Butterfly84 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) 10 days ago I tapped off by 20mg from 60 mg of prozac . I have really sore feet and getting pins and needles when getting out of bed. Anyone eles have this ? Edited October 18, 2017 by baroquep Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted October 19, 2017 Administrator Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome, Butterfly. Those sensations are withdrawal symptoms called "paresthesias." They indicate you have reduced Prozac too fast. If I were you, I would add 5mg back in, making a total of 45mg. We advocate a much more gradual taper to avoid withdrawal symptoms. See Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Tips for tapering off Prozac (fluoxetine) The second link explains how to take part of a Prozac capsule by making a liquid, or you can get an additional prescription for 5mg capsules compounded by a pharmacy. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
nz11 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Butterfly any update on how you are doing ? Have the symptoms receded? Thought for the day: Lets stand up, and let’s speak out , together. G Olsen We have until the 14th. Feb 2018. URGENT REQUEST Please consider submitting for the petition on Prescribed Drug Dependence and Withdrawal currently awaiting its third consideration at the Scottish Parliament. You don't even have to be from Scotland. By clicking on the link below you can read some of the previous submissions but be warned many of them are quite harrowing. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01651 Please tell them about your problems taking and withdrawing from antidepressants and/or benzos. Send by email to petitions@parliament.scot and quote PE01651 in the subject heading. Keep to a maximum of 3 sides of A4 and you can't name for legal reasons any doctor you have consulted. Tell them if you wish to remain anonymous. We need the numbers to help convince the committee members we are not isolated cases. You have until mid February. Thank you Recovering paxil addict None of the published articles shed light on what ssri's ... actually do or what their hazards might be. Healy 2013. This is so true, with anything you get on these drugs, dependance, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, just silent. And if there is something mentioned then their is a serious disconnect between what is said and reality! "Every time I read of a multi-person shooting, I always presume that person had just started a SSRI or had just stopped." Dr Mosher. Me too! Over two decades later, the number of antidepressant prescriptions a year is slightly more than the number of people in the Western world. Most (nine out of 10) prescriptions are for patients who faced difficulties on stopping, equating to about a tenth of the population. These patients are often advised to continue treatment because their difficulties indicate they need ongoing treatment, just as a person with diabetes needs insulin. Healy 2015 I believe the ssri era will soon stand as one of the most shameful in the history of medicine. Healy 2015 Let people help people ... in a natural, kind, non-addictive (and non-big pharma) way. J Broadley 2017 Link to comment
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