I can completely relate to your comment about the world being 'turned up too high'. It is really challenging just to muddle through a mundane day while withdrawing from this drug - add a slight stressor and it can be overwhelming. I'm on day 6 and now feeling a LOT BETTER. What I discovered is that I can go 5 days 'thinking' I am going completely insane - sensory hallucinations up the wazzoo - without 'actually' going insane. And it DOES get better. It is like a bad LSD trip - that's the thing - your poor brain is going haywire. The good news? None of it is 'real' nor is it permanent. If you can... try not to focus too hard on any one facet... hair loss, smells, sounds, swollen glands (my worst was itchy skin and some hair loss too) all of that is temporary. If you can... focus on the reality that it will pass, and you will feel better. And in the meantime - it's okay to cut yourself some slack, it's okay to cry, it's okay to not know what is happening or why, it's okay to be anxious & it's okay to do things that calm you down and help you feel better - a walk, a hot bath, watch a movie... It's not going to last forever. You will feel better. Just hang in there and be good to yourself...

Yep. I never got so sick in my life. Last August. Now I have vertigo. I am back on zoloft and seroquel but still have vertigo. The smell and light sensitivity is waning, finally, but pops up every so often. Really crazy stuff.