Ccr1 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Has anyone recovered from hypnotic jerks after stopping antidepressant? I started getting then really bad after I stopped my antidepressant bc I was getting head jerks during the day. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted October 23, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Hi, Ccr1, Welcome to SA. Sorry you're having problems with hypnotic jerks. I'm glad you found your way to SA. Without having more information with respect to your drug/tapering it will be difficult to make any specific recommendations. We ask all of our members to fill out a signature so that all of your information can be read at a glance. This helps moderators determine you current situation and we would ask that you follow the instructions at the link below. Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature • Please leave out symptoms and diagnoses. • A list is easier to understand than one or multiple paragraphs. • Any drugs prior to 24 months ago can just be listed with start and stop years. • Please use actual dates or approximate dates (mid-June, Late October) rather than relative time frames (last week, 3 months ago) • Spell out months, e.g. "October" or "Oct."; 9/1/2016 can be interpreted as Jan. 9, 2016 or Sept. 1, 2016. To get you started, and familiarized with the protocols followed by SA, I am linking a few topics so that you have a better understanding of what is recommended here and the steps that you can take to minimize your withdrawal. What is Withdrawal Syndrome? Why taper by 10% of my dosage? Edited October 23, 2017 by Gridley Erroneously mentioned Effexor. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted October 23, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Ccr1, I erroneously mentioned Effexor in my original post to you. I have now corrected this. Edited October 23, 2017 by Gridley Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
Ccr1 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Does anyone jerk when they are ab to fall asleep? And when they wake up? As a withdrawl symptom? Or a symptom being on antidepressant? Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted October 24, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hi Ccr1, and welcome to SA from me too. Please complete your drug signature as requested by Gridley in the post above. This will appear underneath every post you make and will provide us with your drug history. When we have your drug history we may be able to offer suggestions. Here is SA's topic: hypnic-jerks * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment
Roxyrich Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hi ccr I've had this problem a few times along my journey, it's torture. I end up getting out of bed , and having a snack. but I find on these nights nothing helps. It happened to me at the beginning of my adverse reaction, and again, just recently . It's truly awful, it's like just as your dropping off your jerked awake heart racing. I can't tell you how long it lasts unfortunately. The first time it happened on and off for about 4 weeks. But I'm still in it again so hopefully not too long. Opiates 18 months 2010 to 2012 Prozac 12 months 2012 to 2013 Prozac 7 doses of prozac late November 2015. Adverse reaction on the 7th dose. Stopped cold turkey on the last week in November 2015. Immediately suffering from acute w/d. Severe insomnia, anxiety, burning head. Doctor prescribed propranolol for anxiety, adrenaline rushes. Propranolol 10mg 4× a day. Nearly 3 months after reaction, new symptoms include, Awful insomnia,burning head.waves of depression and suicide ideation. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted October 24, 2017 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hypnagogic/hypnic jerks occur as night time. You mentioned that your jerks happen during the day. Here is another topic which may provide the information: tardive-dyskinesia-or-involuntary-movements * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment
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