Posted by Lou Pilder on April 17, 2010, at 14:08:00
In reply to Tapering down Lexapro 20mg, posted by vic80 on April 17, 2010, at 12:58:52
> My Pdoc feels I need to change from my 20mg Lexapro to effexor. So I am tapering Lex: from 20mg to 10mg; this was supposed to be done while I start on 37.5 mg Effexor. I had a strange reaction - was completely mind-frozen after my first Effexor dose, so the doc asked me to not take any effexor for now and taper down lex. Doc says I sould not notice any withdrawal effects.
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> Past 4 days I have been taking 10mg Lex. I have noticed
> * my fatigue has lessened.
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> * I am feeling very indifferent. Not even feeling irritable or angry like when I was on lex. This is scaring me - makes me wonder if I have become MORE depressed or its just some side -effect.
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> * Feeling somewhat blue, not sad... just a feeling of deep loss.
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> * No anxiety (used to be rather wired on Lex 20mg)
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> * Feeling out of it, a bit like I am in a dream ... disconnected from the world. (felt dreamy/unconnected even before when I was on 20mg, but now its a different dream-like feeling! - distressing nevertheless)
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> * Unable to know how I am feeling
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> * Not much change in sleep
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> * not reacting to anything - a feeling of resignation
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> * Appetite is better
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> * unexplained feeling of dread
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> My understanding is that any increase or decrease in dose takes a while to affect the peak concentration levels of the med to reach a stable level for the renewed effects to be felt.
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> What should I expect..... am I undergroing withdrawal... or is the worse yet tome come???
>Vic80,
You wrote,[...completly mind-frozen...indifferent..MORE depressed...deep loss..out of it...in a dream...disconnected...unable to know...not reacting...resignation...dread...is the worse yet to come???...].
What you are describibg here have been described that could be the classic effects from mind-altering drugs.
You asked as to what is yet to come. I can not see thw future but when the sky is red at night, the next day is supposed to be a great day. Now when the sky is red in the morning, that is supposed to be a warning that the day will be stormy.
Now when you list all of the things here that are happening to you, I think that the whole picture shows me that there could be a calber of disaster that you may not be aware of. I'm speaking about, death thoughts, gun purchasing, overdosing on multiple pills, and trying to find a way out of a dream-like state.
Well, I should say, how can anyone stop the thoughts that you have? Here what I can do. If you find one, two, three, four , five, six symptoms in your thoughts, symptoms that could be the difference between suicide and your life, email me and we could talk and I could be your partner in tribulation.
Lou
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