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Good news/bad news » LisaDC

Posted by Racer on October 15, 2008, at 13:20:42

In reply to I did call my Dr. on this, posted by LisaDC on October 15, 2008, at 13:03:58

The good news is your doctor is probably right. The bad news is also your doctor is probably right...

A lot of these medications have what are known as "discontinuation symptoms" -- essentially, withdrawal symptoms. That means that you'll experience some difficulties during the couple of weeks after stopping them. Often, slowly tapering off can alleviate most of them -- but that last step off is often brutal. Higher doses and longer duration of treatment exacerbate these symptoms, as you can imagine. One year is not a long duration, relatively speaking, but mileage varies -- some people are a lot more sensitive to the withdrawal than others.

There are a few things that you can do to help minimize the discomfort. If you check out the Withdrawals board here, there are a lot of suggestions there, based on what has helped others. I know Benadryl is considered helpful by many, many people. Sometimes a few days of a low dose of Prozac helps -- Prozac has a long half-life, and is considered essentially "self-tapering." It might be a good answer for you, and it's worth discussing with your doctor.

The good news, though, is that this is something which really and truly will get better. My own experience is that, about the time you think it's going to go on forever, and are ready to sit down in the corner and cry -- you suddenly realize it's much better. So, hard as it is, look for things that help you -- whether it's Benadryl, warm showers, getting in a babysitter so you can go in for a massage, or a nice cup of chamomile tea -- and trust that you'll feel better soon.

Just, not quite soon enough.

Best luck to you. I hope this eases soon for you.


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