Posted by Tamar on February 18, 2007, at 19:29:46
Hi everyone,
I’ve been reading previous posts on this board about withdrawal from Prozac, but I still wanted to ask my own questions…
I’ve been on Prozac for 18 months. The last few months I was on 60mg.
I’ve got no libido and I’m sleepy all the time, so the doc suggested Effexor.
I started withdrawing from Prozac last Monday (down to 40mg Mon through Thurs). Then no AD at all from Friday till Monday coming. On Tuesday I’m supposed to start on 75mg Effexor.
Friday - my first day with no AD - I felt fine in the daytime but terribly suicidal at night. Ended up cutting myself with broken glass and so on.
Saturday I felt mostly OK; just a bit tired.
Today (Sunday) I feel absolutely fine. No sign of depression. No mania either. Just even keel, pretty average, emotional stability.So now of course I don’t want to take the Effexor on Tuesday. It’ll be almost impossible to persuade me to take it if I feel fine tomorrow (Monday). I hate taking pills. If I could smoke ADs I probably wouldn’t resist so much.
I guess what I don’t know is: was the suicidal stuff on Friday a symptom of withdrawal from Prozac, or am I just suicidal without ADs? Any guesses?
I’d be grateful for any support anyone can give me. Platitudes welcome.
Thanks,
Tamar
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