Frogie: how to taper off Lexapro and Xanax?

[Frogie]

2 hours ago, Scorpio said:

Hi frogie

have you got your hands on your materials now, is that awful drive over for your fiancé. I hope so and you can breathe a sigh of relief that you have it all to hand ready to be put in when ready. 

 

How is brownie is is she eating better today. Are your tears easing now you can see things are happening. Has the nausea eased. It’s horrible, I’ve had it all week as well as the horrible anxiety. Oh for a window instead of a few good hours sometimes. 

 

I had  to rescue my grandson from nursery at 1 as he was poorly. Full of another cold, not eating or napping and getting more and more upset. He clung to me like a vine all afternoon so the food shop I had managed to do unwillingly with my husband this morning stayed scattered around the kitchen until his mum turned up at 5. Poor little boy and I have him all day tomorrow so hope my anxiety lets me get up in time to get sorted before he arrives. 

 

 

Scorpio:

 

Well, when I made the order the store said they had everything in stock. My fiancé called just now. They didn't have everything. No toilet, the vanity was broken, and the floor moulding, they didn't have all of it. There were a few other little things.

 

He's on his way to another store not too far from where he is that is supposed to have everything.

 

It's not here, but he's working on it.

 

When it rains it pours...

 

I'm so sorry about your grandson. And your anxiety.

 

I hope you feel better soon.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[joy2730]

Hi Frogie

 

Isn't life truly frustrating, nothing is ever as efficient as it should be.  It is cold, freezing and snowy here.  Our drop in carers are at risk of slipping outside here so we have just cleared the ice and snow away.  They are a great team of girls/women but if one of them went off sick with a broken bone it would be a disaster.  Somehow it is good to see the snow, but it must be much colder because last night I slept in my dressing gown which I meant to take off but fell asleep with it on.  I am normally more hot than cold, so I must be stabilising with my body temperature.

 

I am well today, have just arranged 2 property viewings for next Wednesday.  I haven't viewed a house for 31 years so feel I don't really understand the market.  I have had a frank discussion of my work plans with my husband and son and basically I need to work a bit longer yet for financial reasons once we leave the farm.  This makes it even more important that I don't fall into really bad withdrawal - it is how I thought it would be.  Luckily I enjoy my work a lot otherwise that would be depressing.  We are just trying to do this without selling any land.

 

How are you doing withdrawal wise Frogie?  OK?

 

Joy

[Frogie]

1 hour ago, joy2730 said:

Hi Frogie

 

Isn't life truly frustrating, nothing is ever as efficient as it should be.  It is cold, freezing and snowy here.  Our drop in carers are at risk of slipping outside here so we have just cleared the ice and snow away.  They are a great team of girls/women but if one of them went off sick with a broken bone it would be a disaster.  Somehow it is good to see the snow, but it must be much colder because last night I slept in my dressing gown which I meant to take off but fell asleep with it on.  I am normally more hot than cold, so I must be stabilising with my body temperature.

 

I am well today, have just arranged 2 property viewings for next Wednesday.  I haven't viewed a house for 31 years so feel I don't really understand the market.  I have had a frank discussion of my work plans with my husband and son and basically I need to work a bit longer yet for financial reasons once we leave the farm.  This makes it even more important that I don't fall into really bad withdrawal - it is how I thought it would be.  Luckily I enjoy my work a lot otherwise that would be depressing.  We are just trying to do this without selling any land.

 

How are you doing withdrawal wise Frogie?  OK?

 

Joy

Hi Joy:

 

It is frustrating when the store said they had everything, my fiancé got up there and had to chase around for it. But he got most everything. There are a few little things we need but he can get them at our hardware store out here.

 

I'm so tired of our weather. Usually we have had snow 3-4 times by now, we haven't had 1 flake. It's been like spring here and one day it was in the 80's! I want snow. I miss it. I'm glad you got yours cleared off. It wouldn't be good for anyone to fall, let alone get hurt. It must be cold if you are a warm blooded person and you slept with your gown on. I sleep in pajamas with a sheet, blanket and comforter and am still cold. It is getting below freezing at night here.

 

My withdrawl is fine. I have had some anxiety, but I contribute that to the remodeling that isn't happening. It will this weekend though, so I will feel better then. I'm glad you are doing well.

 

Good luck on the house hunting! You must be a little excited about it. I wish I was out looking at houses, but it will come soon enough.

 

Have a great day!

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[O2bhappy]

Frogie has been nice and offered up her intro page to me since people do not seem to respond to my intro page.

 

I am now 27 months off Prozac.  In august I started having itching on my hands and feet.  Then in September it spread and I became itchy everywhere on my body.  Every time I would scratch I would develop hives and welts.  I went to my GP and she said take an antihistamine and don't scratch (easier said then done).  I tried taking Zyrtec at night but the next day I was so fatigued.  It was not the best option for me.  A couple of weeks ago I went to an allergist and had a bunch of testing done.  I am not allergic to anything that he tested me for.  He put me on a different antihistamine and pepcid.  He said the pepcid helps block to histamines that are over producing in my body.  Well that combination of medicine caused heartburn, brain fog and increased anxiety.  I went back to the allergist this past Monday and he took me off all the medicines he put me on.  After two days of not being on the medicine my itching and hives are back full force.

 

My question is has anyone experienced itching and hives during withdrawal and is this a withdrawal symptom even though I have been off Prozac for 27 months.

 

Thank you again Frogie for letting me post on your page.  Thank you to anyone who responds and can offer me help and guidance.  

 

O2bhappy

[joy2730]

Hi O2bhappy

 

I have had burning and itching (severe) on my lower arms when I got down to a lower dose of citalopram, which was horrible and I took antihistamines for it.  It was very noticeable that my arms were really red and I was scratching.  It went away when I went up in dose, it was an intense artificial sort of feeling.  Even though you have been off your AD for a long time, it is probably related, lets hope it clears up with time.

 

Joy

[Gridley]

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[Frogie]

1 hour ago, O2bhappy said:

Frogie has been nice and offered up her intro page to me since people do not seem to respond to my intro page.

 

I am now 27 months off Prozac.  In august I started having itching on my hands and feet.  Then in September it spread and I became itchy everywhere on my body.  Every time I would scratch I would develop hives and welts.  I went to my GP and she said take an antihistamine and don't scratch (easier said then done).  I tried taking Zyrtec at night but the next day I was so fatigued.  It was not the best option for me.  A couple of weeks ago I went to an allergist and had a bunch of testing done.  I am not allergic to anything that he tested me for.  He put me on a different antihistamine and pepcid.  He said the pepcid helps block to histamines that are over producing in my body.  Well that combination of medicine caused heartburn, brain fog and increased anxiety.  I went back to the allergist this past Monday and he took me off all the medicines he put me on.  After two days of not being on the medicine my itching and hives are back full force.

 

My question is has anyone experienced itching and hives during withdrawal and is this a withdrawal symptom even though I have been off Prozac for 27 months.

 

Thank you again Frogie for letting me post on your page.  Thank you to anyone who responds and can offer me help and guidance.  

 

O2bhappy

Hi O2bhappy:

 

I'm glad to share my thread with you. I know I get a lot of friends posting on here and hopefully you can find some answers to your hive problem.

 

Good luck, and have fun at the craft fair!

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Flowers]

Hi o2bhappy

 

I haven't had this as a symptom of WD. I do get itchy irritated skin sometimes for no apparent reason. The one thing that calms the skin is aloe vera gel. It is very cooling, soothing and natural.

Have you tried this or anything topical rather than taking meds orally?

 

I really feel for you - it must be unbearable for you.

 

Love from Flowers xxx

 

 

 

 

[Scorpio]

Hi frogie

 

so hopefully you now have all the goods safely at home and just waiting for your fiancé to get the small matter of all the work done!  Is brownie eating better today. 

 

[Frogie]

3 hours ago, Scorpio said:

Hi frogie

 

so hopefully you now have all the goods safely at home and just waiting for your fiancé to get the small matter of all the work done!  Is brownie eating better today. 

 

We don't have everything, but it's just little stuff we can get at the hardware store here. He's starting at 7am tomorrow.

 

Brownie is eating better today thanks for asking.

 

Hope you are doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Blondiee1915]

Hi Frogie -

 

Thank you so much for checking on me on my thread, it means alot.  

 

How are you doing?  Is your anxiety improving?  I hope so.  Is Brownie feeling better?  

 

B

[Frogie]

3 hours ago, Blondiee1915 said:

Hi Frogie -

 

Thank you so much for checking on me on my thread, it means alot.  

 

How are you doing?  Is your anxiety improving?  I hope so.  Is Brownie feeling better?  

 

B

Hi

 

I just hadn't heard from you for a while.

 

I have some anxiety right now but it's because my fiancé is remodeling the bathroom and the house is in shambles. And now my granddaughter wants to come for a visit. 

 

She will wait until he's done. Hopefully a couple of weeks.

 

Hope your doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[joy2730]

Hi Frogie

 

Granddaughter visiting - let that thought sustain you through your anxiety.

 

Frogie - another question about withdrawal from Joy - did you get heat sensitivity, that is always feeling hot or cold and sweating and freezing and did you get a sweaty hot face as if it is a menopausal flush but isn't, if you see what I mean.  Again you don't have to answer if you feel it is too personal.

 

Hoping you have a good day

 

Joy

[Frogie]

4 hours ago, joy2730 said:

Hi Frogie

 

Granddaughter visiting - let that thought sustain you through your anxiety.

 

Frogie - another question about withdrawal from Joy - did you get heat sensitivity, that is always feeling hot or cold and sweating and freezing and did you get a sweaty hot face as if it is a menopausal flush but isn't, if you see what I mean.  Again you don't have to answer if you feel it is too personal.

 

Hoping you have a good day

 

Joy

Hi Joy:

 

That's a good idea with my granddaughter. I just want to see her so bad.

 

 I'm going through that heat/cold thing right now. Especially in the mornings. I will wake up freezing, put all the covers up to my neck and 10 minutes later sweat is pouring off me. We don't have snow yet(unfortunately), but I have a blanket that is electric made just for the couch. I've been using that. So I think it's normal.

 

Hope you are doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Frogie]

HELP!!!! MOD PLEASE!!!

 

Anyone that can help me I would be more than greatful.

 

When I picked up my Liquid Escitalalopram In November, I asked the pharmacy to throw in a couple dosage syringes.

 

Got home, didn't pay any attention to the new syringe the next morning. I am not a morning person at all. I thought it was odd, it was a little skinnier than the other syringe I usually use. I thought maybe they were using a new brand syringe. I drew it up to the mark I always use, put it in a medicine cup, added apple juice and drank it down. 

 

Remember the 1st few days of my taper I had a lot of akasthisia? Well, it was a 5ml syringe, not a 10ml syringe. So I cut my escitalopram to 2.5 instead of 4.9. I have some anxiety but I have attributed it to the remodeling going on and not getting to see my granddaughter, and of course wanting to go home. After I take my 2nd Xanax for the day, I'm fine.

 

When I hurt my back, I told the dr what I did. He said to just hold since it was almost a month since I made that stupid cut. He said since I was doing ok except for the anxiety, I should be fine.

 

I just didn't want to say anything on here because I didn't want to be told "how stupid I was" by not checking and rechecking my figures.

 

I'm going to hold at 2.5 until January now. That will give me 2 months at the 2.5 and should be ok. I've had very little nausea, if any. I had some when we went to a holiday party and I ate food I'm not used too. 

 

At this point, it's been almost a month, I'm not going up. I'll stick it out. I guess my body thinks it's ok otherwise I would have the terrible nausea and other problems that I always get.

 

Just need some reassurance.

 

Thanks for any mods input!

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[manymoretodays]

Hi Frogs,

 

So we know your liquid concentration is 10mg. per 10ml. now..........or a 1/1 concentration?

And you had inadvertently dropped to 2.5mg. then, instead of the 4.9mg. that you thought you had dropped to?  2.5 mg. being 2.5 ml. on your new syringe.

 

If you want to stay on that dose, the 2.5mg., which you have been on since November 9th.........well.......okay then.  Mistakes happen.  That sure explains a lot though, eh?.........I mean as far as your increased symptoms and all.  And just know that you could now updose..........even a mini, teeny, tiny bit..........if symptoms become unbearable at some point.  And I mean a mini, teeny updose........even like....... decimal point(.1mg) or less even.  I don't have much anecdotal experience in updosing........yet........so bear with me.

 

Update your signature as well to reflect this all......when you can.  And I'm sure another moderator may pipe in soon as well.

 

Hang in there with the major home renovations and looks like maybe snow is on it's way soon here at least! 

 

Best,

mmt

 

 

 

 

Edited December 3, 2017 by manymoretodays
clarity

[manymoretodays]

On 11/14/2017 at 9:21 AM, Frogie said:

Hi Andy:

 

I just talked to the pharmacist. She said it's 1:1. She asked me if I was tapering, I told her yes. She said she hoped I was doing 10% a month, I told her yes, and she said that was perfect.

 

Someone that believes in the 10% a month. She is new so I think she will be very helpful.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

 

 

 

Here's that post from November 14th that clarifies the concentration too.  I hope that helps.

[Frogie]

4 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

Hi Frogs,

 

So we know your liquid concentration is 10mg. per 10ml. now..........or a 1/1 concentration?

And you had inadvertently dropped to 2.5mg. then instead of the 4.9mg. that you thought you had dropped to?

 

If you want to stay on that dose, the 2.5mg., which you have been on since November 9th.........well.......okay then.  Mistakes happen.  That sure explains a lot though, eh?.........I mean as far as your increased symptoms and all.  And just know that you could now updose..........even a mini, teeny, tiny bit..........if symptoms become unbearable at some point.  And I mean a mini, teeny updose........even like....... decimal point(.1mg) or less even.  I don't have much anecdotal experience in updosing........yet........so bear with me.

 

Update your signature as well to reflect this all......when you can.  And I'm sure another moderator may pipe in soon as well.

 

Hang in there with the major home renovations and looks like maybe snow is on it's way soon here at least! 

 

Best,

mmt

 

 

Yuppers,

 

I now know why the anxiety (among other things), this is a horrible time of year for me anyways. Then we add you know me wanting to go home, the remodeling, and my granddaughter wanting to come visit.

 

I really don't want to updose at all, and I don't think I need too. I'm holding my own ok. Like I said after I take my 2nd Xanax for the day, I'm fine. It's been almost a month, so I should be good.

 

I'm actually feeling better today than I have. My fiance and I had a great talk about everything last night, and I now know what is going on.

 

I'm going to be fine. I updated my signature. Let me know if it's ok or I need to change it.

 

Thanks for being so caring mmt, it means a lot.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

 

 

[Frogie]

2 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

 

Here's that post from November 14th that clarifies the concentration too.  I hope that helps.

Thanks! i just wrote you back...

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Gridley]

Frogie,

 

I'm glad you're making it okay.

 

You might want to consider holding a bit longer than two months, just to let things settle down and catch up.

[manymoretodays]

You might leave out all the situational stuff in your signature........that's up to you.  It does make it hard to follow.  I'm overly wordy/emo sometimes too.  Otherwise it looks just fine. 

 

And whoosh.......you did an almost 50% decrease.  I'm amazed at how well you are coping.......with a lot of help of course.

 

Hold, hold, hold now in any case.........you might consider even waiting until Febr. or March before any further changes.  The turtle always wins the race.

 

mmt

[Frogie]

4 minutes ago, Gridley said:

Frogie,

 

I'm glad you're making it okay.

 

You might want to consider holding a bit longer than two months, just to let things settle down and catch up.

Thanks Gridley:

 

I will see how I feel come January, but believe it or not, with everything going on in my life I'm doing ok. 

 

I have a few tears now and then, but I had that at the higher dose too. It's just called WD.

 

I really appreciate you caring, and MMT and you helping me.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Frogie]

4 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

You might leave out all the situational stuff in your signature........that's up to you.  It does make it hard to follow.  I'm overly wordy/emo sometimes too.  Otherwise it looks just fine. 

 

And whoosh.......you did an almost 50% decrease.  I'm amazed at how well you are coping.......with a lot of help of course.

 

Hold, hold, hold now in any case.........you might consider even waiting until Febr. or March before any further changes.  The turtle always wins the race.

 

mmt

Ok, I can take the stuff out. Just thought it might help people realize not to make the mistake I made.

 

I'm doing ok. With everything going on. I have a few tears now and then. But that is my situation and WD.

 

But boy did I mess up lol...

 

Thanks,

Frogie xx

[Frogie]

31 minutes ago, manymoretodays said:

Hi Frogs,

 

So we know your liquid concentration is 10mg. per 10ml. now..........or a 1/1 concentration?

And you had inadvertently dropped to 2.5mg. then, instead of the 4.9mg. that you thought you had dropped to?  2.5 mg. being 2.5 ml. on your new syringe.

 

If you want to stay on that dose, the 2.5mg., which you have been on since November 9th.........well.......okay then.  Mistakes happen.  That sure explains a lot though, eh?.........I mean as far as your increased symptoms and all.  And just know that you could now updose..........even a mini, teeny, tiny bit..........if symptoms become unbearable at some point.  And I mean a mini, teeny updose........even like....... decimal point(.1mg) or less even.  I don't have much anecdotal experience in updosing........yet........so bear with me.

 

Update your signature as well to reflect this all......when you can.  And I'm sure another moderator may pipe in soon as well.

 

Hang in there with the major home renovations and looks like maybe snow is on it's way soon here at least! 

 

Best,

mmt

 

 

 

 

They had 80% snow for Monday... Now it's going to be in the 40's and windy. No snow. I want snow. I'm tired of spring weather now in December it's not funny...

[Flowers]

Oh Frogie - no wonder you felt bad but how great that you are not suffering too much now and are going to stick with it. You are amazing. 

 

I wish you all the best and hope you continue to feel stable on the lower dose.

 

Love from Flowers xxx

[Frogie]

6 minutes ago, Flowers said:

Oh Frogie - no wonder you felt bad but how great that you are not suffering too much now and are going to stick with it. You are amazing. 

 

I wish you all the best and hope you continue to feel stable on the lower dose.

 

Love from Flowers xxx

I have a lot of other stuff going on too. But I have only had a slight bit of nausea. Especially one night at the holiday party when I ate food I'm not used too.

 

Im going to stick it out. It's been a month now, so I'm not going to look back at my "stupidity ". I'm just going to move on.

 

Hope you are doing well.

 

Thanks for stopping by. It means a lot.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[brassmonkey]

Hi Frogie-- I answered your question over on my thread but thought you'd like to have the answer here too, for your records:

 

Hi Frogie--  It's good that you've sorted out what is going on, it will add a lot of perspective to the situation.  A 50% drop is rarely a good thing in the short term, but they do settle out.  It does take a lot of time though.  Seeing how things are going at the end of January is a start, but it might take a good deal longer for things to settle down.  There frequently is about a three month lag after a big drop or CT before the worst of the symptoms hit.  By that time an updose starts to become tricky, unpredictable and would take several more months to stabilize.  You said you don't want to updose, but in the long run you will probably be glad you did.  This big cut can end up being no fun at all for a long time but it will be survivable, just keep in mind that the longer you wait the less chance there is of a successful updose.

[joy2730]

Hi Frogie

 

You survive your cuts really well.  Isn't it amazing you have been fine so far?  Well done you, although now you know it is perhaps not such a good thing really, do you think you will updose a little or stick it out now you have got so far?

 

Perhaps it would be wiser to updose a little and not look at it as an updose, but look at it as a correction for a practical dosing error.  This is one of the reasons I wish these drugs came in different strengths including really small strengths such as 0.25 mg which are scored and preferably quartered as well.  I guess it costs the manufacturer a lot of money to produce lots of different strengths.

 

How are you feeling tonight Frogie?

 

Joy

[Frogie]

3 minutes ago, brassmonkey said:

Hi Frogie-- I answered your question over on my thread but thought you'd like to have the answer here too, for your records:

 

Hi Frogie--  It's good that you've sorted out what is going on, it will add a lot of perspective to the situation.  A 50% drop is rarely a good thing in the short term, but they do settle out.  It does take a lot of time though.  Seeing how things are going at the end of January is a start, but it might take a good deal longer for things to settle down.  There frequently is about a three month lag after a big drop or CT before the worst of the symptoms hit.  By that time an updose starts to become tricky, unpredictable and would take several more months to stabilize.  You said you don't want to updose, but in the long run you will probably be glad you did.  This big cut can end up being no fun at all for a long time but it will be survivable, just keep in mind that the longer you wait the less chance there is of a successful updose.

Tom:

 

I've gone just about a month with doing this. Usually when I taper, I feel it the 2nd day. I felt a little anxiety, but like I said I attributed it to other things in my life.

 

I'm actually feeling good, so maybe my body doesn't like Lexapro because I was always nauseous when on a higher dose and when I tapered.

 

I don't want to go back up. I want to see how it goes and go from there. 

 

I know I shouldn't believe all Drs points of view, but mine has been really good about letting me taper as I wanted, he said I should be ok since it's been a month. He is an old country dr and been a dr for 30 years, so I'm sure he's seen it all.

 

I hope it works out for me and my "stupidity ".

 

Have other people done ok on a taper of this size?

 

Hope you are doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

[Frogie]

5 minutes ago, joy2730 said:

Hi Frogie

 

You survive your cuts really well.  Isn't it amazing you have been fine so far?  Well done you, although now you know it is perhaps not such a good thing really, do you think you will updose a little or stick it out now you have got so far?

 

Perhaps it would be wiser to updose a little and not look at it as an updose, but look at it as a correction for a practical dosing error.  This is one of the reasons I wish these drugs came in different strengths including really small strengths such as 0.25 mg which are scored and preferably quartered as well.  I guess it costs the manufacturer a lot of money to produce lots of different strengths.

 

How are you feeling tonight Frogie?

 

Joy

Hi Joy:

 

I feel really well. I didn't even realize I did this like I said. I'm always nauseous after I taper, and I wasn't. I had the anxiety, but attributed that to everything going on.

 

My fiancé and I talked. I'm not going to updose. I'm going to ride it out. It's been a month. I should be just fine. I'll just hold until January.

 

Even my dr said I should be ok. That I would sicker than a dog by now the way my tapers go.

 

I do know I will watch every taper from now on.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Hope you are doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

 

 

[RealMe]

On 12/1/2017 at 9:24 AM, O2bhappy said:

Frogie has been nice and offered up her intro page to me since people do not seem to respond to my intro page.

 

I am now 27 months off Prozac.  In august I started having itching on my hands and feet.  Then in September it spread and I became itchy everywhere on my body.  Every time I would scratch I would develop hives and welts.  I went to my GP and she said take an antihistamine and don't scratch (easier said then done).  I tried taking Zyrtec at night but the next day I was so fatigued.  It was not the best option for me.  A couple of weeks ago I went to an allergist and had a bunch of testing done.  I am not allergic to anything that he tested me for.  He put me on a different antihistamine and pepcid.  He said the pepcid helps block to histamines that are over producing in my body.  Well that combination of medicine caused heartburn, brain fog and increased anxiety.  I went back to the allergist this past Monday and he took me off all the medicines he put me on.  After two days of not being on the medicine my itching and hives are back full force.

 

My question is has anyone experienced itching and hives during withdrawal and is this a withdrawal symptom even though I have been off Prozac for 27 months.

 

Thank you again Frogie for letting me post on your page.  Thank you to anyone who responds and can offer me help and guidance.  

 

O2bhappy

Hi O2bhappy.  I'm not having itching symptoms now but in the past I had them from a too acidic and too much protein diet with a lot of coffee thrown in.  It improved when I cut down on coffee and added more fruit and vegetables to my diet.  I hope you find relief.

[joy2730]

Hi Frogie

 

That is great, you have thought it through and come to a decision.  You feel really well - no one can argue with that, and you don't feel sick or nauseous - how wonderful is that!  You must be over the worst. 

 

I am in a really good position in general, but I just don't find withdrawal easy at all.  I feel every little drop and feel it really roughly.  If I had known a few years ago what I now know I would have been things so differently.  However, I am pleased I take less and am on my way down, only very very slowly.

 

I am so pleased for you.  Let us all know how it pans out for you.  If you suddenly do feel a roughening of symptoms you will have a clue as to why.  Have you been sleeping OK and have you been feeling hot and cold?

 

Joy

[Frogie]

1 minute ago, joy2730 said:

Hi Frogie

 

That is great, you have thought it through and come to a decision.  You feel really well - no one can argue with that, and you don't feel sick or nauseous - how wonderful is that!  You must be over the worst. 

 

I am in a really good position in general, but I just don't find withdrawal easy at all.  I feel every little drop and feel it really roughly.  If I had known a few years ago what I now know I would have been things so differently.  However, I am pleased I take less and am on my way down, only very very slowly.

 

I am so pleased for you.  Let us all know how it pans out for you.  If you suddenly do feel a roughening of symptoms you will have a clue as to why.  Have you been sleeping OK and have you been feeling hot and cold?

 

Joy

Joy:

 

As you know I'm usually very nauseous when I taper. I haven't been. I had the anxiety, but blamed it on the remodeling, not seeing my granddaughter, was on 4 antibiotics, and then hurt my back and was on 3 meds for that. And I have had a lot of anxiety this time of year for 25 years, before I even went on antidepressants.

 

You are doing really well. I made a big mistake but I'm going to ride it out. I'm feeling really good. No nausea, so maybe my body doesn't like Lexapro lol... I had a little nausea at the holiday party, but that was because of food I haven't eaten.

 

It's been a month, so I'm not going to updose. I'll just hold until January and be much much more careful.

 

I do get hot and cold. Especially at night. My fiancé is still running a portable a/c in the bedroom at night. So I get cold, pull the covers up to my neck, and in 10 minutes sweat is pouring off of me. And like I said, we haven't had snow yet, usually we have had 2-3 snow storms by now  but I have an electric blanket made for the couch. I've been using that. Then I get hot and have to kick it off. So yes I do get hot and cold. I want snow, I'm tired of spring and summer weather in December.

 

Hope you are doing well. I'll be fine. I'm actually glad in a way that this happened. Even though it was my own "stupidity ".

 

Take care,

Frogie xx

 

[street129]

On 12/1/2017 at 8:24 AM, O2bhappy said:

Frogie has been nice and offered up her intro page to me since people do not seem to respond to my intro page.

 

I am now 27 months off Prozac.  In august I started having itching on my hands and feet.  Then in September it spread and I became itchy everywhere on my body.  Every time I would scratch I would develop hives and welts.  I went to my GP and she said take an antihistamine and don't scratch (easier said then done).  I tried taking Zyrtec at night but the next day I was so fatigued.  It was not the best option for me.  A couple of weeks ago I went to an allergist and had a bunch of testing done.  I am not allergic to anything that he tested me for.  He put me on a different antihistamine and pepcid.  He said the pepcid helps block to histamines that are over producing in my body.  Well that combination of medicine caused heartburn, brain fog and increased anxiety.  I went back to the allergist this past Monday and he took me off all the medicines he put me on.  After two days of not being on the medicine my itching and hives are back full force.

 

My question is has anyone experienced itching and hives during withdrawal and is this a withdrawal symptom even though I have been off Prozac for 27 months.

 

Thank you again Frogie for letting me post on your page.  Thank you to anyone who responds and can offer me help and guidance.  

 

O2bhappy

i had itching and did all the things you have done, over time my itching went away. none of the allergy remedies worked for me..do you know of any thing to take to help with withdrawal.

[RachelSusan]

Hi Frogie,

Sorry to read about your accidental larger than wanted taper.  How frightening for you. Frogie, a lot of us here on this site have made mistakes with dosing.  I have for sure.  I would be shocked and disappointed if anyone criticized you for it. Don't spend even one second being hard on yourself. It happened and now you go forward. So far things seem OK for you and I hope that they continue to be OK.  We are here for you in both the good times and the bad times.

xo
RS

[Frogie]

Just now, RachelSusan said:

Hi Frogie,

Sorry to read about your accidental larger than wanted taper.  How frightening for you. Frogie, a lot of us here on this site have made mistakes with dosing.  I have for sure.  I would be shocked and disappointed if anyone criticized you for it. Don't spend even one second being hard on yourself. It happened and now you go forward. So far things seem OK for you and I hope that they continue to be OK.  We are here for you in both the good times and the bad times.

xo
RS

Thanks RS:

 

I just can't believe I did that. That's what I get for "trusting" other people. I'm checking and rechecking from now on. Have you made a mistake like this? I'm really doing ok. I'm not nauseous like usual, I have some anxiety but not bad. But I have a lot going on here too. One of our bathrooms is being remodeled, and a wall came down and part of the floor in my granddaughters room. Now of course she wants to come visit and can't until that gets done. Then you know this summer wasn't peachy for me. The sewer, my teeth and Brownie being sick. Brownie is eating better but I have to realize she's 16 also. So I get anxious about her, the remodeling, the holidays (which I don't like to begin with), and of course wanting to go home. I really appreciate you being here for me. Hope you are doing well.

 

Take care,

Frogie xx