This is a tough problem because you waited so long. You have what is called PAWS, Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome. It's no comfort to you to know this doesn't happen as often with the drug you were on as it does with other classes of antidepressants, you have what you have. And when you use any drug for medicinal purposes, it's not a recreational drug, it's a medicinal drug. The question is if there's anything these other drugs that would interfere with the withdrawal, and the answer is probably no, although they might make you not notice it as much. I have this problem, but from a very different medication that is known for this, but keep in mind you can get protracted withdrawals from any drug that affects brain neurotransmitters except perhaps marijuana -- even alcoholics can get it when they stop drinking. It isn't common, and so medical professionals are almost always unaware of the condition. I think going back on the drug and tapering off slowly as you should have done is probably the best thing to try, and is probably more possible to try with this class of drugs than with other classes. I'd discuss it with a psychiatrist, if you can find one who is willing to look up PAWS -- they won't have heard of it.
Yeah my psychiatrist doesnt believe its withdrawl and im so weak i dont even care to visit him anymore. Theres a lot of people who take this medication for pain management. Ive never had pain in my body but now its everywhere. Im starting to think this medication has some sort of opiod base in it. They say opiod/pain medincines for pain are the hardest to come off of, even worse then heroine. Ive stopped taking regular clonazapam in the past and even that wasnt as worse as this. Paxil i had taken for 6 months and quit cold turkey had some terrible withdrawls but was good as new. This is 24/7 Non stop.
So i was on 150mg. Should i restart it at 10mg? I should mention i took a 10mg tablet like 2 months ago and i got so much relief. It just hurts to think im starting again after being off so long.
Find a new psychiatrist. They should ALWAYS take you seriously and never underestimate what kind of repercussions a poor physical state of being can have on your mental wellbeing. Believe me when I say that your doc could have EASILY prescribed you something to at least help you feel better, even if it’s not anything specifically for your mental health. The best psychiatrist i’ve ever seen and the only one to actually treat me and take me seriously is one I was assigned to when I was admitted to a Psych hospital. There are lots of psychiatrist who work between hospitals and regular doctors offices, seeing patients they didn’t meet there.
A psychiatrict whose goal is to get people out of the hospital and keep them from going back is one who understands not to take concerns of their patients lightly. If i tell him in my appt that I’m having an issue and it’s a problem for me, he immediately takes action to help fix it.
I know how much it sucks when a mental health professional gets cocky and won’t take your concerns seriously. A REAL mental health professional would never risk letting their patient live and suffer if there was a way to help because they know the risks can be really dangerous
I had a similar experience when I tried to get off cymbalta. I tried cold turkey and the flu like symptoms lasted for almost 3 straight months. I eventually started taking it again and slowly tampered off of it over a period of 6 months. I would definitely seek a new psychiatrists as PAWS is real and it can be a nightmare for people trying to wean off of SSRIs.