My antidepressant withdrawal list

[Guest guest]

Hello again yall,

Here is your withdrawal list, I highlighted in BOLD the symptoms I had/am having and also added a few more too. Just to give you a little more info about me.

Thanks, Ronda

Some Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms

Mind racing and unable to control thoughts and processes of the mind.

Panic attacks severly worsening.

Hot surges running through body.

Horrible nightmares.

Obsessive thoughts. (Going to lose it and kill somebody)

Just can't seem to feel any more.

Feeling like a zombie. Absolutely emotionless.

Physically numb. Could not even feel the water hit my body in the shower.

Lost all taste of food.

Severe dizziness. Felt like going to pass out or lose control.

Sleeping with light on because of the fear.

Feel disconnected. Really drugged out most of the time.

Heart palpitations and tightness in the head.

Flashes of memories and images from the past. (Uncontrollable)

Drugs have taken personal identity away, made feel unable to function like a normal human being.

Completely lost grip and hate to go out and be around people. Don't even feel comfortable with family.

Feeling like it will never end.

Feeling foggy and drugged out.

Urge to jump out of a fast moving car.

Feeling like I need to take life to end all of this.

Extreme head pain.

More depressed than before starting SSRI's.

Not sure will ever be your old self again.

A feeling of unreality.

Convinced of having some rare and fatal disease.

Hormones go completely wild during menstruation. (Never happened before SSRI usage)

fatigue and problem in hands (predominantly left)

which has become less tremors, more pain and slight stiffness and is

spreading up (left) arm and into shoulder.

Head and body seem to feel detached from each other.

Feeling like "in Hell." Can't go to see doctor or to the hospital because I

am afraid they will prescribe more medication or put me in the mental ward.

Bleeding from the nose, heavily.

Nausea

Feeling like electrical current is running up and down spine

Memory loss with apathy

In a fog, can't concentrate

Nipple discharge

Loss of sex drive

Manic/depressive episodes

Weight gain of over 40 pounds

(List of side effects from one individual since starting SSRI's) Mind

racing, nightmares, obsessive thoughts, can't "feel" anymore, zombie,

disconnected, memory flashes, hate to be around people, feeling like it will

never end, foggy, urge to jump out of fast moving car, more depressed, not

sure will ever be old self again, feeling of unreality, numbness in pinky

and ring finger on left hand and sever chills.

Head jerking and muscle spasms

Numbness in genitals

Memory loss

Loss of sexual drive

Swelled penis

Sudden and excessive weight gain

Hating people, do not want to be around people anymore but scared not to.

Tremors, sudden jerky movements of muscles, extreme sensitivity to sound

Out of control, divorced husband that was loved and now can't even explain

why.

Hopeless

Suicidal

Inner restlessness

Can't focus, hard to read words

Worsening of acne

Falling asleep at random times and not even remembering it (people telling the person this is happening)

Can hardly stand to look at anything anymore

Severe hot flashes while asleep

Difficult having an orgasm

Very aggressive dreams, dream of having battles with people from past

Severe mood changes, tremors in hands more hyperactive

Heavy sweating and electrical shocks that seem to come from within the side of the head

Milky discharge from nipples and very hot flashes and sweating while asleep

Can't seeeee comptur skrenn clearrlyyyy

Breast are getting larger, nipples harder and sticking out about 1" and

swelling

Awake several nights of the week all night and have gained 30 pounds in less than one year

Urge to drink excessively, Feel like in pure hell, manic one moment, deeply depressed the next, severe headaches, sweating, nightmares, panic and fear

Feet stay cold and can't seem to get them warm

Have not had sex for over one year since starting Prozac

Need for increased dose for same symptom, depression and severe cleaning compulsion are back and already at 100 mg daily of Prozac

I quit, doing crazy things. On the way to work stopped and got a tattoo.

Hate tattoos!

Sleepy all of the time

Dramatic weight loss

Manic depression, numbness of body, tremors, racing thoughts, hot flashes, hallucinations, voices and echoes

Excessive or "fake" happiness-not able to feel "normal" sadness or cry at all, or cry excessively.

Feeling like an incomplete person without sexual feelings

Feel like going to stop breathing

Cold for hours after jogging

Extremely paranoid, feeling like someone is standing outside of the shower with a knife-ready to kill me, constantly looking over my shoulder all of the time and jumping at every noise

Muscle and joint pains

Strange and vivid dreams with erratic sleep patterns

Nightmares, flashbacks, severe night sweats and feel sense of unrest

No emotion and brain twitches

Felt like on a come down from acid for the whole time taking SSRI, saw tracers (shadows when things were moving) could not sleep, felt suicidal and more depressed than before ( I remember my TRIPLICATES ,what I use to call them when withdrawing from alcohol!!!)

Itchy, rashes on inside of legs, knees, under arms and back, hot sweats and

flushes, very depressed, being very rude and short tempered

Severe mood swings, angry most of the time and violent

Lost everything

Lost job

dizziness and low blood sugar

Just don't care anymore

Flash anger, verbal aggression and uncontrolled bouts of swearing

Pain in the lower left hand side of the stomach

Sleeping A LOT (13 hours a night)

Self mutilation

Cutting self

Tongue pain at night

Ears ring all the time since (tinnitus)

Total inability to have an orgasm (female)

Breathing Difficulty

Uncontrollable bouts of anger during which I can't even talk to anyone-totally overreacting to different situations.

Delayed sleep pattern, 1 hour later each day, turning the clock around

during one year

Craving for sugar or protein or vitamin c

Changing my mind every minute, completely paranoid

Completely paralyzed by not knowing what to do or where I was going or what I can do when I feel like this

Delayed ejaculation and subtle loss of genital sensitivity--still persists 3

years after finishing medication

Annoying dizzy spells that have intensified the longer I have been off of Zoloft

Alzheimer's Condition dramatically accelerated

Hot flashes and profuse sweating

Lethargic

After two days, woke up with left hand and arm numb, feel disconnected, headachy and anxious

Heard noises that weren't real:  electronic humming/buzzing, doorbells, and voices.  Would look for source, but find nothing.  Sometimes, just moving myhead would make the noises change or go away.

TONGUE FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN STUCK IN AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET, so does my whole body!

Unable to be alone without scared of dying.

Driving and walking makes me extremely dizzy.

Can't turn my head quick or get up quick without feeling like I'm going to faint.

Severe constipation even Metamucil is not working feeling real bloated and

starting to get depressed

[Guest guest]

How long will this last? I

thought only 3 days? help please. I don't even know what kind of dr.

to go to. I was getting my Xanax online.

DO NOT COLD TURKEY ON XANAX!!!!! You could have a seizure. How much were you taking, and where on earth did you get the idea this would only last 3 days???? You should probably get back on a low dose and stabilize then WEAN OFF SLOWLY!!!!!!!!

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[Guest guest]

How long do these symptoms last? I also have lots of them after 3

days of going cold turkey. I am not weining off. Should I? I have no

insurance. left arm wont stop tingling? How long will this last? I

thought only 3 days? help please. I don't even know what kind of dr.

to go to. I was getting my Xanax online. help.

> Hello again yall,

> Here is your withdrawal list, I highlighted in BOLD the symptoms

I had/am

> having and also added a few more too. Just to give you a little

more info about

> me.

> Thanks, Ronda

>

> Some Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms

>

>

> Mind racing and unable to control thoughts and processes of the

mind.

>

> Panic attacks severly worsening.

>

> Hot surges running through body.

> Horrible nightmares.

> Obsessive thoughts. (Going to lose it and kill somebody)

>

> Just can't seem to feel any more.

>

> Feeling like a zombie. Absolutely emotionless.

> Physically numb. Could not even feel the water hit my body in the

shower.

> Lost all taste of food.

> Severe dizziness. Felt like going to pass out or lose control.

>

> Sleeping with light on because of the fear.

>

> Feel disconnected. Really drugged out most of the time.

>

> Heart palpitations and tightness in the head.

>

> Flashes of memories and images from the past. (Uncontrollable)

>

> Drugs have taken personal identity away, made feel unable to

function like a

> normal human being.

>

> Completely lost grip and hate to go out and be around people.

Don't even feel

> comfortable with family.

>

> Feeling like it will never end.

>

> Feeling foggy and drugged out.

>

> Urge to jump out of a fast moving car.

>

> Feeling like I need to take life to end all of this.

>

> Extreme head pain.

>

> More depressed than before starting SSRI's.

>

> Not sure will ever be your old self again.

>

> A feeling of unreality.

>

> Convinced of having some rare and fatal disease.

>

> Hormones go completely wild during menstruation. (Never happened

before SSRI

> usage)

> fatigue and problem in hands (predominantly left)

> which has become less tremors, more pain and slight stiffness and

is

> spreading up (left) arm and into shoulder.

> Head and body seem to feel detached from each other.

> Feeling like " in Hell. " Can't go to see doctor or to the hospital

because I

> am afraid they will prescribe more medication or put me in the

mental ward.

> Bleeding from the nose, heavily.

> Nausea

>

> Feeling like electrical current is running up and down spine

>

> Memory loss with apathy

>

> In a fog, can't concentrate

> Nipple discharge

> Loss of sex drive

> Manic/depressive episodes

>

> Weight gain of over 40 pounds

> (List of side effects from one individual since starting SSRI's)

Mind

> racing, nightmares, obsessive thoughts, can't " feel " anymore,

zombie,

> disconnected, memory flashes, hate to be around people, feeling

like it will

> never end, foggy, urge to jump out of fast moving car, more

depressed, not

> sure will ever be old self again, feeling of unreality, numbness

in pinky

> and ring finger on left hand and sever chills.

> Head jerking and muscle spasms

> Numbness in genitals

>

> Memory loss

>

> Loss of sexual drive

> Swelled penis

> Sudden and excessive weight gain

>

> Hating people, do not want to be around people anymore but scared

not to.

> Tremors, sudden jerky movements of muscles, extreme sensitivity to

sound

> Out of control, divorced husband that was loved and now can't even

explain

> why.

> Hopeless

> Suicidal

> Inner restlessness

> Can't focus, hard to read words

> Worsening of acne

> Falling asleep at random times and not even remembering it (people

telling

> the person this is happening)

>

> Can hardly stand to look at anything anymore

> Severe hot flashes while asleep

> Difficult having an orgasm

>

> Very aggressive dreams, dream of having battles with people from

past

>

> Severe mood changes, tremors in hands more hyperactive

>

> Heavy sweating and electrical shocks that seem to come from within

the side

> of the head

> Milky discharge from nipples and very hot flashes and sweating

while asleep

> Can't seeeee comptur skrenn clearrlyyyy

> Breast are getting larger, nipples harder and sticking out about

1 " and

> swelling

> Awake several nights of the week all night and have gained 30

pounds in less

> than one year

> Urge to drink excessively, Feel like in pure hell, manic one

moment, deeply

> depressed the next, severe headaches, sweating, nightmares, panic

and fear

> Feet stay cold and can't seem to get them warm

> Have not had sex for over one year since starting Prozac

> Need for increased dose for same symptom, depression and severe

cleaning

> compulsion are back and already at 100 mg daily of Prozac

> I quit, doing crazy things. On the way to work stopped and got a

tattoo.

> Hate tattoos!

> Sleepy all of the time

> Dramatic weight loss

> Manic depression, numbness of body, tremors, racing thoughts, hot

flashes,

> hallucinations, voices and echoes

>

> Excessive or " fake " happiness-not able to feel " normal " sadness or

cry at

> all, or cry excessively.

>

> Feeling like an incomplete person without sexual feelings

>

> Feel like going to stop breathing

> Cold for hours after jogging

> Extremely paranoid, feeling like someone is standing outside of

the shower

> with a knife-ready to kill me, constantly looking over my shoulder

all of the

> time and jumping at every noise

>

> Muscle and joint pains

>

> Strange and vivid dreams with erratic sleep patterns

> Nightmares, flashbacks, severe night sweats and feel sense of

unrest

>

> No emotion and brain twitches

>

> Felt like on a come down from acid for the whole time taking SSRI,

saw

> tracers (shadows when things were moving) could not sleep, felt

suicidal and more

> depressed than before ( I remember my TRIPLICATES ,what I use to

call them when

> withdrawing from alcohol!!!)

> Itchy, rashes on inside of legs, knees, under arms and back, hot

sweats and

> flushes, very depressed, being very rude and short tempered

>

> Severe mood swings, angry most of the time and violent

> Lost everything

> Lost job

> dizziness and low blood sugar

>

> Just don't care anymore

>

> Flash anger, verbal aggression and uncontrolled bouts of swearing

> Pain in the lower left hand side of the stomach

> Sleeping A LOT (13 hours a night)

> Self mutilation

> Cutting self

> Tongue pain at night

> Ears ring all the time since (tinnitus)

> Total inability to have an orgasm (female)

> Breathing Difficulty

>

> Uncontrollable bouts of anger during which I can't even talk to

> anyone-totally overreacting to different situations.

> Delayed sleep pattern, 1 hour later each day, turning the clock

around

> during one year

> Craving for sugar or protein or vitamin c

>

> Changing my mind every minute, completely paranoid

>

> Completely paralyzed by not knowing what to do or where I was

going or what I

> can do when I feel like this

>

> Delayed ejaculation and subtle loss of genital sensitivity--still

persists 3

> years after finishing medication

> Annoying dizzy spells that have intensified the longer I have been

off of

> Zoloft

>

> Alzheimer's Condition dramatically accelerated

> Hot flashes and profuse sweating

> Lethargic

>

> After two days, woke up with left hand and arm numb, feel

disconnected,

> headachy and anxious

>

> Heard noises that weren't real:  electronic humming/buzzing,

doorbells, and

> voices.  Would look for source, but find nothing.  Sometimes, just

moving

> myhead would make the noises change or go away.

>

> TONGUE FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN STUCK IN AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET, so

does my whole

> body!

>

> Unable to be alone without scared of dying.

>

> Driving and walking makes me extremely dizzy.

>

> Can't turn my head quick or get up quick without feeling like I'm

going to

> faint.

> Severe constipation even Metamucil is not working feeling real

bloated and

> starting to get depressed

[Guest guest]

Hi Saul (I assume it's Saul...)

You said:

<<How long do these symptoms last? I also have lots of them after 3

days of going cold turkey. I am not weining off. Should I? I have no

insurance. left arm wont stop tingling? How long will this last? I

thought only 3 days? help please. I don't even know what kind of dr.

to go to. I was getting my Xanax online. help. >>

*** How much Xanax were you taking, and for how long?

It is a VERY poor idea to go cold turkey. You could even have seizures.

Beyond that, you will find that there is a very long recovery time because

there is such a shock to your system when withdrawing abruptly. I'm not

talking months, I'm talking years of recovery.

You need to begin taking the drug again, and slowly decrease it.

Any doctor can prescribe it for you. You're going to have to tell them what

you were doing, and impress upon them that you want to slowly taper off the

drug.

If you can't afford to go to a doctor, find the nearest psychiatric hospital

that has a crisis unit (like a psychiatric emergency room). Present there,

and tell them what is going on. Most hospitals have to treat you regardless

of your ability to pay.

Xanax is an inexpensive drug if purchased at a regular pharmacy. (It is

very expensive to buy online.)

Keep in touch--we are here to offer support.

Regards,

Kim (moderator)