Posted by realnice on June 5, 2006, at 11:41:50
In reply to Re: prozac withdrawal, posted by SLS on June 4, 2006, at 8:33:05
Okay, I contacted Eli Lilly to see what they had to offer me about prozac withdrawl. It wasn't a lot but what was interesting was what they had to say about how to stop taking it.
At first, I was told that because it takes so long for it to leave your system it shouldn't matter how it is discontinued. They don't tell doctors how it should be done - it's left up to their discretion. Then, after some searching in their database, I was told that yes, it should be discontinued gradually if at all possible but couldn't tell me why that was so or any specifics on how that should be done. Hmmm.
I was also told it would take 'weeks, weeks' for it to leave my systm. When pressed, this turned into maybe 5 weeks, say 35, 40 days. I read a post somewhere that said Eli Lilly had told them 80 days.
When I asked if there had been any other reports of problems like mine ... well, none had been reported. So, if you are having or have had problems with discontinuing prozac please, please call them.
Call The Lilly Answer Center at 1-800-545-5979. They can't really tell you what to do (practice medicine over the telephone) but at least there will be a record of it and if there's enough people reporting problems, perhaps more doctors will be aware of possible adverse reactions.
I feel that I've suffered needlessly for the past month and half (just a bit of a headache today with no dizziness or zapping sensations) so if my story helps even one person, I'm glad I posted.
Linda
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