Posted by ed_uk2010 on April 21, 2010, at 13:44:13
In reply to forced to stop Prozac cold turkey, posted by sunnydays on April 20, 2010, at 18:21:54
> So I was just in the hospital for several days for heart problems (an episode of fainting caused by severe blood loss -- had to have two blood transfusions, and an episode of ventricular tachycardia that they can't find a cause for). They think that the irregularities in my heartbeat that they saw were caused by the Prozac and they just stopped it completely... and say that I absolutely can't take any SSRIs or SNRIs because they all have a small chance of causing this. The problem is that ever since about a day and a half after stopping the Prozac, I can't seem to stop crying all the time.
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> How long is this going to last? It's terrible. And does anyone know of any meds I can talk about with my GP that might help but don't have the small chance of cardiac risks?
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> sunnydays1. Prozac probably wasn't the cause of the v. tach. I think you need a second opinion on this one.
2. If you do want a replacement, sertraline (Zoloft) is widely used in patients with underlying heart disease.
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