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@lisalucier

Hi, @theotherone - good to hear from you. That is disappointing to not feel like you are seeing any real interest from your psychiatrist. I would feel that way, too.

You mentioned being out of fluvoxamine (fevarin) and experiencing what you believe are withdrawal symptoms. Here is some Mayo Clinic information on this medication which may be useful, https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/fluvoxamine-oral-route/description/drg-20066874. I wanted to point out this part in the Precautions section, in particular:

Do not suddenly stop taking this medicine without checking with your doctor first. Your doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount you are taking before stopping it completely. This is to decrease the chance of having withdrawal symptoms such as agitation, confusion, headache, irritability, numbness or tingling, restlessness, trouble sleeping, or unusual drowsiness or weakness.

I'd encourage you to monitor your symptoms carefully, and please don't hesitate to go to urgent care or the ER, especially with the agitation, dizziness and loss of balance. I personally had some challenges a number of years ago when a tapering schedule I had for an antidepressant didn't seem to work out right and I had some of the symptoms you describe. I finally went to urgent care, and they took it seriously and gave me some medication to get me through the weekend and calm my symptoms.

@theotherone - do you have a friend or relative you might alert you are going through some of these symptoms with going off of the medication, or who might help with finding you a new psychiatrist?

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@lisalucier so I went to my doctor today. I called her yesterday and she told me I can come. My visit tool less than 5 minutes. I just asked for the prescription, there were no space to discuss anything, like the problems I have with withdrawal symptoms. By the way, is it common that her daughter is there with her? She is around 10 or 11 I guess. I mean literary sitting there and listening to her discussions with the patients? For me gt was not possible to open up and talk about what I should talk to her. I just asked for my prescription and left.