much it'll enhance your mood. I downloaded this app called Daylio where I input my daily mood and wrote down a few lines on it. At the end of the day they give you a summary, that way you can track which activities take you closer or further from your goal. I believe in you! It was super dark for me while on medication and I had a lot of anxiety over being anxious which didn't help my depression at all. But if I can do it, so can you! Right now, I've lost even more weight and I work out four or five days a week. (I just do some KZread short Tabata videos working my core, arms and legs - I also try and run each day. Some days I run 20 mins, other days I run 10 mins, its all good) and I'm still eating a plant based diet. If you tweak only these things in your life right now even while you're still on meds, it'll make coming off them so much easier. I really wish you the best! If there's anything else you'd like to know, I'm a comment away! Stay safe and stay healthy! Much love!

@almostapples8967

4 жыл бұрын

Oh and just to give a complete update (excuse my rambling) I continue to have no withdrawal symptoms. Zero brain zaps, no more feeling bloated, feeling more motivated in my daily life. I am still talking to my therapist once a week and I try to be as open/receptive as possible. Thus far I'm doing OK. Things will get easier once you hunker down and decide enough is enough (provided you have a good exit strategy)

@Liz-hc4um

4 жыл бұрын

Asdah Killz Hi there, thank you for both messages and taking such time and trouble to share this helpful information. Can you tell me did you taper and if so by what increments? I started yesterday in earnest, I have a tapering regime planned out; and in the meantime daily yoga and meditation and of course exercise, being out in nature , all the things that will help me to cope whilst growing my new brain!! How are you doing..?

@Liz-hc4um

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Miller and , can you say what your point is and how this is relevant to the thread?,

Well articulated

It feels like heroin withdrawal

@ForsakenDNL

4 жыл бұрын

^

For my first day cutting off escitalopram, there was this weird metronome effect happening. It was so perfectly periodic. Basically about every 8 or 9 seconds, I would feel like passing out for a fraction of a second, and that lasted literally the whole day. It was a very uncomfortable first day, but that feeling was pretty much 20% as strong the next day. After 4 days I no longer felt any of this discomfort

thank you for such a wonderful information..Sir I have one doubt..can I take antidepressant one or 2 days interval as part of tappering the medicine?? Actually i have been tapering nexito 10 gradually. i am not facing any problem taking the medicine in two days interval.plannig to nexito 5 next week..please help..

you are great very helpful

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice words

Very important question that I can't seem to find an answer anywhere. Is there anything that we can do or take that can help subside these awful effects of coming off of the medication or missing a dose for a few days

@jerryshunk7152

2 жыл бұрын

You answered your own question with your handle !

After10 years i just stopped fluoxetine. Two weeks and no side effects. Are they still coming or am I just wierd? I was on a low dose, and feel fine

I recently asked a doctor about getting prescribed lorazepam and he said he was worried about me becoming addicted to it. So I quickly reminded him that I was already addicted to Zoloft. I can't even miss my normal dose time by a few hours before I started to get "dope sick" and brain zaps. He told me Zoloft wasn't addictive and you can easily go off it. This was when i was looking for a new doctor. Needless to say I didn't go back to him for that ignorant comment.

@Del-Canada

3 жыл бұрын

@Stolas I'm off it now. Was hard to go off of but I am clear of it now. Have to taper slowly.

Currently going through Paroxatine withdrawals, today has been fun... Similar to my Fluvoxamine withdrawals from a while back.

I've been on 10 mg Celexa for 25 years. I started getting Parkinson's-like symptoms that I attributed to the SSRI so a year and a half ago I started to very slowly withdraw using a liquid titration method. I titrate by .01 ml (I crush a 10 mg tablet in 100 ml water) every 6 days and after a year and a half I am down to 2 mg so far. I don't feel any emotional discomfort. No brain zaps. But about 6 months ago I started feeling REALLY BAD. I thought I developed Long Covid but now I'm wondering if my symptoms are actually due to the slow withdrawal. I've always been an insomniac, but now it is through the roof. I also experience sudden, overwhelming bouts of irresistible sleepiness during the day. It's almost like Narcolepsy. It only happens on the days when I've had enough sleep. I also experience roving dull pain in my limbs. Could these symptoms be due to withdrawal? If so, will they ever go away. I'm suicidal because of the lack of sleep and useless days of sleepiness on the days I do sleep. I can't go much slower than I'm going. I will hold for a few months at 2mg. Any advice would be enormously appreciated. Maybe it's Long Covid. God knows what's happening but it is unbearable. I feel for everyone else suffering along with me.

I just hate the brain zaps and vomiting

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Thats awful

@jsinghsuryawanshi3674

4 жыл бұрын

How to recover it please help me im taking tinpax 12mg and its half tablets a day im trying to taking it so less week and week im taking 6mg pr day please help me

Plz i am lowering a dose of zoloft and i am stuck with diarrhea. What should i do :(

Hi i can’t understand why should i take antidepressant if i become more depressed as i discontinue ? Should i take the pills for ever or i can cut it as the depression goes away ? Thanks

I recently stopped taking my zoloft its ben about 10 days I have a feel nausea alot an feel like my head is super light an my whole body feels tight I hope this goes away soon

@PurpleZebraMagic

3 жыл бұрын

How do u feel now, how long did it last? I am currently experiencing this

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@PurpleZebraMagic Prescription drugs are poison.

I’m not coming off my Effexor but every once in a while I feel like I’ve gotten a placebo and as the day goes on I start having most of these symptoms. Does this happen to anyone else?

If someone started taking two antidepressants, and started to become manic, hyperarroused, agitated, and anxious (in the first 3 days) + feeling of electricity originating from the chest to the tongue, neck and limbs. would it be ok to assume that they were experiencing serotonin syndrome?

@-m7k0z7-9

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was a brain inflammation other than some kind of illness due to antidepressants, because the people at the "mental health" complex were like "Oh; these symptoms that you've mentioned, they don't occur with the kinds medications that you're on"

@isla8718

4 жыл бұрын

Did it improve ??

@simplelife9702

3 жыл бұрын

Don't take ssri because it will makes u feel mad, I got the same feeling as eating phentermine as well, a diet pill that used to control ur brain

I have been off of Lexapro then Welbrutrin for two months now. Still suffering with electric shock sensory throughout my body throughout the day and night. Can you recommend something to get this to stop? It’s pure torture😢

@teahines4542

4 жыл бұрын

I've been off 8 months and still having issues

how do people work their labor intensive jobs without getting fired? i’m trying to keep up but i can’t feel my limbs and feel like i’m gonna pass out

@aarongutridge1952

2 жыл бұрын

I move furniture and it hasn't been easy.hopung these zaps stop soon

Unless having any more of the medication will put you at considerable risk, you should always wean yourself off slowly and under the guidance of professionals. I had to suddenly stop one for medical reasons and I'm not going to lie, it was utter hell on earth for months. Others I have come off slowly with minimal discomfort so please don't let me putt you off if your doctor feels you might benefit from medication. Just please be aware that every antidepressant on the market has potential benefits as well as potential risks and what might work for one person might not work for another. I have been on various antidepressants since I was 12 (they are not recommended for children btw) and have only found one that makes me feel so much better and the only side effect I have is a dry mouth which is easy to deal with. There were lots that didn't agree with me and I wanted to give up trying them since I thought they all had no effect or uncomfortable side effects. But I must say for me personally the trial and error was worth it for the benefits I have now. On the other hand the same one I take has caused some others very unpleasant effects so its up to you to weigh the pros and the cons before agreeing to take them. All of the above goes for anti-psychotic medication as well.

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

Always? I cannot do that as where I live I would have to go to the Hospital, long waiting time usualy, or Urgent Care long waiting time most days due to COVID testing. I do not even see my Psychiatrist terrible often. Plus, I don't have insurance due to the burden of not being in a nation with Universal Health Care, unless I pay sky rocket high prices for these happy pills poison drugs. I am not going to tell a Hospital I quit cold turkey or need a refill due to some people bombarding me with questions if I took the drugs daily, if they pressume I quit cold turkey, they will admit me to the Psych Ward upstairs or have to wait 1 full day to be transfered to another Psych Ward. Psych Wards are dehumanising and force you to take shots if you refuse too many times by holding you down with shots if you give them hell. Unless I talk to someone understanding there that will refill me easily. At the Hospital they will keep asking me if I took my meds. Psych Wards are boring as hell and you feel like you are in prison unable to leave. It is hard to be able to get an advocate at Psych Wards that will let you leave as you please if you don't know what to look for and what to avoid.

I’m experiencing brains zaps as I’m watching this video. I discontinued my SSRI medication coming off 40mg to 10mg then I stopped and these brain zaps torturing me 4th day on a row, when the hell its gonna stop that’s what I want you know 🤯😡😤🥵🤬

@dianel338

3 жыл бұрын

How are you doing now?

I gave up on Sertraline/Zoloft (50mg tablets) after 9 days mainly due to body and muscle aches Yes I am, and I’m also experiencing some visual disturbances where I’m seeing things in an angular vision. Not straight but where things are tilted. Ear ache, body pains, shivering/tremors, headaches, palpitations, unsteady legs, burning sensations in arms and legs, stomach aches, muscle pains and weakness, fatigue, irritability, agitation, Brain zaps/electrical jolts, dilated pupils and visual disturbances aren’t worth it.

@reynagonzalez8983

2 жыл бұрын

How long did your symptoms last ???

I forgot to get my prescription and figured a few days wouldn't hurt.. how wrong I was. I am currently getting so many brain zaps, my entire body is so painful. I have a terrible headache and cannot get out of bed. Missed two days of work! Hoping these symptoms go away after I get my prescription today. I'm only on 30mg of Sertraline.

Uploads from Michelle (ex SsRI girl): kzread.info/head/UUrQ-Bp3fmf2lxiBfABqb01A

What if since I stopped 2 months back I lost all memory of events

What are some of the easier SSRIs to withdraw from as far as discontinuation syndrome symptoms go?

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

Prozac, fluoxetine is the easiest

@snafu22

5 жыл бұрын

Nick DAnnunzio none, although they "think" that the ones with the longer half life should help with the withdrawal syndrome but this is not guaranteed.

@debbietaylor20

3 жыл бұрын

I never had withdrawal with Prozac but Zoloft omg wish I never took it . Tapering off got numbness tingling anxiety . Took this for anxiety and it made it worse the first six weeks . Want to take something natural .

Thank you . I'm Tapering off Zoloft and wish I'd never started. I was in 50 mg for only five months. I got down to 20 then halved to about 12.5 roughly as have no scales and the sweating is horrible mostly in the morning , panic attacks come back . I had six weeks of increased anxiety on these a the start . I never knew this would be so hard and my GP said I wouldn't get withdrawal just half dose and stop . I told her I didn't get side effects on Prozac years ago but was only on them a short time . I didn't get withdrawal either just couldn't cry . She suggested swapping and Tapering like this to avoid withdrawal. I'm trying not to but it's so hard I might have to give in 😭

@otmane87

3 жыл бұрын

dont , stay strong and you will be fine ... keep that head up girl.

@sangeetalambh6389

2 жыл бұрын

Debbie how r u now

@JackDekos763

2 жыл бұрын

​@@sangeetalambh6389 Debbie's dead

What about pssd?

I use marijuana for the withdrawals. After I stop smoking and everything seems normal with a little of anxiety here and there. CDB don't work though

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

How do you consume Marijuana yourself? Smoking would irritate cough symptoms, vaping would, too. Maybe edibles or any other form of drinking it or putting it under your tongue.

@MyDogIsYoshi

3 жыл бұрын

@@cooldude8912 I vape it. Edibles are nice and easy to measure. I would go the edible route for you.

@Baddiebearr

3 жыл бұрын

I’m currently doing this to try to help the symptoms

How about the crazy fears that come from out of nowhere? From out of the blue months after stopping. I never had brain zaps and consider myself extremely blessed for that. I'm 4 months off effexor.

@PjTexas

4 жыл бұрын

I get those too. The fears out of nowhere. Off Celexa for 7 weeks.

@Liz-hc4um

4 жыл бұрын

Pj Dallas TX hi, can I ask how you are doing now?

@sandijames6409

4 жыл бұрын

@@Liz-hc4um I had to reinstate after 6 months of being effexor free. The withdrawal was too bad and I think threw me into some kind of bipolar stuff. I'm still trying to figure it out but I am better than I was. On 150 mg effexor now and doubt that I will try again anytime soon to taper off.

@Liz-hc4um

4 жыл бұрын

Sandi James thank you for letting me know. Good luck, keep getting better.

@sandijames6409

4 жыл бұрын

@@Liz-hc4um thank you so much. You too!

I’ve just started getting withdrawal symptoms after 2-3 months after stopping cold turkey. Last night I got hit with an awful wave of anxiety and sweating. Also have some chest pain too. It’s pretty awful.

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me it got better and easier? im on week 2 of withdrawal off lexapro

@gabrielax1176

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurelMcintosh how are you now? I’m on 2 weeks stopping and it’s so awful

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielax1176 i got lucky and didnt have any terrible effects. i had tummy issues and nausea and sleep talking but i made sure to keep exercising hard, eating tons and drinking enough water. Its so hard to do but its super important when your in WD

@Hinjima92

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurelMcintosh How long did the tummy issues last? I just want my normal bowel movement back :(

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hinjima92 for me only 10-12 days . i ate a lot of rice and beans to try to make sure i was getting enough carbs and fibre and protein

6 weeks later and all of a sudden my head feels like mush i cant think properly at all. Serious brain fog, hope it goes away soon

@domanater480

3 жыл бұрын

@@toxqui11 hey sorry to say 5 months later still have it. It got worst if anything. Doesn’t mean you will though. I just got very unlucky. My head just went completely blank and anhedonia

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

@@domanater480 how r u now and did u feel.depersonalization in ur withdrawal

day 12 cold turkey case : when i move my eyes i feel like my heart faints with crazy dizziness ...it's like seeing at 10fps with motion blur ! i see pinkish hue when facing a face fever. talking to myself ? lowest volume please irritated from nonsense bruises on arms and thighs. raging libido ... nausea . numbness on lips... crazy appetite aaaaaand nausea . defensive mechanisms are sharp ! sleeping ? are you kidding ? how about some real life gore nightmares instead ! restless ...well i have to go. is this hell ?

@almostapples8967

4 жыл бұрын

How are you going these days?

@victoriafabry1382

4 жыл бұрын

Eclipse it is complete hell Been ten days of citrapram Dizziness in head vision issues unbalanced when walk Sooo scary X

@Zackariyaouchen

4 жыл бұрын

Now I'm feeling free... Free from them nightmares. Everything is back to normal ❤️ And now i can see things from other angles another perspective... I'm me again but only more powerful ❤️ StayAtHome guys 💕

@Liz-hc4um

4 жыл бұрын

Eclipse Hi there; can I ask how you are now?,,

@victoriafabry1382

4 жыл бұрын

Liz 1965 hi I am 48

I have taken escitalopram for 30 days . now after 7 months of withdrawal I am suffering from sexual problem like erectile dysfunction please tell me whether they are permanent ??

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@forzapes9914 Prescription drugs are poison!

How long do the symptoms last ?

@PurpleZebraMagic

3 жыл бұрын

How do u feel now, how long did it last? I am currently experiencing this

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@PurpleZebraMagic I need help. I lost my sex drive after quitting SSRIS, when I was on SSRIs as prescribed my sex drive was more potent than before, way more. Stomach cramps are annoying and hot flashes of warmth on my body, when I first quit I had cold flashes of being cold. I have runny nose and violent dry coughing with phlegm. Fatigue is a big one from insomnia. My hunger is reduced from quitting. My panic attacks are completely gone, violent agression and suicidal adeations are mostly gone, but I do have passive suicidal adeations from the withdrawal process. I just want this to end. Stopped in mid November, going back on them would give me a huge head ache now and make me feel worse than now. I want my sex drive to come back intact, but not sure if it is since I stopped near the end of the month last month. Going off of these is like a hard drug on the street. My Psychiatrist claims SSRIS are not addictive like other Psychiatric drugs, but she is so wrong on that. Painful diarrhea happened to me the first 2 weeks I quit. Only quit due to harsh side effects of rebelion, but more because when I moved out I have not received my insurance yet, which I will get soon. Most of these drugs are poison.

@domanater480

3 жыл бұрын

@@cooldude8912 Hey has your sex drive come back? I;ve been off lex for about a week and my sexdrive is actually worst than when i was on lexapro

@jrman413

3 жыл бұрын

@@domanater480 Give it time, and if it does not come back you need to try something to jump start it. Saffron, fenugreek or Tribulus are some choices.

is this guy putting us on? i have drug stopping syndrome.

I am having bad dizziness feeling like im floating on a boat constantly switched my medicine but still having rocking sensation.. its been 8 days now since i switched i really hope in the next week it goes away. 😏 i go on a trip in 3 weeks

@victoriafabry1382

4 жыл бұрын

Magical Moons Tarot omg I have the same stopped citrapram bout 10 days ago Awful dizziness and vision issues off balance feeling drunk feeling sooo scared xx

@victoriafabry1382

4 жыл бұрын

Magical Moons Tarot dont know if should start a different ad Soo scared

@magicalmoonstarot

4 жыл бұрын

@@victoriafabry1382 its rough still feel a little weird even on a different medicine but slowly going away. Hang in there keep going it will get better ❤

@Samantha-qr2zo

4 жыл бұрын

Victoria Fabry I just got off Celexa Sunday I will never get on it ever again. I have that drunk dizzy feeling as well. Are you better now? Curious how long it lasted. I was only on it for 10 months.

@magicalmoonstarot

4 жыл бұрын

@@Samantha-qr2zo well mines gotton a tiny bit better but still have it been a month now but everyone is different hun. It probably will subside in a few weeks. Drink lots of water and do some meditations 💗

When I didn't take Zoloft for three days I had a manic episode that landed me in the mental ward. I was wondering around and talking about the Anti-Christ. Looking for my daughter who was with me.Thought Mick Jagger was going to smoke a joint with me etc. I am reading the physical aspects but not the mental breakdown that can happen.

@waynegrow

2 жыл бұрын

Have heard Zoloft generic name sertraline is very hard to get off. In a symposium this specialist stated a 1 percent reduction every month!!!! More debilitating than getting off benzodiazepines..I don't know how true or individualised this is but all these chemicals we put into our brains must take time to correct..

Hi ZAP this was ZAP ZAP very infor-ZAP-mative. Do not cold turkey citalopram.

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

YES thank you for watching. Trying to avoid all the zapping

@denisdenak

4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't really matter, you're gonna have it anyway

@-m7k0z7-9

4 жыл бұрын

Does it feel like something is twitching (w/ some pain) inside your head? I had those + feeling slightly better after that

@smittyteekay4154

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I was crying because I thought I was going crazy. I love you

@hishammse8826

2 жыл бұрын

Brain zaps aren’t my concern my real concern is the dizziness and vertigo its been going on for 4 days and it ain’t fun I’m in bed allday becuz of that 🤦🏽‍♂️💔

I have flu like symptoms like sneezing every single day with sinus issues, crazy dizziness, eye soreness, nausea, and my left fingers started tingling..driving is dangerous, super headache...

@soojinpark6679

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I feel the same the eye soreness and headaches 🥺

@poo9305

3 жыл бұрын

When did your withdrawal symptoms start? mine started just on a 2nd day since I stopped taking Lexapro which was Jan 12th 21'. I even saw 2 optometrists but no issues are found and I never had any of this eye soreness till I stopped Lexapro..so I believe this pain might be caused by the withdrawal but just in case i will try to get the referral to see ophthalmologist, nose/eyes/throat doc, brain specialist and try to find any issues in my kidney and liver by this med each one by one to make sure Lexapro didn't cause any serious damage to any of them... I've been having a very difficult time to move my eyes and causes real heavy dizziness every little movements of my eyes and hurts to be looking anything for already 3weeks. I can't even do normal decent accomplishments in a daily life for so long. something must be severely wrong by this med or big hope is just the withdrawal... Could you tell me more details of the eye soreness and other thing you have been going through if you don't mind..?

@sangeetalambh6389

3 жыл бұрын

@@poo9305 did u feel depersonalization in ur withdrawal please ans I m 124 days sober

I took Selexa for over a year, quit cold turkey in 2000. I still get the zaps today, as bad as I had them in 2000.

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

People never talk about the dangers of quitting cold turkey on LONG term health!! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to share this and possibly help someone with less information about it to make the correct decisions when tapering.

@qaecjzd

2 жыл бұрын

How often do you get them? How high frequency?

In you're personal opinion, do you think antidepressants get prescribed far too often?

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

I think so yea and ADD meds.

@snafu22

5 жыл бұрын

Kid Venture one prescription is too many.......you do know that no one really knows how these drugs effect the brain? Dangerous dangerous drugs. A side effect is suicide, sounds like a great medication.kzread.info/dash/bejne/nql_1bOampPOqtY.html

NO. I have taken them 32 years and several cold turkies on top of benzo withdrawal and other drugs and SEVERE Akathesia all at once. I am spinning out of my body. Vomiting 24 7. No bed for 6 weeks. I am alone and vertigo. Seeing the dead. And trapped inside my solid head.

@lisanderkomina1063

9 ай бұрын

How a y ?

I've been on ssris for 6 years and plan to never come off them.

@jsinghsuryawanshi3674

4 жыл бұрын

How u recover it bro please help me

@nimrakhan5897

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any side effects or stomach upsets?

@JamieStallingsworth

3 жыл бұрын

@@nimrakhan5897 Hello friend. When I first started i did for about 2 months. Now I never do. The only side effect that I have after 7 years is complete loss of libido. I'm 95 % sure it's from my medication

@nimrakhan5897

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamieStallingsworth then it's good you could continue to be on the med indefinitely. For me, it's the regret of my life after endoscopy

@JamieStallingsworth

3 жыл бұрын

@@nimrakhan5897 What happened after your endoscopy?

Brain zapps. Yeah I stopped cold turkey and have these. Annoying.

My wife was on 10mg prozac..they upped her to 20 mg 3 days later she passed out..the Er gave us no awnsers..she slowly tapered off..now a week after her last pill she is feeling very hot, burning through her body..a different part every episode..burning eyes like they're on fire..it usually happens at night but the episodes are random now..docs hooked up a heart monitor and are doing a brain test later..I strangely think it's the meds...

@mbkj884

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the dizziness and feeling like passing out...twice in the ER..and multiple doc appts..not an answer yet

@JeffthePharmacist

4 жыл бұрын

Damn thats awful

@skinney9542

3 жыл бұрын

How is your wife now? X

@mariasaucedo5378

3 жыл бұрын

How is your wife now?

The brain zaps start in the head and go down to your feet. Its terrible. I wish i knew about this before taking escitalopram. The drug works for depression though. Over a decade on 20mg and have trouble even reducing dosage.

Can you take meds for the withdrawal symptoms? ?

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

I take gravol and melatonin when they get bad! stay away from benzos!!! at all costs!!!

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurelMcintosh Which are worse, SSRIS or Benzos? Can't stop coughing violently and have lost my sex drive since I quit SSRIS fast in the middle of last month. Going back on these for a few months insn't guaranteed to fix this, though.

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@cooldude8912 I was 16 when i was put on benzos.. Ativan, then clonazepam to wean. Benzos are extremely habit forming but if you need them you need them. I would say Roll with what your body wants. if your heart is racing, do cardio. If you cant eat, drink ensure . Don't resist the symptoms, but go into them. Allow them. Pamper yourself in every way. The sky is falling? let it fall and cancel every pre existing plans to allow yourself to adapt. The brain is wild ,and I wouldn't say either is worse. Plus everyones brain chemistry is different. Did you cold turkey the SSRI? Either way , meet your brain where its at now, and listen to it. *hugs*

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@cooldude8912 Also. Sleepy time (chamomile tea with lavender and valerian root) , melatonin , even gravol is good to manage symptoms and not habit forming as benzos are. Also cardio to get the heart rate up up up. I know that seems counter productive but the brain is a body part. When the body is exhausted enough , the brain WILL shut down too. It took me 8 of my 14 years with anxiety and depression to figure that one out. I make myself a check list. All physical, mental, emotional, environmental things to make sure are in line before i allow my brain to go crazy. There is ALWAYS something that isn't checked, such as drinking enough water or eating enough d3, b12, etc. 14 years later and I can do it mentally. It is such a cute and helpful way to make sure you are getting everything your body, mind and soul needs to feel its best!

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurelMcintosh I am on Buspirone 10 mg, which should not be that harsh to quit, which shouldn't be hard to stay off. But I am also taking 100 mg of Fluvoxamine before I was running low. It has been a living hell..I quit nearly a month ago, do you recommend I reinstate myself now or no? is Luvox Benzos? I quit Buspirone and Luvox hard nearly a month ago. Brain zaps, mild Vertigo, I had extremely painful diarrhea for 2 weeks of withdrawal, now it is all gone. Am I going to be unable to have sex with women or not be able to have kids for the rest of my life? 😖 I had urinary urgency for the rest several years and a few several weeks of quitting Luvox. Now it is gone. I could not breathe properly , felt like I was midly suffocating for many years under Anti Depressants until I quit nearly a month ago. My mom kept blaming me being out of breath on my weight. I had passive suicidal thoughts every day and become extremely violent on Anti Depressants that I can kill someone. I did not want to end up in jail or prison. These drugs screwed me up. I was on other mood stabilizers and other drugs after I quit the drugs I hospitalised myself. My therapist I used to have blamed me for not taking the drugs which I knocked out my first room mate violently and bloody. Which it was done due to the drugs and how long they dorm in the body. Why are most professionals clueless about Psychiatric drugs? I almost killed someone under Psychiatric drugging. I took Chamomile extra and 2 weak strength tea bags to sleep, still couldn't sleep. I hate what I became under Psychiatric drug treatments. 🙄

1 week off 10 mg Lexapro. Cold Turkey after 7 years. I felt some flu-like symptoms on days 3-5. Brain zaps, yes, but I don't mind them. I find them cool. :) Nothing else. I've gone through much worse stuff. Quitting Cymbalta was the same. Nothing tragical, NOTHING compared to benzos.

@PRNLyt

4 жыл бұрын

How was your libido? Did you recover?

@PeterFZorko

4 жыл бұрын

@@PRNLyt Yes, totally!

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

one week tapering lexapro here too! Would you take the time to share an update on this? I am not quitting cold turkey but i am quite interested in hearing other peoples stories so i know what to do and what not to do

@PeterFZorko

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurelMcintosh well 4 months went by I guess and I dont even remember that I took these pills. I think brain zaps lasted about 2 weeks, I was quite emotional for like a month but it was nothing difficult or serious. I do not believe Lexapro is addictive. Hang in there, it will only get better.

@LaurelMcintosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeterFZorko Thank you so much !

I flushed my lexapro because it drove me insane. I felt like I was being zapped for 3 weeks.

@samanthaleisher397

3 жыл бұрын

Ok so apparently I wasn’t the only one feeling this. Yea it was bad. I felt like I was shocked and tazed. I felt so much better from not taking it though. It helped my anxiety a lot but it made me depressed.

@bridarby2299

3 жыл бұрын

Did it ever stop ?

@samanthaleisher397

3 жыл бұрын

@@bridarby2299 yea after 3-4 weeks

It is absolutely terrible because I have no way of getting my meds back lol I want to die

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

Why can't you get your meds back? I have no insurance right now until I get it soon. Urgent Care takes too many hours due to COVID testing and Hospital is likely a trap. I am stuck with weak sex drive and violent coughing all day every day. :/

My initial thought early in this video.....he has no clue!!!

only premature ejaculation and sleeping problem left. Already 29 days, i hope it will end soon re:withdrawal symtomp

@farisyudzaghifari6768

4 жыл бұрын

i dont even count that PE, masturbation and sex is different afterall. My morning wood already came back everyday. Off porn and masturbation is all i need

@farisyudzaghifari6768

4 жыл бұрын

PE is mainly phsycological, i guess that's damn true

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@farisyudzaghifari6768 Will my sex drive come back fully intact full force? My sex drive was more potent than ever when taking SSRIS as prescribed. Will quitting porn and not masturbating for many months help? My violent coughing due to withdrawal may never go away even when taking the drugs again after withdrawal. 😭

I had sever sadness, like all life doors closed on my face after I stopped taking mirtazpine and flouxtine.

@johnnysins8353

4 жыл бұрын

Wynn Piper smoke a bowl each night baby

@johnnysins8353

4 жыл бұрын

Wynn Piper I’m off my meds and feel horrible. Extreme fatigue and body aches along with night sweats. Hitting my thc pen is helping me a lot

@johnnysins8353

4 жыл бұрын

Wynn Piper I wish you the best, God bless you. I’ll keep this thread updated once a month. I’m going back to dr tomorrow to get a refill as I stopped cold turkey this past Friday. And I’m gonna tell him that I’m wanting to taper off

Jeff, have you gone through this yourself?

@frymanfrenchfries6342

4 жыл бұрын

Im going through it now. The initial blast put me in the ER. Don't be afraid to take on the beast. We are stronger than the garbage big Pharma and the doctors gave us. Be strong and don't quit. It will be over in a few days. GOD bless.......

@JeffthePharmacist

4 жыл бұрын

No I havent been on an SSRI

@cooldude8912

3 жыл бұрын

@@frymanfrenchfries6342 I may have Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction and chronic flu coughing for life for quitting SSRIS cold turkey. 😭

@germainedenon311

4 ай бұрын

Many of them just follow textbook advice.

It’s a withdraw just as bad as hardcore drugs

BRO HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA LAST make it stop its been like a month fkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

@JeffthePharmacist

4 жыл бұрын

Damn hows it goin now?

@BottleOfCandy

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffthePharmacist better I think

@victoriafabry1382

4 жыл бұрын

BottleOfCandy I have stopped citrapram 10 days ago Omg I feel I am having seizures Off balance dizzy eye dizziness sooo scary plz help Do I need to start another ad Can’t cope x

@uzmanausheen5475

4 ай бұрын

​@@victoriafabry1382how r u now when did the dizziness stol

5:57 Saying that it will be stuck in my body forever.... Lol 😂... Then I could sat that If I eat for example carrot... Then Vitamin A will be stuck in my body forever.

@Lucy2899

5 жыл бұрын

🤔Or if I would be alcoholic and then decide to stop... Alcohol could be stuck in my body forever too... (facepalm)

@JeffthePharmacist

5 жыл бұрын

hahaha sorry. Your body gets rid of that last molecule lol

@sandijames6409

4 жыл бұрын

It's not that the medicine stays in your body forever. It's the damage to the CNS and the way the brain has to relearn how to uptake serotonin. Alcohol doesnt stay in your body forever, but it too sometimes takes years for the brain to recover from the effects.

I AM LEARNING, WGEB ABYIBEE

The zaps go front to back.

Lexapro is the devil.

@domanater480

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly starting to think it’s a product to chemically lebotamize people with mental health issues

I plan on being on Prozac for the rest of my life im 14 so