Psycho-Babble Withdrawal Thread 937659

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Frustrated with SSRI's

Posted by Michelle41 on February 22, 2010, at 2:50:41

Here is my history with SSRI's
I was on paxil for 1 year (evil drug LOL) Zoloft for about 8 years, Prozac for 2 years (added strattera to the prozac and that was not a good thing)
I stopped taking Prozac and strattera for almost a year but the anxiety came creeping back..
I just went back on Prozac 2 1/2 months ago and it is a nightmare! Since starting on prozac originally in 2006, I have had missed or no periods, hot flashes, heart palpitations w/chest tightness and pain, and now, just when I am about to fall asleep, I gasp for air and have a panic attack which keeps me up for hours :(
I am so scared that I am going to fall asleep and never wake up due to my heart stopping!! I have tried dropping the dose from 10 mg a day (had chest pain every day at this dose since starting back on Prozac 2 mos ago) Now, I am down to less than 5mg every other day which has possibly triggered ssri withdrawals ( more heart palpitations, gasping for air before falling asleep, panic)
I did have my TSH checked a few months ago and it was "normal" However, my FSH and LH were way too high, almost double from normal range. I have also been lactating for years now since I have been on SSRI's.
I am so frustrated and sick of being on the SSRI crazy train!! I am going to make an appointment with an endocronologist to see if my thyroid is messed up. I never had a full thyroid screen, just the TSH.
I am tempted to switch to celexa to see if it calms the panic attacks but I am scared to go on it :(
I am afraid that once I start, I won't be able to stop taking it..
I truly think that these SSRI's were a bad choice for me.. But I was never able to really find the root cause of my anxiety due to no health insurance.. I swear this is a thyroid problem so I am hoping that a thyroid med will help me more than these nasty SSRI's have!!
Sorry for the long post, I am scared out of my mind with this heart issue :(

Re: Frustrated with SSRI's » Michelle41

Posted by Deneb on February 24, 2010, at 10:34:38

In reply to Frustrated with SSRI's, posted by Michelle41 on February 22, 2010, at 2:50:41

Hello Michelle41

Welcome to Psycho-Babble! That sounds like a awful side effect. I hope you find some answers.

Deneb

Re: Frustrated with SSRI's

Posted by Michelle41 on February 24, 2010, at 10:50:52

In reply to Re: Frustrated with SSRI's » Michelle41, posted by Deneb on February 24, 2010, at 10:34:38

> Hello Michelle41
>
> Welcome to Psycho-Babble! That sounds like a awful side effect. I hope you find some answers.
>
> Deneb

Thanks Deneb :)
I have been off Prozac for 2 days and I feel MUCH better!! No blurred vision, heart issues, chest pain or panic! I have been doing a slow taper from 10 mg every day to 5mg every day to 5mg every 2 days.. I really do like prozac when it works! I am thinking that taking it every day is giving me too much serotonin :( I will be posting more updates..
<3 Michelle

Redirect: Frustrated with SSRI's

Posted by Dr. Bob on February 26, 2010, at 8:52:53

In reply to Re: Frustrated with SSRI's, posted by Michelle41 on February 24, 2010, at 10:50:52

> I will be posting more updates..

To consolidate discussion, I'd like to redirect them to Psycho-Babble Medication. Here's a link:

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20100216/msgs/937748.html

That'll be considered a different thread, so if you'd like to be notified by email of follow-ups to it, you'll need to request that there. Thanks,

Bob

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