Posted by Maxime on October 4, 2005, at 11:37:29
In reply to cold turkey fool-please help, posted by prozac-less on September 28, 2005, at 23:59:38
It's funny how people react differently. Prozac has a half life of 5 weeks so you shouldn't have started to feel any withdrawal symtoms right away ... but what do I know. I went cold turkey off of 80 mg of Prozac 2 years ago after being on it for 4 years. I didn't have any problems. Guess I was lucky.
Maybe you can get a prescription from your GP and wean yourself off properly.
Sorry, I didn't read the other response in this thread so if I am repeating anything they said I am sorry. :-)
Maxime
> I've been on 20 mg of prozac once a day for about a year and recently forgot my meds on a 3-day camping trip. Seemed like a good time to quit so I went cold turkey and it's been 10 days now. I started experiencing some dizziness, depression, and general fatigue a few days into it and I'm wondering if anyone can advise me on what to expect. How long will these withdrawl symptoms last? My doctor won't treat me anymore, citing Dr.-Patient trust issues, because I quit without consulting him. My bad, but I never really felt an improvement on the medication anyway.
> So, I'm on my own and wondering what's next. I'm reading all the horror stories of cold turkey fools and this fool needs some help. Please reply.
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