Posted by MM on December 25, 2004, at 20:09:48
In reply to Persistence of adverse effects of SSRIs, posted by ed_uk on December 25, 2004, at 8:13:18
> Hi!!
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> I remember the last time I stopped taking my SSRI it took ages for me to regain my motivation ie. many months.
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> After you stopped YOUR SSRI, how long did it take for the apathy to dissapear??
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> Has anyone noticed any persistent side effects of SSRIs?
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> Ed.
I wish I could be specific, but I tried so many SSRI's, with and without other meds, so all I can say is that I had a bunch of bad effects; many went away and things got a lot better after the withdrawl (which didn't exist when I was getting off them, like Zoloft, so my brain buzzes meant I was just crazy) was over, but I do have some vague effects now that I never had before taking them. Some feelings, some perspectives/states of mind, some personality traits, some physical sensations were all introduced while on SSRI's and I think my brain is forever changed due to them. It did get a lot better (no more buzzing and all the other weird things, like going numb in half of my arm)....I don't know what would happen if I was on no medications though; maybe the anticonvulsants prevent some stuff from showing. I can't say if my depression or medications or not having the right medications makes me still apathetic. It seems like I've gotten a lot of the feeling back, but maybe not all. One thing that started to happen while on SSRI's that has persisted is "weird eye sensations"...like my eye is now going lazy.....sorry for the long post again. I don't think SSRI's are the answer.
Meg.
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