caitlinnathanie: Severe DPDR

April 27Apr 27

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1 hour ago, Fullhealing said:
Great that you're not alone, maybe play one of the videos in the background so that your dad can get some idea of what you're going through, it'll help you as well, your mind will absorb even if you can't concentrate on it.
Hang in there @caitlinnathanie it's a brutal phase that you'll survive.

yess will do thank u...

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

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April 28Apr 28

Thinking of you @caitlinnathanie

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

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April 28Apr 28

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i can not hang on anymore, its getting worse everyday even though i didn't know it could get worse. Im completely lost idk where i am, who i am or how im typing this I can not do this anymore.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 28Apr 28

39 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
i can not hang on anymore, its getting worse everyday even though i didn't know it could get worse. Im completely lost idk where i am, who i am or how im typing this I can not do this anymore.

I'm very sorry @CharlotteGermany as we mentioned this is a brutal phase that will pass but if you feel really on edge to the point of SI it's worth talking to someone professional.

We can only support, offer coping tools, and try to calm you down. xxxx

Edited April 28Apr 28 by Fullhealing

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

April 28Apr 28

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59 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:
I'm very sorry @CharlotteGermany as we mentioned this is a brutal phase that will pass but if you feel really on edge to the point of SI it's worth talking to someone professional.
We can only support, offer coping tools, and try to calm you down. xxxx

my parnets want to have me admitted. they find it too heartbreaking

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 28Apr 28

3 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
my parnets want to have me admitted. they find it too heartbreaking

This is understandable. Your parents love you. It is heartbreaking.

I have seen so many made very ill once admitted. That end up poly drugged and worse than before. It’s awful to see. Unfortunately main stream medicine in most countries have nothing else to try. It is after all how you got here don’t forget.

You are stronger than you know.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

April 28Apr 28

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3 hours ago, Chippy said:
This is understandable. Your parents love you. It is heartbreaking.
I have seen so many made very ill once admitted. That end up poly drugged and worse than before. It’s awful to see. Unfortunately main stream medicine in most countries have nothing else to try. It is after all how you got here don’t forget.
You are stronger than you know.

im so lost my parents are gonna admit me and they are gonna put me on a snri this is the worst thing ever.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 28Apr 28

I don't know what the psychiatric unit is like in the Netherlands, hopefully better than the u.s. If you have to go, and there is going to be a conversation on medication, perhaps bringing some evidence on protracted withdrawal could be helpful. There might be some substances that are less risky than others, but I am not informed on which ones.

These are the only two papers I have on hand.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000519

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8061256/

I hope they listen and are kind to you, if you end up going.

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May 2023 - June 2024: Sertraline 50 mg CT

July 2024 for 3 weeks: Abilify 5mg CT

August 2024: 1x Risperidon pill

August 2024 - December 2024: Escitalopram/Cipralex/Lexapro 5mg CT

January 2025 - 0mg

April 28Apr 28

53 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
im so lost my parents are gonna admit me and they are gonna put me on a snri this is the worst thing ever.

I’m very sorry to read this. Please just say you don’t want any further medication if that is your choice.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

April 28Apr 28

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24 minutes ago, Chippy said:
I’m very sorry to read this. Please just say you don’t want any further medication if that is your choice.

please does anyone know what kinda meds MAY help? im really scared buti also can not hang on like this anymore im literally terrified of myself, my surroundings and life. I can't go on longer then this!! Please. i think an snri is not good thats why im asking what MAY help to break the ACUTE peak?

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 28Apr 28

3 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
please does anyone know what kinda meds MAY help? im really scared buti also can not hang on like this anymore im literally terrified of myself, my surroundings and life. I can't go on longer then this!! Please. i think an snri is not good thats why im asking what MAY help to break the ACUTE peak?

No an snri is not good you are right, it wouldn’t help you. I can’t advise which drug you should take. It’s just not what we do here. Certainly don’t take any antidepressants.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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April 28Apr 28

1 hour ago, caitlinnathanie said:
please does anyone know what kinda meds MAY help? im really scared buti also can not hang on like this anymore im literally terrified of myself, my surroundings and life. I can't go on longer then this!! Please. i think an snri is not good thats why im asking what MAY help to break the ACUTE peak?

Maybe worth contact Dr. Horowitz and Dr. Joseph, psychiatrists who work specifically on this subject and hear what they have to offer.

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

April 28Apr 28

Jim van Os is a very good (Dutch) psychiatrist and professor. He also knows a lot about medication and withdrawal.

Maybe you could write him a message together with your parents to explain your whole situation!

https://www.psychosenet.nl/stel-vraag/?expert=jim-van-os

12 august 2025; 5mg fluoxetine

30 August 2025: 10mg fluoxetine

11 september 2025: 5mg fluoxetine

19 september 2025; 2.5mg fluoxetine

2 oktober 2025: 0mg

I had to cut my pills in half and quarters, so and don’t think I had accurate dosages.

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April 29Apr 29

15 hours ago, caitlinnathanie said:
please does anyone know what kinda meds MAY help? im really scared buti also can not hang on like this anymore im literally terrified of myself, my surroundings and life. I can't go on longer then this!! Please. i think an snri is not good thats why im asking what MAY help to break the ACUTE peak?

I think that you're better off getting out of the mindset that there is a magic pill to fix this.

You've been harmed by cycling through multiple drugs. From what you have said, none of them were tolerable for you.

The hope would be, that after relatively short term use, that over time you will begin to improve as you get further and further away from the time you took them.

Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

April 29Apr 29

How are you doing today? @caitlinnathanie

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

April 29Apr 29

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1 hour ago, Fullhealing said:
How are you doing today? @caitlinnathanie

not good at all, they have admitted me i have realy bad panic attacks i don't even know how im alive that is how detached i am. I have nothing here, no parents,no cats, no animals nothing i feel like a prisoner i completely hate my life.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 29Apr 29

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so update:

im in the psychiatric hospital but its like a crisis team so no fucking therapy here. ive been here before and it was shit.

My parents told them i got a lot of trauma and ive had dpdr before (i have had it for 13 yrs but rlly mild nothing severe like this) only mild in panic attacks or sometimes inside my home or when i would walk to the bus, classroom and stuff.

But now they think that is why, so the meds gave me a response and because i feared it so mucn and i respondded with so much fear that im here and they are going to give me other meds to fix that.

Im rlly lost, im not looking for a quick fix like someone said or a magic pill but i do want it to decrease just a little bit so I can start healing.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 29Apr 29

13 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
so update:
im in the psychiatric hospital but its like a crisis team so no fucking therapy here. ive been here before and it was shit.
My parents told them i got a lot of trauma and ive had dpdr before (i have had it for 13 yrs but rlly mild nothing severe like this) only mild in panic attacks or sometimes inside my home or when i would walk to the bus, classroom and stuff.
But now they think that is why, so the meds gave me a response and because i feared it so mucn and i respondded with so much fear that im here and they are going to give me other meds to fix that.
Im rlly lost, im not looking for a quick fix like someone said or a magic pill but i do want it to decrease just a little bit so I can start healing.

Sorry you are going through what you are @caitlinnathanie

You are right to know this isn’t your original issue and is in fact drug harm. Please keep that front and centre when making your choices. I’d come home. You have cats, your things etc around you. Therapy doesn’t help drug harm.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

April 29Apr 29

5 minutes ago, Chippy said:
Sorry you are going through what you are @caitlinnathanie
You are right to know this isn’t your original issue and is in fact drug harm. Please keep that front and centre when making your choices. I’d come home. You have cats, your things etc around you. Therapy doesn’t help drug harm.

I'm so sorry @caitlinnathanie more drugs obviously won't help as they themselves caused this.

I'm with chippy, better to be in a familiar and calm environment as home, they have nothing to offer you except more drugs.

What about contacting the psychiatrists who were recommended to you?

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

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April 29Apr 29

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26 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:
I'm so sorry @caitlinnathanie more drugs obviously won't help as they themselves caused this.
I'm with chippy, better to be in a familiar and calm environment as home, they have nothing to offer you except more drugs.
What about contacting the psychiatrists who were recommended to you?

yes i know guys but my parents refuse! i don't have any money or anywhere to go. if i go home my parents will literally throw me out of the house with my 2 cats. i do not have anything and they do not listen to me here they wanna give me duloxetine 30 mg! i hate this. idk what to do anymore, im not able to speak on my behalf they see me as a lunatic.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 29Apr 29

@caitlinnathanie I am a psychiatrist. Ask your psychiatrist to show you the RESEARCH EVIDENCE that Duloxetine helps with DP/DR. Tell them you will be happy to take it IF they can give you some links to peer reviewed journals showing that this drug is effective for that condition. Also, tell them that the ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation) and the ESTSS (European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) do not recommend medication for dissociative symptoms.

They won't believe this is withdrawal, so don't try and win that argument. But you can win the argument if you focus on the DP/DR as a symptom. They won't be able to come up with ANY evidence to support prescribing for this symptom. And asking for evidence shows you have decision making capacity, so they can't force meds on you. Tell them you will report them to your country's medical board if they prescribe you any drug that doesn't have robust research evidence for your condition. Get assertive.

November 2024 Elvanse for ADHD. Anxiety and jaw clenching, stopped after 4 weeks. Felt fine.

January 2025 Medikinet XL

Made me depressed and suicidal so stopped after 3 weeks. Felt fine

March 2025 Concerta XL Made me depressed and suicidal so stopped after 2 weeks. Felt fine

April-May 2025 Amfexa and Methylphenidate instant release, both only worked for an hour so stopped. Felt fine.

June 2025 Atomoxetine started slow taper. Immediate hot flushing and feeling sluggish.

July-September 2025 Tapered up to 70mg Atomoxetine. Constipation, insomnia, muscle spasms, weird thoughts, mood swings, night sweats, hot flushes, brain fog, dizziness etc

October 2025 rapid taper off Atomoxetine. I also had a GA for shoulder surgery the same week I finished meds.

Ongoing symptoms ever since, but now also trouble swallowing, difficulty passing urine, muscle twitches, depersonalisation, heavy limbs, emotional blunting, apathy, feeling "wired" and robotic, PGAD.

New symptoms February 2026: Nausea and burning head

Supplements: B12, folate and Vit D as all were bordering on deficient.

Bad reactions to CBD oil, Mag glycinate, Mag L.Threonate and Fish Oil

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April 29Apr 29

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14 minutes ago, Sminismoni said:
@caitlinnathanie I am a psychiatrist. Ask your psychiatrist to show you the RESEARCH EVIDENCE that Duloxetine helps with DP/DR. Tell them you will be happy to take it IF they can give you some links to peer reviewed journals showing that this drug is effective for that condition. Also, tell them that the ISSTD (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation) and the ESTSS (European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) do not recommend medication for dissociative symptoms.
They won't believe this is withdrawal, so don't try and win that argument. But you can win the argument if you focus on the DP/DR as a symptom. They won't be able to come up with ANY evidence to support prescribing for this symptom. And asking for evidence shows you have decision making capacity, so they can't force meds on you. Tell them you will report them to your country's medical board if they prescribe you any drug that doesn't have robust research evidence for your condition. Get assertive.

i have been assertive and i have been advocating for myself but they will fire me from the hospital if i won't do what they say and i have no where to go. my parents will not support me and will put me on the street with my 2 cats.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 29Apr 29

27 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
i have been assertive and i have been advocating for myself but they will fire me from the hospital if i won't do what they say and i have no where to go. my parents will not support me and will put me on the street with my 2 cats.

I'm so sorry, @caitlinnathanie I can't believe they would throw you out of the house given your condition, they still took you to the hospital so I'm sure they're just very worried and unsure of what to do.

Try to educate them again through the videos we sent but better yet, contact one of the psychiatrists directly.

In the meantime try your best to relax as much as possible which will show them that you can cope at home.

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

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30 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:
I'm so sorry, @caitlinnathanie I can't believe they would throw you out of the house given your condition, they still took you to the hospital so I'm sure they're just very worried and unsure of what to do.
Try to educate them again through the videos we sent but better yet, contact one of the psychiatrists directly.
In the meantime try your best to relax as much as possible which will show them that you can cope at home.

really.. i have been doing everything and sending them video;s but they say yea there are a lot of coaches who ask a lot of money but the peple here and the psychiatrist studied forit and specialized in it blabla so yea. It really doesn;t help my mom said today that she is literally done and she said it at the crisis team here. Honestly, this was always the case. They even only talked about themselves here how bad they feel and they can not handle it anymore (imagine how i feel like) crazy. they throw me out really, my mom blocked me on whatsapp too so i cant send her anything.

December bupropion 1 week

January started Fluoxetine 3-4 weeks. 2 weeks 10 mg then started to get dpdr and panic attacks, they gave me 20 mg for another week i think and then i got really bad panic attacks and dpdr and then 3 days 10 mg and then i needed to quit.

Oxazepam 3 days for adrenaline

quetiapine 1 day - made me feel bad so i only took it once.

lorazepam 1 day - got panic bc of the feeling of sedating

Stopped everything 2 months ago, now i have severe dpdr because i was so scared, had a week long panic attacks the whole day every day crying that im gonna die because of feeling of adrenaline and dpdr and I felt really bad. Went to the er a lot of times, healthy. Now I can not get out of bed because of severe dpdr, can not recognize myself at all and im every day more scared.

April 29Apr 29

6 minutes ago, caitlinnathanie said:
my mom blocked me on whatsapp too so i cant send her anything

Oh gosh I am sorry for that :(

I can imagine you feel very alone right now… that’s must be really distressing 😔

Has Jim responded to your question already?

12 august 2025; 5mg fluoxetine

30 August 2025: 10mg fluoxetine

11 september 2025: 5mg fluoxetine

19 september 2025; 2.5mg fluoxetine

2 oktober 2025: 0mg

I had to cut my pills in half and quarters, so and don’t think I had accurate dosages.

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