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Re:In SSRI withdrawal, brain zaps go from overlooked symptom... by karim79 on Friday October 11, 2024 @04:00PM (#41813088)
Waaaay back in 2011, I withdrew from SSRIs (particularly, Seroxat). I had moved countries, had run out of it, and bravely decided to stop altogether. Brain shocks kicked in a couple of days later. They were not painful but they were definitely unsettling. They lasted for most of a week.

I then decided to stop altogether, which led to an overall improvement to my quality of life.

I'm sure not everyone is like me, but boy oh boy I'm glad I stopped taking those.

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Re:In SSRI withdrawal, brain zaps go from overlooked symptom... by ryanianian on Friday October 11, 2024 @06:24PM (#41814443)
Obligatory warning that SSRI withdrawals can be extremely dangerous.

I was on Lexapro for a minute. It worked for a bit, but then I started to not care about anything. A certain amount of anxiety/emotional swing is important for my humanity, as I found out. I really wanted to get off that stuff. But my doctor insisted that I ween off of it by reducing my dosage over a period of 2 months. I'm glad I listened. I could acutely feel each reduction.

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