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Wildgoose: 11 months off Prozac.

Wildgoose
Wildgoose
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3 hours ago, Wildflower said:

I felt happy like almost wired and very confident in my ability.

I get very brief periods like this where my mood is elated, I feel racy with lots of energy, wired, motivated. It feels unnatural to me so I know it's withdrawal.

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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  • Wildgoose
    Wildgoose

    Hey guys just wanted to give an update. It’s been 2 weeks now since I had that panic and horrible symptoms. I’m feeling a lot better in the last few days even if my vision is a bit off still and pupil

  • Sminismoni
    Sminismoni

    Absolutely! Many, many people have reported this on this forum and on SA. Think about what is more likely You developed protracted withdrawal AND now another unknown autoimmune/psychological/neurolog

  • Luke
    Luke

    @Wildgoose I think this quote from someone who eventually recovered on SA is relevant: "To those reading this post who are wondering if you are experiencing withdrawal or an underlying condition, if

Hi friend,

How are you doing lately ? ❤️‍🩹

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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On 9/29/2026 at 8:36 PM, Sophia said:

Hi friend,

How are you doing lately ? ❤️‍🩹

Hi,

Sorry I didn’t see this. I’ve been struggling lately it’s been hard to leave the bed. Feeling quite depressed and numb. I find it so hard to manage the waves, I just go back into hibernation until it’s over. My sleep is quite bad also, either too much sleep or not enough and I’ve been getting night terrors. Everything seems hopeless again unfortunately. How are you doing?

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2023 - started sertraline 50 mg for anxiety and dp/dr.

Had side effects like brain fog, emotional numbness and reduced libido.

2023 - cold turkey attempt (failed).

2024 (January) - attempted taper which failed but reduced dose to 25mg.

2024 (August) - another failed taper.

2024 (November) - switch to Prozac 10mg.

2024 (December) - reduced to 5mg and had difficult withdrawal but go through it.

2025 - Reduced slowly from April to August and came off at 1.25mg.

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    I’m turning 24 tomorrow. All I want is this to be over. The last few weeks I’ve been in a bad spot. No energy, depressed, numb etc. Still find the waves so demoralising and hard to deal with. I just try my best to survive. Feels never ending as usual when in it.

    2023 - started sertraline 50 mg for anxiety and dp/dr.

    Had side effects like brain fog, emotional numbness and reduced libido.

    2023 - cold turkey attempt (failed).

    2024 (January) - attempted taper which failed but reduced dose to 25mg.

    2024 (August) - another failed taper.

    2024 (November) - switch to Prozac 10mg.

    2024 (December) - reduced to 5mg and had difficult withdrawal but go through it.

    2025 - Reduced slowly from April to August and came off at 1.25mg.

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    20 hours ago, Wildgoose said:

    I’m turning 24 tomorrow. All I want is this to be over. The last few weeks I’ve been in a bad spot. No energy, depressed, numb etc. Still find the waves so demoralising and hard to deal with. I just try my best to survive. Feels never ending as usual when in it.

    Hey @Wildgoose, happy birthday 💜. I'm sorry you're back in a wave. It's the normal process, and it will end, but I know that doesn't make it any easier. Hopefully by your next birthday you can look back and see all the amazing progress you've made.

    I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I am new to this journey and my thoughts are based only on my personal experience with psychiatric drugs. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

    Current regimen:

    Cymbalta - 90 mg/day

    Seroquel - 12.5 mg/day

    *holding to stabilize as of Apr 2026

     

    History:

    Seroquel - up to 50 mg as needed for sleep (generally 6.25-12.5 mg a few times a week, though sometimes more) - 2009 (ish) to present

    Cymbalta - 60 mg/day, periodically down to 30 mg/day - May 2014 to May 2025

    Clonazepam - up to 1 mg/day as needed - March to May 2025, quick taper off

    Zoloft - 150 mg/day - May 2025 to Aug 2025 (quick cross-taper from Cymbalta)

    Pristiq - 50 mg/day from Aug 2025 to mid-Oct 2025 (quick cross-taper from Zoloft); 100 mg/day from Oct 2025 to Dec 2025; back down to 50 mg/day from Dec 2025 to Jan 2026

    Lyrica - 200 mg/day - Nov 2025 to Jan 2026 (quick taper off from mid-Jan to early Feb 2026 due to severe depressive symptoms)

    Cymbalta - 60 mg/day - Jan - March 2026; up to 90 mg/day from March to present

     

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    1 hour ago, SarahMc said:

    Hey @Wildgoose, happy birthday 💜. I'm sorry you're back in a wave. It's the normal process, and it will end, but I know that doesn't make it any easier. Hopefully by your next birthday you can look back and see all the amazing progress you've made.

    Thank you. I pray it doesn't take another year. But I guess I have no other choice but to find out.

    2023 - started sertraline 50 mg for anxiety and dp/dr.

    Had side effects like brain fog, emotional numbness and reduced libido.

    2023 - cold turkey attempt (failed).

    2024 (January) - attempted taper which failed but reduced dose to 25mg.

    2024 (August) - another failed taper.

    2024 (November) - switch to Prozac 10mg.

    2024 (December) - reduced to 5mg and had difficult withdrawal but go through it.

    2025 - Reduced slowly from April to August and came off at 1.25mg.

    I am so sorry @Wildgoose you still struggle so much… it’s truly heartbreaking we have to experience this.

    I pray you have better days soon! ❤️❤️‍🩹

    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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    Hey @Wildgoose I am sorry about your wave. They can feel so demoralising like you are getting nowhere, everyday, no matter how bad, is a day closer to being ok. Hang in there. You are so young, lots of life to be lived once this is all over.

    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.

    • Author

    I feel like the most unmotivated, lazy and worst version of myself today. Truly feels like I will never heal and this is now my life. This war of attrition kind of suffering is getting to me. I have people that I love that I cannot show up for right now and it’s killing me. The amount of time it takes and how much it consumes you in the waves is actually brutal. I’m literally just trying to survive. I have SI but I literally know I that all I want to do is live like a normal person again. Withdrawal is warping everything to seem like it’s **** and it is honestly so hard to not believe it right now. Im sick of this **** I swear to god man im exhausted.

    2023 - started sertraline 50 mg for anxiety and dp/dr.

    Had side effects like brain fog, emotional numbness and reduced libido.

    2023 - cold turkey attempt (failed).

    2024 (January) - attempted taper which failed but reduced dose to 25mg.

    2024 (August) - another failed taper.

    2024 (November) - switch to Prozac 10mg.

    2024 (December) - reduced to 5mg and had difficult withdrawal but go through it.

    2025 - Reduced slowly from April to August and came off at 1.25mg.

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    7 hours ago, Wildgoose said:

    I feel like the most unmotivated, lazy and worst version of myself today. Truly feels like I will never heal and this is now my life. This war of attrition kind of suffering is getting to me. I have people that I love that I cannot show up for right now and it’s killing me. The amount of time it takes and how much it consumes you in the waves is actually brutal. I’m literally just trying to survive. I have SI but I literally know I that all I want to do is live like a normal person again. Withdrawal is warping everything to seem like it’s **** and it is honestly so hard to not believe it right now. Im sick of this **** I swear to god man im exhausted.

    I empathize with you @Wildgoose. I feel what you're saying in my bones. The battle fatigue gets to me but my desire to get out of this and to start living again is bigger. We have to keep going on and trust that we will get better. It cannot stay like this forever.

    2023-06: started trazodone, 50 mg

    2023-10: lowered dose to 25 mg

    2023-11: 0 mg

     

    2023-07-04: started paroxetine, 20 mg

    2023-07-30: increased dose to 30 mg

    2023-08-26: lowered dose to 20 mg

    2024-03-21: lowered dose to 10 mg

    2024-07-10: lowered dose to 5 mg

    2024-07-26: 0 mg

     

    2024-08-14: reinstated on another AD, this time 10 mg of escitalopram

    2024-11-24: lowered dose to 7.5 mg

    2025-01-15: lowered dose to 5 mg

    2025-03-01: lowered dose to 3.75 mg (with pill cutter)

    2025-03-26: lowered dose to 2.5 mg (with pill cutter)

    2025-04-23: lowered dose to 1.25 mg (with pill cutter)

    2025-05-24: 0 mg

     

    Started Rosuvastatin in October 2024 due to high cholesterol.

    On a break from this med from April 2026 until July 2026.

    Started taking Rosuvastatin again at the end of July 2026.

     

    Current supplements: None at the moment

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    17 hours ago, Niels91 said:

    I empathize with you @Wildgoose. I feel what you're saying in my bones. The battle fatigue gets to me but my desire to get out of this and to start living again is bigger. We have to keep going on and trust that we will get better. It cannot stay like this forever.

    Hopefully not. I just hope we can survive this and one day it will all be over. We’re very strong to have gotten this far.

    2023 - started sertraline 50 mg for anxiety and dp/dr.

    Had side effects like brain fog, emotional numbness and reduced libido.

    2023 - cold turkey attempt (failed).

    2024 (January) - attempted taper which failed but reduced dose to 25mg.

    2024 (August) - another failed taper.

    2024 (November) - switch to Prozac 10mg.

    2024 (December) - reduced to 5mg and had difficult withdrawal but go through it.

    2025 - Reduced slowly from April to August and came off at 1.25mg.

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