Calling Dr. WW - SSRI withdrawal

DG1 · July 2011

Howthefucklong does this usually last? Dr. Google says "anywhere from one to several weeks." Um, thanks. (It's been a little over 2 weeks.)

This is worse than early pregnancy. (Had AF ~3w ago, and we're pretty confident the vasectomy took, so I'm thinking not that.)

nicoleg1982 · July 2011

Did you (can you) step down the dosage?

DG1 · July 2011

I didn't. I know that was wrong. But I also feel like it's probably too late to go back at this point - like after 2.5 weeks I should just tough it out, vs. going back and having this drag on for another month or more. (I did that in the first place because I thought I left my meds in the hotel in ATL & was stuck prescriptionless for a while.)

The interwebz are also all "SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome is easily resolved by resuming the drug." Um, again, ever so helpful.

Caffeine headaches are also resolved by consuming caffeine, but that's not all that helpful if the whole point is to get off the caffeine.

nicoleg1982 · July 2011

Dude, IDK.

loveshine1 · July 2011

I'm pretty sure with SSRI's, you're supposed to lower the dosage slowly and wean yourself off.

At this point, I think you're right in that you should just tough it out.

MRSBJS · July 2011

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[QUOTE]I'm pretty sure with SSRI's, you're supposed to lower the dosage slowly and wean yourself off. At this point, I think you're right in that you should just tough it out.
Posted by loveshine1[/QUOTE]

This.

Unfortunately you are supposed to wean off. But that ship has sailed, so just do the best you can and it will pass. When I withdrew (and it was a miserable process), it took me about 3 weeks to be completely back to myself. It was awful.

I hope you feel better soon.

hmonkey · July 2011

can i ask why you are quitting at all? and why you are doing this without a dr's advice?

DG1 · July 2011

kindof a long story. Probably I just need to go doctor shopping, because I basically don't trust or can't deal with the ones I have tried so far. I'll put the long version on FB in a few.

Like I said, I was trying to hold out until I could see another doc, but then I left my pills in ATL (or thought I did, but I didn't find them until almost a week after I got back, so, same difference). By then, this ship had pretty much sailed.

hmonkey · July 2011

why haven't you spent that time finding a new doc instead of going through withdrawal hell? or going back to untrusted doc for an interim refill?

dg, i apologize -- i'm not trying to flame you, honestly. but i am seriously worried by how little stock you put into your own health -- taking 2yo pinkeye medication not intended for you, determining which dr to see by which one has the lower co pay.

YOU ONLY GET ONE BODY. and i'd like to see it around here as much as/as long as possible.

GBCK · July 2011

you should probably call a Doc ASAP on this one.
Because weaning back onto SOME of them may help.
Yes, it drags it on, but if it's painless, then the drag doesn't matter, does it?

AuntFlo · July 2011

Ditto what everyone else said, EXCEPT the "that ship has sailed part." You need to call the prescribing dr, possibly get back on the pills, THEN find a new dr, THEN discuss the possibility of quitting them, THEN possibly wean yourself off. WTH? You seem like such an intelligent person and I don't understand why you can't take care of yourself.

hmonkey · July 2011

i would also marry dg and take her to my parents' church just so we could get free dr visits after service so she wouldn't have to worry about co-pays. and the drs at my parents' church went to real med schools, not caribbean ones. and we could get discounts on dry cleaning, legal services, and insurance.

marry me, dg!

please note: i do not hoard change or toilet paper rolls.

DG1 · July 2011

lol @ WZ and hmo. Those marriage proposals sound particularly awesome at the moment.

And i didn't choose based on copay. I just wanted a doctor close to me who would take my (pretty damn good) insurance. I mean, until you visit them, you don't know if they're any good or not. Please to be recalling I don't live in a real city where people actually review doctors and stuff.

I put the whole loooooooooooong story on FB. I can't call Doc 1 because his office staff is completely incompetent. Doc 2 doesn't seem to listen, like when I say "SSRIs weren't helping, but Seroquel worked really well except it made me too sleepy." and his response is to try a new SSRI.

And, truly, between me and google, I do know as much as many docs about whatever is going on with us. We don't have complicated diagnoses at the moment. (Except for Dex's leg last year, which you may recall never actually got diagnosed properly.)

I just need them for their damn prescription pad.

nicoleg1982 · July 2011

I would like to be a sisterwife as well, so that I can properly sleep train your bedtime beast of a child.

DG1 · July 2011

lol. Did I tell you guys about the drink caps? Daycare actually asked for some for some craft project, because they were having a hard time collecting them from the other parents. H went into the basement and produced about a gallon tub full. This, of course, justifies all of his hoarding tendencies, "because sometimes you really do need those things!"

SMH

MinM · July 2011

Seroquel is going to knock you out. Lexapro probably would, too. Have you tried an SNRI?

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