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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Apr 9 10:01pm | Replies (45)

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dchrzano, with all SSRIs and SNRIs, there are very few (if any?) that you can suddenly stop.
Speak with your ordering physician/NP about weaning off of it.
You must have a plan in place to gradually decrease your dose over time. And it may take months for you to come off it without major distress to your mental health and awful withdrawal symptoms. But it can be done.
I have found some prescribers wean you down too fast. Be careful of this. Go nice and slow despite the length of time it takes. It will take cutting the pill in small increments to wean off. Suddenly stopping one pill (or pills) will not work as you found out. Get a pill cutter...you will cutting it in tiny pieces for a length of time on a daily basis.
Good luck and have patience!

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Thank you I know…I was going to try to skip one day every two days and gradually wean off. It’s actually 26 yrs I’m on ssri/snri’s. I wish I didn’t need them but I’ll probably have to take for the rest of my life. I asked my NP to switch me to something else but he’s reluctant bc it’s also for fibromyalgia which I have but honestly it doesn’t help my pain. Next appt I’m telling him I want off.