anyone had ssri (antidepressant) withdrawal?

[EL Mariachi]

 

[ukjeff]

I don't know, my brain hurts thinking about it.   

[Wiggs]

Yes, have you gotten brain zaps?  Be prepared for those if you don't taper. PM me if you'd like advice. I remember you being on them awhile so you will get them.

[arce1988]

 brain zaps?

[Marty Champions]

dieting on low cals low fats is making your depressed elmirachi

[Wiggs]

brain zaps?

Yes brain zaps. When I came off of anti depressants and decided to take my personality back,  several years ago, I remember coming off and I would have these, "episodes" that lasted not more than a couple seconds but it was like an interruption in brain waves. Like brain static and then it goes away. It happens during long term use of SSRI withdrawal. It freaked me out because when I went through it, the doctors didnt tell me it would happen so I went online and found others it happened to. Doctors now call it brain zaps. Don't know if theres an official name yet. They went away about 3-4 months after I came off.

[bradistani]

brain zaps?

i was getting these bad ,well before taking anti depressants. they're the strangest thing haha

[Mr Nobody]

There has been numerous suicides coming off antidepressants particular Zoloft. They mess you up except a few that truly need them. Alot of times a doctor will just give you them if depressed but alot of times life circumstances is what is depressing them so a change of life is in order not medication.

[EL Mariachi]

the cure for antidepressant withdrawal is to man up, bitch

lol i know buddy

[_bruce_]

Had no zaps but it can be hard mentally because you're alive again and need to work with emotions, thoughts and feelings.
In a way it's a numbing agent - try to see it as just a damper of your real concerns.
Took me 6 times to finally get off that stuff.

[EL Mariachi]

Yes, have you gotten brain zaps?  Be prepared for those if you don't taper. PM me if you'd like advice. I remember you being on them awhile so you will get them.

well the brain zaps have passed, they re a pain in the ass, but the bigger problem is insomnia, madness, fast thoughts and depression, today i decreased the dosage, almost to zero, never again on this poison.

[240 is Back]

just taper off, man.  I have a family full of people who use them.   If you're running 40 mg a day, just cut down to 30 a day, then 20 a day, then 10 a day, and then every other day until you barely notice them.   You'll feel alert and alive again as well. 

Stopping suddenly can kill people or make them crazy... i've seen folks do that too.   IMO, the withdrawal is probably the scariest thing of SSRIs.

[EL Mariachi]

no one ever committed suicide by manning up

well, the emotional madness and suicidal thaughts are definetely strong coming off this, but suicide is never a option, people need to man up yes.

[Rami]

could kelp be the answer?

[EL Mariachi]

just taper off, man.  I have a family full of people who use them.   If you're running 40 mg a day, just cut down to 30 a day, then 20 a day, then 10 a day, and then every other day until you barely notice them.   You'll feel alert and alive again as well. 

Stopping suddenly can kill people or make them crazy... i've seen folks do that too.   IMO, the withdrawal is probably the scariest thing of SSRIs.

im tapering off yes but its still a pain in the ass brother

[Wiggs]

well the brain zaps have passed, they re a pain in the ass, but the bigger problem is insomnia, madness, fast thoughts and depression, today i decreased the dosage, almost to zero, never again on this poison.

Withdrawal symptoms will last sometime depending on how long you were on them. Good choice man. You've made a good decision. I felt the same away about and I've never felt better. myself and others will tell you in time it gets better but as Bruce said it's a masking agent. It made me a zombie. If you go back and look at posts I made from those years, you'll see, two different people. It numbs everything, the good, the bad. It makes you indifferent. It makes you a zombie. I'm not saying there aren't people that need them.

[EL Mariachi]

ive succesfully tapered off a antipsychotic, been a month clean off it now, and stopped smoking cold turkey

[EL Mariachi]

Withdrawal symptoms will last sometime depending on how long you were on them. Good choice man. You've made a good decision. I felt the same away about and I've never felt better. myself and others will tell you in time it gets better but as Bruce said it's a masking agent. It made me a zombie. If you go back and look at posts I made from those years, you'll see, two different people. It numbs everything, the good, the bad. It makes you indifferent. It makes you a zombie. I'm not saying there aren't people that need them.

well ssri to some extend does numb down, but its much worse with antypsychotic med that really makes u numb, i dont even think im bipolar, it was all med-induced.

[240 is Back]

im tapering off yes but its still a pain in the ass brother

i feel ya.   each day easier than the last.  i found i fell in love with the highs and creativity again.  SSRIs keep one level, but they also result in ya losing your edge, your drive, your fire.   re-pick up a hobby or try something new.  have insane sex with an equally crazy person  Worked for me haha

I took them a few years back to combat mild ocd... just minimal use... hated the prostate sides, ouch.

[EL Mariachi]

i feel ya.   each day easier than the last.  i found i fell in love with the highs and creativity again.  SSRIs keep one level, but they also result in ya losing your edge, your drive, your fire.   re-pick up a hobby or try something new.  have insane sex with an equally crazy person  Worked for me haha

I took them a few years back to combat mild ocd... just minimal use... hated the prostate sides, ouch.

ofcourse you feel alive again, well yeah ssri does make problems in bed, and you need to pop a viagra, thats the reason im quitting, aswell its just not healthy

[usmcdevildoc]

Fuck yea. Very well known to occur. Any of the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors can cause this. Who advised you to stop 'cold turkey'?

DOC
Lift, fuck, make money

[Teutonic Knight]

Yes brain zaps. When I came off of anti depressants and decided to take my personality back,  several years ago, I remember coming off and I would have these, "episodes" that lasted not more than a couple seconds but it was like an interruption in brain waves. Like brain static and then it goes away. It happens during long term use of SSRI withdrawal. It freaked me out because when I went through it, the doctors didnt tell me it would happen so I went online and found others it happened to. Doctors now call it brain zaps. Don't know if theres an official name yet. They went away about 3-4 months after I came off.

Sounds like permanent mental disability  

[EL Mariachi]

Fuck yea. Very well known to occur. Any of the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors can cause this. Who advised you to stop 'cold turkey'?

DOC
Lift, fuck, make money

i quit smoking cold turkey, not the meds

[Borracho]

dieting on low cals low fats is making your depressed elmirachi

I'm happy as a pig in shit the fatter I am. Also wanna fuck all the damn time but can only manage to get 4 and 5s. 

[EL Mariachi]

Had no zaps but it can be hard mentally because you're alive again and need to work with emotions, thoughts and feelings.
In a way it's a numbing agent - try to see it as just a damper of your real concerns.
Took me 6 times to finally get off that stuff.

which one were you taking?  Well yes, the brain needs to re-learn how to deal with emotions after stopping the med, because it hits you from all angles, brain needs some time to regroup.