Pharmacist Suzy Cohen: Do not abruptly stop your antidepressant

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Yipes!!! and this is the watered down pharma establishment

version!!!!!! But they told me it was safe and nonaddicting????

 

 

 

 

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Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:06:16 -0500

 

 

[sSRI-Research] Pharmacist Suzy Cohen: " Do not abruptly stop

your antidepressant

 

Paragraph 5 reads: " Depending on your individual reaction and the

dosage of your medication, it's possible for you to feel " electrical "

sensations or zaps in your body or to experience nausea, vomiting,

sweats, tremors, seizures and agitation. Other problems may include

high fever, insomnia, aggression, confusion and nightmares. "

 

For excellent advice on discontinuing antidepressants, go to

www.drugawareness.org and click on the Message moving across the top

of the screen.

 

 

http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/ma_features/article/0,2071,NPDN_14917_3550352,00.\

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Dear Pharmacist: Abruptly stopping antidepressants may carry serious risks

 

By SUZY COHEN, Special to the Eagle

February 16, 2005

 

Q: I recently stopped taking Zoloft after taking it for three years. I

did it without a doctor's order. What will I go through physically and

mentally?

 

­ S.K., Madison, S.D.

 

A: One should never abruptly stop taking Zoloft or any similar

antidepressant.

 

By the time this column is printed, the worst will be over for you,

but for others reading this and thinking about doing the same thing:

Don't!

 

People who suddenly stop taking Zoloft (or Paxil, Prozac, Celexa,

Wellbutrin or Effexor) may experience very uncomfortable, dangerous

side effects.

 

Depending on your individual reaction and the dosage of your

medication, it's possible for you to feel " electrical " sensations or

zaps in your body or to experience nausea, vomiting, sweats, tremors,

seizures and agitation. Other problems may include high fever,

insomnia, aggression, confusion and nightmares.

 

In some instances, these side effects can be so severe that people

feel like ending it all ­ and some do.

 

The misery is needless because slowly tapering off the dosage of your

medication will prevent virtually all of these problems. There is no

need to take risks such as this when safer options exist. Also, you

should consult your physician.

 

 

 

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Yes, but it's been almost a year. WHEN DO THEY STOP!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

califpacific <califpacific wrote:

 

 

Yipes!!! and this is the watered down pharma establishment

version!!!!!! But they told me it was safe and nonaddicting????

 

 

 

 

SSRI-Research@

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:06:16 -0500

 

 

[sSRI-Research] Pharmacist Suzy Cohen: " Do not abruptly stop

your antidepressant

 

Paragraph 5 reads: " Depending on your individual reaction and the

dosage of your medication, it's possible for you to feel " electrical "

sensations or zaps in your body

 

Drug-Free School Zone? Just Say NO to Prozac for Children.

 

 

 

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I told you it was the watered down pharma establishment version.

 

 

 

 

 

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