Re:Tapering of SSRI treatment to mitigate withdrawal symptoms
by Fnoord on Thursday March 07, 2019 @06:06AM
(#19327138)
I had an anxiety related diagnosis and have been on Citalopram and Methylphenidate. I quit with both after a while due to lack of effect.
Recently I got an autism diagnosis and got Fluoxetine prescribed.
Getting on it was a living hell. I was extremely tired, could barely walk the stairs, my body was in pain, I could not drink coffee anymore, just to mention some effects.
I endured, and I am much less edgy, more social, less depressed, and less anxious
The only remaining side effect is that alcohol effect is nearly 2x as strong as it used to be. And it already was strong for me. So one glass is the max for me... tho I had a similar effect from Citalopram.
My point being, for me Prozac works with making my autism's effects less severe allowing me to function better in our NT society. According to my psychiatrist (specialised in autism) I was not the first whom she described [Edit: prescribed] that ie. I wasn't an isolated case.
Recently I got an autism diagnosis and got Fluoxetine prescribed.
Getting on it was a living hell. I was extremely tired, could barely walk the stairs, my body was in pain, I could not drink coffee anymore, just to mention some effects.
I endured, and I am much less edgy, more social, less depressed, and less anxious
The only remaining side effect is that alcohol effect is nearly 2x as strong as it used to be. And it already was strong for me. So one glass is the max for me... tho I had a similar effect from Citalopram.
My point being, for me Prozac works with making my autism's effects less severe allowing me to function better in our NT society. According to my psychiatrist (specialised in autism) I was not the first whom she described [Edit: prescribed] that ie. I wasn't an isolated case.