![]() ![]() I vaguely recall feeling jittery when I first started, but it was a sort of energized jittery which I didn’t mind and may have even liked.Īs far as dates when I attempted to stop taking the drug, I’m not sure. I recall very little about this other than the psychiatrist telling me than he preferred Prozac to the available MAOIs because it had less side effects, no diet restrictions, and that some people had lost weight while taking it, which of course appealed to me. I had never had a depressive episode, had never been anxious. Started at 20 mg, then up to 60 mg in a couple of weeks. I was prescribed Prozac in 1988 to treat bulimia. I’m still not sure I understand what happened to me. Nine out of ten people now taking antidepressants are on them chronically – most of these are on them because they can’t get off. ![]() This post is an extraordinary piece of writing about the difficulties in stopping. This is a hot button issue with many people desperate to get off antidepressants and others who appear to think anyone who wants to get off must be mad. Right now the New York Times is running a series on Breaking up with my Meds that is attracting a lot of comment. It has close to 100 comments making it one of the topics that has attracted the most interest. Editorial Note: Over two years ago we posted Antidepressant Withdrawal: V’s story.
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