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re: Suddenly stopping anti-depressants: Brain zaps
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:47 pm to MasCervezas
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:47 pm to MasCervezas
Celexa and most all of the medications in its class have a very short half life and if you are taking them for an extended period of time, can cause a serotonin withdrawal. Most all of your symptoms sound similar to that.
Your doctor would be the best source of information but I would recommend you go back on the prior dose for a week and then decrease the dose by 25% of the dose every 2 weeks until you are off.
Or you can choose to "wait it out" and it will eventually resolve.
Good Luck.
Your doctor would be the best source of information but I would recommend you go back on the prior dose for a week and then decrease the dose by 25% of the dose every 2 weeks until you are off.
Or you can choose to "wait it out" and it will eventually resolve.
Good Luck.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:49 pm to SECdragonmaster
Probably already said, but you shouldn't stop taking most anti-depressants cold turkey. You usually have to taper off them.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:02 pm to Freder
quote:
Eat right.
Exercise.
Get counseling if you need it.
Stop getting medicated just to get medicated. Unless you are thinking about shooting up a school and/or killing yourself, you don't need antidepressants.
All of these recommendations are good, but depression is a true clinical condition in many cases. People who say "just be happy" or "get over it" are simply wrong and just make things worse.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:05 pm to MasCervezas
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I recently stopped taking Celexa cold turkey.
Why the heck would you do this? These kind of drugs alter your brain state, hell I accidentally put my anxiety meds in a place where I couldn't get to them for a little over a week and I was a wreak.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:18 pm to MasCervezas
Very normal
You should've titrated. And a weaker ad like Prozac will stop them and you won't get them when you get off the Prozac
You should've titrated. And a weaker ad like Prozac will stop them and you won't get them when you get off the Prozac
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:22 pm to rbWarEagle
Dude, wtf
It has nothing to do with diet. And it doesn't take a month. Maybe a week for Effexor and it's the worst
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It has nothing to do with diet. And it doesn't take a month. Maybe a week for Effexor and it's the worst
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:24 pm to MasCervezas
I don't know about Celexa. Is it a mild benzo? Withdrawal from benzos, like alcohol withdrawal, can literally kill you.
As has been said, cold turkey is a bad idea.
As has been said, cold turkey is a bad idea.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:25 pm to Hammertime
No, it's not seizures and anti depressants and anti epileptics are nothing alike
God people are idiots. Op you should've done this under your doctor's supervision
No, Artie not a benzo. It's an ssri
God people are idiots. Op you should've done this under your doctor's supervision
No, Artie not a benzo. It's an ssri
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:46 pm to Paige
Half of the seizure meds are also used to treat people like yourself. Look it up nutjob
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:50 pm to Hammertime
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I'm just saying they are not the same as anti depressants and these brain zaps are not seizures
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:52 pm to Paige
I forget what small seizures are called, but I can definitely describe them as "zaps" with vertigo added in there. You don't have to fall in the ground shaking to be having a seizure
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:54 pm to MasCervezas
Very common. Talk to your doctor to see if you can take gradual smaller dosages to taper off.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 5:14 pm to MasCervezas
i get them sometimes before i fall asleep. But im not, nor have i been medicated.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 5:47 pm to Hammertime
No shite. I've been diagnosed with having simple partial seizures
But anti depressant withdrawal symptoms aren't seizures
But anti depressant withdrawal symptoms aren't seizures
Posted on 9/24/14 at 6:54 pm to MasCervezas
Brain zaps are normal coming off these meds. However, you definitely should have tapered off under the guidance of your doctor. Give it about 10-14 days and you should be good to go.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 6:59 pm to MasCervezas
You should not abruptly stop a drug like Celexa. Brain Zapps are real. If you tapered off the drug slowly they may not be as bad.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 7:18 pm to MasCervezas
Yeah.I've been taking 40 mg of Celexa for the same reason.
If you go a few days without it things get weird.
Without it I sleep about 2 hours and then lay awake for the rest of the night.
Good luck.
If you go a few days without it things get weird.
Without it I sleep about 2 hours and then lay awake for the rest of the night.
Good luck.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 7:44 pm to MasCervezas
It happened to me after I stopped taking Lexapro. It got better as time went on but still occurred months after randomly, but not frequently. Mostly around bedtime.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 8:20 pm to MasCervezas
I heard it's really dangerous to quit anti-depressants cold turkey.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 8:40 pm to MasCervezas
I had that same phenomenon. It's like tiny seizures.
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