Prozac Withdrawal Duration Tips
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- A few tips on how you can overcome withdrawal and what you should expect!
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I just quit Prozac cold turkey. This is day 5 for me. I’m having cold sweats and just feel weird. I took it for 3 months. I quit because I was having suicidal thoughts, which I never had before in my life. Prozac mad me feel bad in general. I think it made me more depressed. I’m happier now 5 days off of it than I was when I took it.
- dwasilco412 - be patient, stay active, and realize that withdrawal affects everyone differently! Happy recovery!
Did you have sexual side effects on it? How long did it take for them to abate after stopping Prozac?
Exactly in the same bot. Day 5 for me right now.
I had the suicidal thoughts too. I had THOUGHT about it before, but after I took prozac for maybe a year? For the first time in my life I was not only thinking about it at that point, but fully ready and even EXCITED at the thought of jumping off the empire state building. I am working on getting off now.
Yes made me so much worse. My anxiety was horrific that alone was why I was suicidal. Made my depersonalization a lot worse than it was before the prozac
Was on Prozac for almost a year and made the horrible decision to quit cold turkey. It only took about 4 days for the cold sweats and dizziness to come on in an almost unbearable way. This video helped, thanks a lot!
Gosh this just made me feel better! I have been tapering off by myself, but didn’t start as soon as I should have because now I’m hitting that 30ish day mark for me where I start feeling very impatient and focusing on “how long till this feeling ends?” I totally agree on keeping the mind quiet, etc. I know the things you’ve said but sometimes you just have to hear it again to apply it once again. Thanks!
I tapered off Prozac last year after 12 years and stupidly tried psychedelic therapy straight afterwards and kept drinking alcohol, for about 4 months. My whole body was a mess and I ended up hospitalised. I feel like I’m still readjusting, worse part is my gut - it’s left me debilitated. I sometimes feels like my body and mind are broken. But I will heal! 🙏🏼
Hey a like the last part of you comment. Your body can heal from anything and you have to take the time to focus on making healthy decision that will help your body and mind grow! Gut is a HUGE factor on how you feel and making sure you are eating properly can really change how you feel. Best of luck!
Which psychedelics?
Psychedelics in combination with Prozac go horrible
Severe chemical imbalance occurs
@@LightofHope20 I know. I had stopped Prozac for a month before ever attempting psychedelics.
I really wish I knew this sooner, it definitely made me take a second look at my situation.
All good, what's in the past is in the past. Focus what you can control now and take it slow. Withdrawal can last for a while if you are coming off so be prepared for that!
@@destroyinganxiety luckily I feel like I'm on the back end of it. That was about 3 of the roughest weeks I've ever had. Still not up to full speed, taking it one day at a time.
Thank you for helping me feel less alone during this. Some days are easier than others.
These withdraws suck I’m tuffing it out I had a really hard day today filled with agitation that I never had before…
Thank you. Super helpful. I've been on 20mg for 3 years. It did help me when I needed it. I've stopped cold turkey 3 days ago. I'm having headaches but I feel ok other than that right now.
Great, glad you are feeling ok! This can take time to heal so stick to that journey and I wish you all the best.
Hello, I was on prozac for 4years and I just was kind of forced to quit cold turkey, because my psychiatrist wasn't available, but I really feel good about it and today she told me that if I'm on day 4 w/o it already, we can try to get me off of it completely. She said the prozac stays in our body longer so its probably easier to get off of it. How was your symptoms later?
God bless you sir for doing this. I took Prozac for about three to four days and just stopped it. Also have done the same for Paxil which was a mistake. Thank you for sharing your experience! Withdrawal can be horrendous but these tips are invaluable.
My cold sweats are insane. I went cold turkey from 80mg/day for years. I feel bombarded by everything from light and sound to the vibes, for lack of a better word, of other people around me.
eequalsmcdonald Why cold turkey? That's a large dose. I've been on it for 17 years and every time I try to come off it (gradually) I start to feel so angry and discombobulated. I've only manage to stay off it for a few weeks without giving in.
how are you doing now?
Took 20mg for about 10 month then switched to 10mg for about 2 month. Now, I stopped it and waiting to see how I will feel. It has been 72 hours since I last took it and so far so good. My head feels a little heavy but overall I feel well. I will update you in a week or so.
hello how is it going?
Yeah, how'd it go?
@@andresjorgecabezas2188 good actually! Have the positives of prozac (in memories) without the sideaffects. Overall good experince. (Have some insomnia not sure if related)
@@gykg3202You are feeling ok, 2 months after getting off? After rapid taper? Without getting on new drugs?
Could you give me an update please?
Thank you. I was gunna stop cause my mind is stupid but your video helped.
So you decided to stay on it?
I’m so happy you made this video. Very wise man 🙌🏼
I have went from 40mg to 20mg after 4 years. and for 2 weeks felt really good. Then boom extreme anxiety and intrusive thoughts/obsessing. All I can say is it feels what it felt like introducing it into my system at first and I have a super sensitive body ( don't drink or smoke etc ) hope it passes yo
I took Prozac for 3 days and I decided to stop taking it because it made me feel like a zombie and super tired and depressed . It made it worse for me . First day off Prozac and I’ve been in bed for almost two days . I feel like I can’t get up and like something is weighing me down . No appetite , sad but can cry . Just feel blank like I’m out of space …. I just want to know how to get rid of the symptoms and want to flush it out of my system and go back to normal
Hope you are doing better!
Everything changes the chemical composition of your brain. What you eat and what you drink and when you sleep and how you breathe. It’s not a scary thing and not at all a bad thing. Depression and anxiety destroy chemical composition of the brain, and treating it is much better for your health
Thanx for this video. I'm almost two weeks off cold turkey. The headaches are the worst. Constant pressure. Thought it was just me going through a rough patch.
Yo man, I know this was 3 years ago. But I’m 2 weeks off 20mg, was only on a couple of months, had to stop due to just dizzy/tiredness was strange.
Since stopping the head aches, and head pain is fucking annoying horrendous. Also just feel lethargic and tired. Feeling like I just wanna sleep a lot, did you notice that?
Hello , I was prescribed Prozac for anxiety and intrusive thoughts . Took it for 8 weeks and decided to stop cold turkey 2-3 weeks ago . The past few days have been so rough on me . I’ve been experiencing anxiety , depression intrusive thoughts and derealization . Do you know how long it’s going to take for my withdrawal symptoms to go away ? I feel like im so detached from this world and I’m never going to go back to my old self :(
Perla Burciaga I wanna see you really have to be patient the half-life of the drug is longer than most which means it stays in your system longer than most. The biggest thing to get over it would be to be very active with exercise diet and some form of meditation. You just got to be patient with it because does take time but eventually your brain will return to homeostasis you’ll be feeling normal again!
What happened? Can you give us an update please?
Hey, I know this video is old but i'm going through the same thing. Constantly worrying and panicking because of the intrusive thoughts, how long did it take for you?
Hello everyone! I am currently doing better than I was before , I can say I was in a very dark place . I did stop taking Prozac and was prescribed bupropion but stoped taking those as well after a few weeks since they were making me feel worse. I decided to give CBD oil a try and honestly I feel like it’s helped over time. I do work out 5 days a week and try to eat as healthy as I can . I started seeing a therapist as well and it helped a lot! I know my anxiety and intrusive thoughts is something I’ll have to live with for the rest of my life but I’ve gotten a bit better at managing it. I do have bad days , ( it’s okay to have bad days , we all do) and I feel like my anxiety gets the best of me but I try to stay grounded and focus on the good things in life , remember nothing lasts forever and you’re definitely not alone! I’m here if you need someone to talk to! ❤️
Under The Bridge To be completely honest with you , the intrusive thoughts haven’t completely gone away. It has been over 2 years now and they are still there , but not as persistent as before . I’ve gotten better at controlling the way they make me feel ( anxious ) when I get them . One thing that has helped me a lot was realizing that intrusive thoughts are really just thoughts and pretty much everybody has them , we just need to change the way we react to them since us people with anxiety tend to do that.
Been on 60mg for 14 years tries a few times to quit cold turkey. Ended up completely mental.started to taper off prozac nov 2017 by small doses and as of august 2018 im 16mg less im now on 44mg a day.
What about now I'm desperate get of
@@seanneedham1019 you have to go slow or the withdrawal will get worse & last far longer than if you wean gradually!
I dunno i quit benzo and that was pure hell....as for prozac only thing i experienced was severe headaches and obviously suicide thoughts 💭 like mad ..but not extreme withdrawal
I have no choice but to go cold turkey because they won't give me refills. It is very messed up.
Hope you are doing better!
I’m tapering now. On 5mg. Still sucks but getting a little better.
Hey, was only on 10 my of Prozac for 3 weeks and quit cold turkey 3 weeks ago, still experiencing a bunch of these withdrawals. Thanks for the insight on this. What was your dosage when you quit cold turkey?
That's all
In ur head
@@bradleyheitz9210 i hear you bradley. But everyone is different and some are more sensitive. I myself didn’t experience anyhting after 1 month on zoloft. Not prozac but also an ssri. Besides prozac stays in the body longer.
Good advice. Quite helpful.
Thanks for the advice!!
Hey dude. I've been thinking magnesium citrate when I stopped taking prozac. Last night, I had trouble sleeping and felt like I couldn't breathe. The kind of magnesium I was referring to is Natural Vitality Calm Magnesium supplement. Heard that it's very recommend for anxiety, but taking both isn't my best choice as I'm in Prozac.
I only took prozac for 3 days and just couldn’t take it. It made me feel awful and I ended up in the ER. It’s been 6 days since I last took one and I’m still feeling terrible. The insomnia and suicidal thoughts are the worst! How much longer do I have to live through this nightmare?
Brenda Starkey I’d say a few months to be honest with you, however I’ve become so much stronger because of it🤗
Oh wow.. Today is day 11 and I'm feeling alot better than a few days ago. Still not sleeping all night, but some sleep is better than none. You're videos are super helpful!
I took for 8 days 😓😫😫😫😫Its been 3 days I can't sleep at all. Life is hell. Can you please tell how log it took to recover ?
sudhansu satpaty hey how are u today?! hope feel better now! I'm in the same situation right now , take for just 9 days feel terrible! now is my 10 day off and still feeling very bad 😢 how long did it take to feel ok again? ! helpppp
Thank u this helped so much
Thanks for the video! :)
I've been on SSRI's for 5 years now, and Prozac for 2 years. I went for Prozac because it was supposed to be the easy way out from antidepressant, but now I'm not so certain of my choice : as I'm tapering, it looks like it just takes longer to get out of my system than lexapro. Am I wrong ?
Prozac should take longer because the drug has a much longer half life than Lexapro so the withdrawal symptoms could take longer!! Hope all is well!
@@destroyinganxiety Thanks for your answer ! All is fine :) I'm just getting used to the idea it will take a bit longer
I’m going through Prozac withdrawals. I took three weeks to start symptoms because Prozac has a longer half life, which you already know. I’m three months off and still getting new symptoms but I think the worst is nearly passed. How are you doing?
@@destroyinganxiety I’m going through Prozac withdrawals. I took three weeks to start symptoms because Prozac has a longer half life, which you already know. I’m three months off and still getting new symptoms but I think the worst is nearly passed. I’m hoping a few more months and not years of this. How are you doing?
@@ianmyers5784 Do withdrawal symptoms affect driving ability (day/nighttime)? I'm going to start working as a package deliver in Southern Europe sooner or later, SSRIs have killed my motivation to pursue Computer Science... I hate it, damn.
Question for everyone here....how long after stopping did your sexuality restore to Normal?
Torrent79 that’s what I’m panicking about 😭
When I was on prozac, I did lose my libido for the first few weeks. But then after a few more weeks, it returned
1 month, maybe 3 weeks
The stomach pressure, bloating and nausea are the worst :(I'm in so much pain
Going thru the same rn feels bad
Hope you both are doing better!
I’m getting off of it cuz I miss the anxiety, I have adhd and that’s the only thing that makes me do things
I am taking fluoxetine for 4 years for ocd and I suddenly stopped in COVID time but after a one year I get dizziness and imbalance problem .
I am in big confusion the problem comes because of withdrawal symptoms of fluoxetine or other health problems?
Can anyone please help me
I was in a mental health hospital for 3days and they prescribed me Prozac like on Monday the dose I took was Thursday I stopped because I was feeling very terrible and right now I’m going through insomnia and anxiety that’s about it would I get more symptoms later on or I should be okay because it was only for a short period of time for 4 days
I’m dating someone right now and experiencing their cold turkey quit from the pill. I had no idea he was even taking it and now I feel like shit because of the bs fight we had. Please if you guys have any more tips on how to help with this it would be greatly appreciated
Did you survive? YOU CANNOT SAFELY COLD TURKEY AN ANTIDEPRESSANT! Even the FDA (the last to ever warn) warned in 2004 that just an abrupt change in dose can produce "suicide, hostility, or psychosis - generally a manic psychosis. My friend thought he was an ambassador to the queen of England for 5 months! Then after he cleaned up his diet & was doing better he let his diet go downhill &began smoking again so someone suggested Effexor! One pill is all it took to trigger another manic psychosis & for 6 months he thought he was a Scottish Crown Prince & about to inherit trillions! Worse was he got a Scottish kilt, etc. & set out to spend those illusive trillions. Luckily we found something natural to bring him out of that just in the nick of time because he was on the verge of having a massive heart attack with all that adrenalin pumping!
The dizziness :(
I was on 10mg for about a month before I stopped, it was making me very ill, started vomiting/dry heaving on week 3 and it was not really helping my mood so the doctor stopped me cold turkey. Pretty sure that was a big mistake as the vomiting/dry heaving in the mornings has been constant the past 2.5 weeks and I feel like crap, its been hell on earth, I hope this goes away soon.
How are you now?
cbd is good
Does Prozac effect your heart rate of you quit cold turkey
thank you because i’m cant get any refills of prozac and i know people who got off it and we’re fucked
Yo man, I know this was years ago. But I’m 2 weeks off 20mg, was only on a couple of months, had to stop due to just dizzy/tiredness was strange.
Since stopping the head aches, and head pain is fucking annoying horrendous. Also just feel lethargic and tired. Feeling like I just wanna sleep a lot
I’m going through Prozac withdrawals. Same symptoms here. I took three weeks to start symptoms because Prozac has a longer half life, which you already know. I’m three months off and still getting new symptoms but I think the worst is nearly passed. How are you doing?
Anti depressant (fluxetonin )fucked with my sexual desire. It almost gone.Erectile dysynfunction, no pleasure from orgasm etc. Now I stopped it and then came withdrawal symptoms like brain zaps, never ending flu etc.
Hope you recover- this can take some time I experienced this a bit as well.
@@destroyinganxiety fortunately I am OK now. ED problems and withdrawal symptoms almost gone. I will never ever use anti depressants again in my life.
@@oblivion_007 how are you bro now i am on prozac i feel numbness in mind no sexual desire and ed too what do you think should i quit or stay on it ?
Would it be avisable to come off after after being on it for a month whilst having an intense semster at University?
I would get through school before making any big changes! But I never experienced this while in school, best wishes:)
@@destroyinganxiety Cheers man :)
Someone who has been taking prozac for a year and suddenly stops for a week will...?
Scott Taylor yes lol, I wouldn’t make over 200 videos if it didn’t lol
@@destroyinganxiety no. Misunderstanding. I'm asking what will likely happen in this case? When a person takes a week off after 10 months on.
@Anthony Hujjes it will take 2 years to feel better after a week of not taking it?
@Anthony Hujjes thank you for the feedback.
Thank you Dax Shepard 😂
All of the people who are in the comments thought about their choice and are doing this to better themselves. I'm just an idiot who somehow managed to not take prozac for 5 days straight. Also I've been on it for a year so I have no idea how it happened. Anyway, I'm dumb.
And this is legal!
Did anyone else just feel nauseous all day I couldn’t stomach anything when I stopped cold Turkey worst mistake ever
I felt this for weeks after. Annoying but it goes away eventually.
@@destroyinganxiety I hope so, I am having the same issue atm, dry/heaving and vomiting in the mornings. I am going to see my GI tomorrow and request an Endoscopy just to make sure its not an ulcer or something worse.
Might seem drastic but I was feeling bad before I started Prozac so not sure if the Prozac triggered something or if its just that bad side effects/withdrawal.
I had arthralgia .f**** stupid doctor said I have OCD or CFS and prescribed me 20mg per day for 2 months.I took it for 8 days and my life became hell. I had to Stop and from the first day I can't sleep.Fear , nervousness, hot flashes cold sweat ohhh god its been 3 days I can't sleep . don't know what to do I was already depressed with my life and now it became just worst. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to recover from it? 😓
I would say ur symptons will fade over the next month.
@@owen2002 Thanks bro. I am ok now. Took some herbal remedies Feeling much better now ☺️
you have to sleep. my real doc gave ne valium i TOOK IO MG. WENT TO SLEEP FOR 12 HOURS WOKE UP AND FELT GRATE. I suffer from insomnia so this new doc said i wd
was depressed, i went to my real doc and showed him what i WAS taking he tosed them in the trash,YOU HAVE BOUTS OF INSOMNIA TAKE A WARM BATH SOLF MUSIC 30 TO FORTY MIM AND YOU WILL BE ASLEEP. AND YOUR BODY CAN GO ABOUT DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSE TO DO. WHEN YOU DON'T SLEEP YOU'RE BODY WORKS TWICE AS HARD. I firgue after 25 years he knows my body better than i do.
Did this affect your libido? If so did you recover?
Are you a doctor
Lol this dude has no clue
Lol
i have been taking prozac for 2 months I started on 20 mg, a few days ago i decreased to 15 mg, i feel like it has helped my depression and anxiety but dont want to take it much longer because of fear of withdrawal was thinking of going down to 12.5 in a week and a half, do you think Im tapering correctly?
Ya I would look up a waining schedule on UA-cam, I am no expert on this because I went cold turkey which I certainly don’t recommend.