Posted by Mishal on October 25, 2007, at 5:41:15
In reply to Hydroxyzine addiction?, posted by Amigan on October 24, 2007, at 18:25:04
Atarax (Hydroxyzine) is considered not to be addictive or habbit forming, but just like you I had to spend some disturbed sleep nights when I came off it. Personally, I don't like that stuff because not only does it lose its sedative efficacy over time, the fatigue it causes never ceases at all even after repeated dosing.
Do not blind believe your docs. Many drugs they promote as safe have been found to be very hard to come off. My doc always assured me I can come off Luvox (an SSRI) at short notice. But I had a very hard time recently even while tapering that med. And it was pure hell for many days after I took my last tab. I had to restart Prozac again to help me stabilize. And yes, I found Prozac the easiest of all antidepressants to come off though rebound depression is hard to deal with.
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