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Cosmic19733d ago

WelcomerMirtazapine · active

I would say you've been become sensatised so withdrawal may be increasingly difficult. A sign to taper off more carefully this time and try to stay off

Mirtazapine — 0.2mg — 1 year — actively tapering

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HopeNeverFails3d ago

LighthouseZyprexa · active

A: Probably all 3, but mostly probably reactions to and CT withdrawal. Regardless, since even you Dr is off these meds, it's probably best to white knuckle it as long as you can. Are you sleeping enough? Thinking calmly, have you made any improvement recently?

"burning (paresthesia)" — @RO

Just curious, where do you feel the burning?

Zyprexa started at 2.5mg in late April26 — 0.60mg at Nov 2026— actively tapering
Doxepin (Silenor / Sinequan) — started at 2mg in June26 - 0mg at Nov 2026— completed tapering

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RO3d ago

@Cosmic1973 I’m not on it since Cold Turkey, I didn’t reinstate at the time didn’t know what’s best to do. I didn’t know much about things back then and my GP was clueless leading me wrong way. It’s been three months since I stopped and might be too late to reinstate it.

2008 - Fluoxetine (Prozac) 20mg - cold turkey 2009.
2011 - Fluoxetine 20mg, dose up to 40mg for 3 months then back to 20mg - tapered 2013.
2021 - Fluoxetine 20mg for several months then down to 20mg every other day - tapered off May 2026.
July 2026 Fluoxetine prescribed 10mg - stayed on it for 19 days only, due to severe adverse reaction then was advised by GP to Cold turkey.
Buspirone 5mg 3x a day - a week only due to severe reaction stopped after one week.
Not on medication at the moment.

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RO3d ago

@HopeNeverFails How does one treat Cold Turkey? It’s likely my reaction was because too high dose for me. My burning is severe in legs, tummy and bum areas, less severe arms, chest, and face, but chest burning feels kind of different.

2008 - Fluoxetine (Prozac) 20mg - cold turkey 2009.
2011 - Fluoxetine 20mg, dose up to 40mg for 3 months then back to 20mg - tapered 2013.
2021 - Fluoxetine 20mg for several months then down to 20mg every other day - tapered off May 2026.
July 2026 Fluoxetine prescribed 10mg - stayed on it for 19 days only, due to severe adverse reaction then was advised by GP to Cold turkey.
Buspirone 5mg 3x a day - a week only due to severe reaction stopped after one week.
Not on medication at the moment.

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Cosmic19733d ago

WelcomerMirtazapine · active

Nobody knows your body and mind better then you. Nobody has been thorough your journey and experiences except you. This may be the point in your life where you realise you are the expert and know more about your condition then anyone else. I came to that apiyhany a few months back. Scary but very empowering. Imo, your symptoms are almost certainly from the long term effects of WD's. I would try and carry on, you will get better, but may take a while longer then you expect.

Mirtazapine — 0.2mg — 1 year — actively tapering

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RO2d ago

@Cosmic1973 Thanks. My brain feels so messed up it’s like there’s no way out. I have considered micro reinstatement but not sure if wise or unwise, and I realise that no one has the answer and me neither. This electricity in my body, burning, low mood is agony to live with and I had none of these awful symptoms before I went on Fluoxetine. I know I always reacted in the past when starting for several weeks and my nervous system would get sensitised but I stayed on it and it eventually went away while on the drug. This last time my nervous system got more sensitive and so my symptoms were more severe and so I stopped cold turkey as advised by my daft GP, but I kind of feel unfinished and if I had cut the dose down it’s possible I would have adapted and things would have improved. Tough.

2008 - Fluoxetine (Prozac) 20mg - cold turkey 2009.
2011 - Fluoxetine 20mg, dose up to 40mg for 3 months then back to 20mg - tapered 2013.
2021 - Fluoxetine 20mg for several months then down to 20mg every other day - tapered off May 2026.
July 2026 Fluoxetine prescribed 10mg - stayed on it for 19 days only, due to severe adverse reaction then was advised by GP to Cold turkey.
Buspirone 5mg 3x a day - a week only due to severe reaction stopped after one week.
Not on medication at the moment.

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HopeNeverFails2d ago

LighthouseZyprexa · active

"I had none of these awful symptoms before I went on Fluoxetine" — @RO

Well that's good in one respect -:it's obvious these are a result of WD and not just you. A lot of times we question if we're just weak and this is a return of symptoms after the drug has worn off. Why wouldn't we - that's what our Drs tell us. Sorry to hear of your rough parathesia. Man, that sounds rough. You pretty sure it isn't shingles I guess. Just be confident it's temporary and every day you tick off the calendar is another day closer to improvement

Zyprexa started at 2.5mg in late April26 — 0.60mg at Nov 2026— actively tapering
Doxepin (Silenor / Sinequan) — started at 2mg in June26 - 0mg at Nov 2026— completed tapering

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Cosmic19732d ago

WelcomerMirtazapine · active

It may be a case of weighing up 2 evils? White knuckle it till things get better......................... Reinstate a tiny dose. Things may get worse then stabalise and taper off slow. I'm afraid it's your call, but from my experience, once you've made a decision, you get some control back and stop worrying as much.

Mirtazapine — 0.2mg — 1 year — actively tapering

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RO2d ago

@HopeNeverFails Thank you for your reply and encouragement. I’ll try to remember that ‘every day brings you closer to improvement’. A word of encouragement like this is not much to write but it actually brings a huge help of hope for someone like me and so remember that it’s very much appreciated. Thank you. There’s also another hope that is true that one day all this suffering will be gone when Jesus returns and no more death, no more tears. We’ll have everything we hoped for and it will be forever. Every suffering here is temporary but everlasting, perfect joy yet to come. And while we journey here, the Lord promised to never leave us nor forsake and so when things are tough and you just don’t feel His presence, and don’t feel like he hears your cry, I try to remind myself that He doesn’t change and his promises don’t fail just because it’s not in his nature. If he promised something, he’ll do exactly that!

2008 - Fluoxetine (Prozac) 20mg - cold turkey 2009.
2011 - Fluoxetine 20mg, dose up to 40mg for 3 months then back to 20mg - tapered 2013.
2021 - Fluoxetine 20mg for several months then down to 20mg every other day - tapered off May 2026.
July 2026 Fluoxetine prescribed 10mg - stayed on it for 19 days only, due to severe adverse reaction then was advised by GP to Cold turkey.
Buspirone 5mg 3x a day - a week only due to severe reaction stopped after one week.
Not on medication at the moment.

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RO2d ago

"You pretty sure it isn't shingles I guess." — @HopeNeverFails

Yes, it’s not shingles, just sensitised nervous system that cries. Prozac is serotonin drug and serotonin also regulates your muscles so this is why is affects areas where’s there’s more muscles more severely.

2008 - Fluoxetine (Prozac) 20mg - cold turkey 2009.
2011 - Fluoxetine 20mg, dose up to 40mg for 3 months then back to 20mg - tapered 2013.
2021 - Fluoxetine 20mg for several months then down to 20mg every other day - tapered off May 2026.
July 2026 Fluoxetine prescribed 10mg - stayed on it for 19 days only, due to severe adverse reaction then was advised by GP to Cold turkey.
Buspirone 5mg 3x a day - a week only due to severe reaction stopped after one week.
Not on medication at the moment.

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RO2d ago

@Cosmic1973 Thank you. Yes, it would help to make a decision and hopefully the right one.

2008 - Fluoxetine (Prozac) 20mg - cold turkey 2009.
2011 - Fluoxetine 20mg, dose up to 40mg for 3 months then back to 20mg - tapered 2013.
2021 - Fluoxetine 20mg for several months then down to 20mg every other day - tapered off May 2026.
July 2026 Fluoxetine prescribed 10mg - stayed on it for 19 days only, due to severe adverse reaction then was advised by GP to Cold turkey.
Buspirone 5mg 3x a day - a week only due to severe reaction stopped after one week.
Not on medication at the moment.

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