SSRI Antidepressants:
Side Effects II
Withdrawal
SSRI Withdrawal.
SSRI withdrawal symptoms can occur at any dosage. SSRI
withdrawal symptoms can begin within eight hours of a missed dose
and can last from one to eight weeks. The particularly nasty
Effexor SSRI withdrawal symptoms can easily last beyond eight weeks.
Obviously, the best way to avoid an SSRI antidepressant withdrawal is to avoid
taking an SSRI antidepressant. Consider using Deprex, the natural alternative, for
depression symptoms. Deprex quickly,
safely, effectively and gently eases depression symptoms without
the side effects or withdrawal symptoms typically associated with
SSRI antidepressants.
If already using an SSRI, the best advice is to taper off slowly
instead of going “cold turkey.” It is important to develop a
specific tapering schedule with your health care provider to
minimize a SSRI withdrawal symptoms. Anyone discontinuing an SSRI
runs the risk of suffering from withdrawal symptoms.
Over 50 different symptoms have been reported with an SSRI
withdrawal, with dizziness nausea, fatigue, headache, gait
instability and insomnia the most common.
The SSRI antidepressants
Effexor, Paxil, Zoloft and Lexapro top the “Worst Offenders” list
of withdrawal symptoms. Almost 80 percent of people experience
SSRI withdrawal symptoms when discontinuing Effexor. At least half the
people who stop using Paxil experience withdrawal symptoms. The
newer medications Serzone, Wellbutrin and Remeron rarely produce
withdrawal symptoms.
SSRI withdrawal is most common with antidepressants that have a short
half-life. A half-life is the amount of time it takes for half the
drug to clear from your body. Effexor, tricyclics, MAOIs and most
SSRIs all have the potential to cause withdrawal symptoms.
Of the SSRI antidepressants, Prozac generally causes the least amount of
withdrawal symptoms because of its long half-life of two to four
days. In comparison, Effexor has a half-life of about five hours.
Effexor withdrawal symptoms can begin after missing a single dose.
SSRI Withdrawal Symptoms;
- Sweating
- General malaise
- Hot flashes
- Abdominal discomfort
- Flu symptoms
- Fever
- Chills
- Crying spells
- Suicidal thoughts
- Anxiety
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Headache
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- Sleep disturbance
- Insomnia
- Nightmares
- Vivid dreams
- Visual hallucinations
- Diarrhea
- Blurred vision
- Vertigo
- Gait disturbances
- Confusion
- Memory difficulties
- Lethargy
- Weakness
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- Jolting electric "zaps”
- Tingling sensations
- Insomnia.
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Restlessness
- Tremors
- Anorexia
- Agitation
- Irritability
- Aggression
- Myalgia
- Muscle and joint pain
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One particularly disturbing SSRI withdrawal symptom is
hallucinations. While working through the physical and emotional
effects of SSRI withdrawal symptoms, hallucinations can make the
sufferer feel as if they are going crazy. You are not going crazy.
You unwittingly became hooked on a drug that your doctor, by
prescribing it, told you was okay.
SSRI antidepressants can cause
serious side effects. Weight gain and sexual dysfunction
are common Lexapro side effects. Less common but life threatening
is the increased risk of suicide.
Like Celex, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft and other SSRI antidepressants,
Deprex aids in the production, increase and release of serotonin.
Unlike prescriptive antidepressant medications, Deprex is a
non-prescriptive, all-natural “antidepressant” that provides the
necessary dietary precursors to complement the body's own ability
to produce and release Serotonin. Deprex also affects Norepinephrine activity while reducing Cortisol secretion. This
natural rebalancing of brain biochemistry calms anxiety while
easing depression - all without side effects.
The Deprex nutritional formula
naturally:
- Elevates mood by raising
circulating serotonin levels.
- Restores the appropriate
production of serotonin and norepinephrine.
- Diminishes anxiety by regulating
cortisol release.
- Restores clear thinking and
appropriate reality testing.
- Calms and diminishes over
sensitivity.
Deprex is a natural depression medication that
is safe, effective and
guaranteed to work. Many people
who use Deprex struggle with SSRI antidepressants side effects.
Others are trying to avoid using SSRI antidepressants.
Try Deprex today and experience
safe depression relief.
*Do not stop taking SSRI antidepressants without first
talking to your doctor. Your doctor may need to gradually reduce
the dose before stopping SSRI antidepressants completely. Suddenly stopping
SSRI antidepressants may cause unpleasant and potentially serious side effects
and withdrawal symptoms.
*This antidepressant drug information does not
endorse SSRI antidepressants, diagnose patients or recommend therapy.
The information provided should not be construed to indicate that
SSRI antidepressants is safe, effective or
appropriate. The
information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible
warnings, uses, precautions, drug interactions, allergic
reactions, or adverse side effects of SSRI antidepressants. If you have
questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your health
care provider or pharmacist.
