last week, home treatment team finaly agreed with me that the meds i were taking didnt seem to be helping. It was agreed that i would stop taking fluoxetine (prozac) and let it get out of my system for a week before i started taking sertroline (zoloft) instead.
i was on 40 mg prozac (down from 60mg) and was told to just stop taking it, because the half life of the drug ment it would ease out of my system slowly over a week, then i could change to sertroline. Im due to start new meds on tuesday. I feel REALLY temse ad twitchy and anxious and really funny. To be honest, this probably isnt the greates time to be messing around with my meds, but i see that they wanted me on something that might help right now. I fee rubbish and anxious and all over the place anyway, because of whats happened. But could this by heightened by drug withdrawel?or is one of those weird psyc things, where something occurs to you, and suddenly all seems worse?hmn.
but im not feeling great right now.kinda like the side effects when i very first took it.is that withdrawel?anyone had any experience of this/med changes and stuff?
sorry yet another waffly 'please help me post'!
please feel free to ignore!
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When I stopped taking temazipan I felt pretty lousy, jumpy and anxious. But to be fair I wasn't prescribed to them so I may have come off them in the wrong way..
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Hun, sounds very much like withdrawal to me. I got shaky and anxious, heart racing and pounding, headaches and sweating. Yes, I think you are withdrawing. They usually wean you off a bit slower than that. If it gets any worse, you should probably let them know. Aww hun, I'm sorry you feel so horrible. I hate withdrawals from meds. Email me if you need to. I'm not sure what can help but try and keep as busy as possible. Even sleeping the day away is not a bad thing when withdrawing or going on new meds. See how you go but if you start to really worry about all this, give them a call.
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Sarah
Eek be careful lovely...I don't have much experience, but I did try coming off fluoxetine suddenly just before Christmas and my mood went really low, but as long as the HTT will actually be supporting you whilst these changes are being made...timing sucks abit, but at least they are finally listening to you that the current meds aren't working.
Sarah x
according to the powers that be-well the people that write the NHS website, you cant actually withdraw from prozac cos of its super long halflife...hmn
me thinks they have never taken it!!
hun, I would definitely talk to them before restarting the meds. They need to know how you are feeling but listen to their medical advice. I am not a medical doctor but like I said, sounds like withdrawals. It would be best for you to contact them before you make any decisions in relation to the meds. I'm not sure that suddenly restarting is the best idea either. It may be that they will suggest something to help. I have once come off a med comletely and suddenly but they just kept me in hospital for the change. I was going off of xanax and put on melleril (don't think is used anymore) and also went off of aropax and put on effexor at the same time. These were big changes and I was in hospital for two weeks so they could change this as they withdrew me and started me on new meds at the same time. Withdrawal of 2 meds and addition of 2 meds. I guess you just need to be honest with them. Even if you feel like telling them to shove it.
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Sarah
I'm not sure about withdrawal, despite being a pharmacy student and I rejected my previous psychiatrist's advice to take meds and was non compliant so don't have personal experience...
But I do hope that any withdrawal symptoms you do have ease soon and the sertraline works for you.
Take care,
Cassie
I actually just went off my meds and the twitchyness and anxiety sounds a lot like what I'm feeling. I would bet they are side effects, and just be really careful. I stopped taking mine on Monday and the side effects are starting to go away just now so it might take a few days. And you should definitely let your doctor know if you start feeling worse or anything. Just be careful and remember that when you feel upset it might not be all you--it might be because of the meds.
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