Posted by Regis on September 10, 2000, at 22:10:25
FYI,
I was on Prozac for about four years. At first I was taking a sub-clinical dose of 10mgs a day. Then it escalated. I remember my doctors saying try 20mgs, try paxil, try zoloft. What was I thinking? What were they thinking? Sure, like people can take a powerful mind altering chemical for years, and then just live without it? It's so wrong to PUSH a drug like that.
They say there's no withdraw problems. That's a bunch of Bullshit! I'm still dealing with the withdraw and its not pretty. If you're taking SSRI's and have tried getting off them, you've probably had some type of intense emotional response to the withdraw that convinced you that you'd better go back on. Hey, I've been there! It took me three serious attempts to get off the medication.
If anybody out there wants to go after the drug companies, I'd suggest that you start with the SSRI drug manufacturers. They're no different then the tabacco companies...bunch a pushers.
If you're trying to get off SSRI's after years of taking the stuff...you'd better plan on about six months+ of being on the edge.
DRB
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