Posted by woodie on February 12, 2005, at 12:07:36
In reply to Why worst fears realized, posted by Blucky on February 11, 2005, at 22:42:31
I am certainly not an expert, but in both my previous attempts at stopping, most of the 'body' symptoms (nausea, dizziness, generally feeling like you're back in the 60's on a bad acid trip) dissipated to next to nil after about two weeks (that was after a veeerrry slow tapering of the dose over a couple months). The bit that destroyed me was the emotional meltdown that happened after most of the physical stuff passed. I didn't realize that a 'rebound depression' was part of the withdrawal. When I started crying and couldn't stop for days, I figured I must really need this drug. Even knowing, I'm not sure I will be able to keep from going back on it. The meltdown is completely debilitating and downright scary.
That's probably not much help...sorry. I am on my third try, having a tougher time with the physical weirdnesses, but coping. I am trying to use some of the supplements and remedies that have been suggested here, and they seem to help. If it would help you to know what may be down the road for you, and the timeline I'm experiencing, I'd be happy to keep you posted.
Currently, I'm taking a little tiny bit of a 37.5 mg tablet (about 1/8th of it) daily. I started out on 75 mg XR about nine weeks ago, so that's how long it's taken so far.
I am so thankful for the information, support and sense of community provided by the people who are part of this site.
Best of luck to you and to everyone taking this journey.
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