[Nike007]

Trigger warning

It's been very hard getting off this drug for me. It's made my anxiety, and somehow my depression a lot worse. I'm extremely restless now, and have ended up

Possible trigger:

self harming for the first time ever. My suicidal thoughts has kinda calmed a bit, as now they're mixed in with the self-harm thoughts. I know most people who self-harm don't want to die, but I'm just one of those people that do.

It has also made me really dizzy, so sometimes getting up too quickly makes me extremely dizzy and I almost end up falling. Sometimes when I'm sitting down, I get these dizzy spells too, and I feel awful. I'm going off 225mg, which is the highest dose for outpatients I understand. It's just been quite hard. I'm at 150mg now. I guess any tips on getting off meds would be appreciated.

[whisperingskye]

I came off it once before swore never to go back on it. It was horrible, but I did get through it. I have since got back on it though... maybe I’ll stay on it for life to avoid withdrawal. I have heard that prozac helps, i don’t know if that is an option for you. Hope you feel better

[Nike007]

Originally Posted by whisperingskye

I came off it once before swore never to go back on it. It was horrible, but I did get through it. I have since got back on it though... maybe I’ll stay on it for life to avoid withdrawal. I have heard that prozac helps, i don’t know if that is an option for you. Hope you feel better

I am going to be going on Prozac at 75mg. She did want me to start immediately, but I was afraid of serotonin syndrome, and she didn't want me to be anxious about it so she told me to start at 75mg.

Thank you.