Withdrawal Questions (Page 21)

Low dose Xanax withdrawal?

I have severe GAD & Panic attacks & have been on Alprazolam 0.5 mg once daily since several years. Is it difficult to wean out of this dose safely?

I am coming off venlafaxine and feeling horrific. Headaches, nausea, body aches it’s terrible.

Any advice to help ease side affects while withdrawing? I am taking paracetamol & anti sickness & Epsom salt baths. Does anybody know how long this lasts? Feeling quite desperate as all my horrid thoughts are creeping back in PLUS these side affects but this drug just didn’t work for me (... read more

I want to go off Pristiq 100mg and go on Lexapro. I'm finding Pristiq isn't helping as much as it...

... did a few years ago. How do I avoid withdrawal issues with Pristiq?

Ativan withdrawal symptoms?

I have been taking Ativan at 2mg 3 times a day. I started tapering off at 1/2mg per day. What withdrawal symptoms should I expect?

How do you quit taking escitalopram without having all the withdrawal symptoms?

Lexapro - what are withdrawal symptoms?

I have been off Lexapro for two weeks after using it for many years. What are the symptoms of withdrawal?

Fluvoxamine - experiencing mania as a side effect as well as a withdrawal symptom?

Decreasing dose for good after being prescribed high doses in 2019. Mania has always been a part of the effects, but I did not know how to recognize it. Irritation aside that it wasn’t identified despite being observed by professionals, I feel like there’s a strong reason to decrease the medication ... read more

Going off 25 mg Lamictal - any withdrawal symptoms?

I’ve been on 25 mg of Lamictal for the last eight years. Finally decided to go off it. My doctor said it’s such a small amount so I can just quit cold turkey, but I’ve had people say that’s not a good idea at all with Lamictal. So I’m going to take half a pill for a week, then go off completely. Is ... read more

Venlafacine withdrawal brain feeling bizarre?

I’m in the UK and I’ve been taking venlafaxine for about a year. I was on 250mg but tapered recently down to currently 180mg. I now feel nauseous and bizarre headaches and feelings of my brain sort of floating (if that makes sense). Wondered about anyone experiencing the same?

Does duloxetine withdrawal cause a “pins and needles” feeling in hands or feet?

My partner was placed on 120mg of duloxetine for pins and needles or tingling feelings and numbness in her feet due to idiopathic neuropathy by a neurologist. After 1 year on this med with no impact on the pins and needles feeling or numbness the doctor said she should taper off. She initially cut... read more

How long does it take to detox from Seroquel or quetiapine withdrawal?

I am trying to stop Seroquel, or the generic quetiapine on my own. I have no doctor. Mine quit during COVID-19-19 and they have not replaced him in over a year. I just FaceTime with nurses every 3 months and they find doctors that just call in the prescriptions. I am on 600 mg of quetiapine a... read more

Venlafaxine - I have recently gone through an 8 week weening off of effixor and as of today I...

... started having weird reactions. Is it normal or safe to physically hear your eyeballs shift and feel a vibration while they move? Is this a withdrawal symptom or should I seek medical attention?

Sertraline withdrawal itching?

I was on this forum over two years ago as a newbie on sertraline. It helped me enormously over the last 2 1/2 years with the worst period of emotional stress I have ever gone through my whole life. I’ve also now been diagnosed with diabetes (which they think could be linked) and I’m awaiting my sec... read more

Fentanyl Patch - Can putting my fentanyl patch on an area that is sunburned cause an adverse...

... reaction? Like the patch running out early and withdrawals from that or other side effects?

What specific substitute sleep drug should I take to replace olanzapine?

I have been taking olanzapine for over a decade and tapered from 20 mg to 1.5mg. I currently sleep 7 to 8 hours on 1.5mg but desire to be off completely. There are still a lot of side effects on that minimum dosage. When I’m off I sleep 5 hours the first night, 4 the second, and 0 the third. Please ... read more