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Peeta: Suffering from Luvox

Peeta
Peeta
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Thank you Chippy.

Fluvoxamine (2000-present)

50mg raised to 75mg in March 2020

Benzodiazepines (2020-2021)

Used for 2 years until 6 December 2021 Medical Detox off 22mg Valium (3 weeks hospital).

Mirtazapine (2022-2024)

7 July 2022 start 3.75mg (liquid)

3 February 2024 taper to 0mg.

Fluvoxamine taper 2025 doing max. 10% per month: start in March at 75mg.

 

Latest cut was at 1 October 2025 47mg-> 43mg crashed. Updosed back to 50mg at 24 October. Not good, too much activation.

 

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    Every day I have a dull electric pain in my head. It never stops. Not with taking rest, laying down, walking or taking pain killers like advil or paracetamol. I wake up with it and I go to bed with it. Sleep is short and interrupted. Sometimes its just too much and I feel like I cannot go on. I don't know life without this pain anymore.

    I see no improvement, and am too unstable to change my SSRI dose even if it was paradoxical to me. I'm hurt by protracted withdrawal from benzodiazepines, together with a later SSRI-taper from 75 to 50mg. Kindling, hypersensitivity and so on. Its terrible.

    Sorry but I just need to vent sometimes. No one understands my pain being years off the benzo. I'm trying to stabilize on 50mg SSRI, but don't see anything happening yet. I guess I just have to soldier on.

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    Fluvoxamine (2000-present)

    50mg raised to 75mg in March 2020

    Benzodiazepines (2020-2021)

    Used for 2 years until 6 December 2021 Medical Detox off 22mg Valium (3 weeks hospital).

    Mirtazapine (2022-2024)

    7 July 2022 start 3.75mg (liquid)

    3 February 2024 taper to 0mg.

    Fluvoxamine taper 2025 doing max. 10% per month: start in March at 75mg.

     

    Latest cut was at 1 October 2025 47mg-> 43mg crashed. Updosed back to 50mg at 24 October. Not good, too much activation.

     

    34 minutes ago, Peeta said:

    Every day I have a dull electric pain in my head. It never stops. Not with taking rest, laying down, walking or taking pain killers like advil or paracetamol. I wake up with it and I go to bed with it. Sleep is short and interrupted. Sometimes its just too much and I feel like I cannot go on. I don't know life without this pain anymore.

    I am so sorry to read this. Please keep yourself safe, you have more strength than you know.

    35 minutes ago, Peeta said:

    I see no improvement, and am too unstable to change my SSRI dose even if it was paradoxical to me. I'm hurt by protracted withdrawal from benzodiazepines, together with a later SSRI-taper from 75 to 50mg. Kindling, hypersensitivity and so on. Its terrible.

    36 minutes ago, Peeta said:

    Sorry but I just need to vent sometimes. No one understands my pain being years off the benzo. I'm trying to stabilize on 50mg SSRI, but don't see anything happening yet. I guess I just have to soldier on.

    Vent away, it's no problems, it's why we are here!

    Have you considered speaking to Dr H?

    I am suspicious you hit tolerance/poop out or are suffering some hypersensitivity to the drug as you said, do you notice a worsening of symptoms shortly after taking your dose? It could just be taking a long time for things to settle. You have been holding since 24th oct 2025 right? No change?

    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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