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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Dec 19, 2023 | Replies (29)

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My suggestion would be to take it slowly and don't do anything until you are settled after your move. Moving is stressful and anxiety producing. I can't recall the dosage I was taking when I stopped as it was 2003-2005. I just know that I was feeling like I could stop taking it, and I didn't like the emotional blunting and loss of inhibition as well as weight gain. I went on a weekend trip and forgot to take my medication with me. I felt fine, so when I got home, I just didn't take it again. That was a hard few days of flu-like symptoms, vertigo, and chills. After that I was raging - actually yelled at a police officer who pulled me over for speeding (like 40 in a 30 or something). I threw the pen at him when he handed me the papers to sign. I'm surprised he didn't haul me off to jail. I felt so badly about it when I came to my senses. I was irritable for a while but that was about it. The depression didn't return for several years. I tried Prozac for 18 months and later Pristiq for about 2 years. Both times I weaned off slowly. I've been off antidepressants since 2012, and for that I am grateful. I would never suggest going off any antidepressant cold turkey. Side effects can be kept minimal if done slowly. A doctor should guide the process.

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Thank you for your advice.
Quick question. Do you think that depression and anxiety are inherited? I ask because my grandfather had problems with depression and passed before I was born. My sister has I think manic depression , and is 12 years older than me at 74 and in a nursing home. I am just wondering. Here is a pic of my gsd. She just turned three. Ms. Xyla.
Have a nice day. 😉. keep up the good work.

I am relieved you mentioned the side effects of getting off of it cold turkey of rage. I do not remember the other side effects, but I do remember until the last minute not wanting to allow another vehicle to get in front of me from an ending lane that was ending on an onramp. At the last minute, I am glad that something kicked in to finally comply. I resumed Lexapro and gradually weaned off it from 10mg to 5mg to up my dosage of Welbutrin XL instead.