I had to go off my anti-depressant to go on an MAOI. I was still on Seroquel and klonopin but had to stop imipramine which I'd been taking for 5 years. We planned a 6 week taper and then I would be admitted to the hospital to go on the MAOI without having to wait out 2 weeks without any antidepressant. I think I made it 4 weeks, maybe 5, before I had to call and say it was time to go into the hospital. I was so glad they didn't make me do the 2 week washout because I would have been inpatient that entire time and then more to get on the MAOI.

I cannot imagine going off all meds because I know what that was like. I don't even have a word to describe it. I remember the day they were trying to get all the insurance stuff done for admission I was sitting with a patient working on her hand. I loved 98% of my patients and liked most of the rest. She was one I liked but who was frustrating. When they called for more information I realized I'd been sitting there thinking "I hate doing this, I just want to die, I just want to be out of here, I want to run away, I can't be patient with teaching her the same thing for the millionth time". And so I had to talk to the nurse and explain that I had to stay in professional mode so I wouldn't fall apart but that I was much worse than I was going to sound. That night I had to flush all the rest of the bottle of imipramine to stay safe.

I hope you feel better when you wake up.