Posted by bob on February 7, 2002, at 22:30:42
In reply to Re: Luvox and aggressiveness, posted by OldSchool on February 7, 2002, at 21:57:16
Well, I guess what I'm saying is more complicated. I'm tapering off of Luvox, or trying to, and am really having second thoughts about it now. I've taken it very, very slowly, and have been at 25mg for more than 3 weeks now. I was at 50mg for weeks before that. The problem is, I feel like I'm going to explode. I'm getting waves of anxiety, muscle tension, restlessness, and bouts of irritability and anger. I'm starting to snap at people, etc. I don't remember being this way when I came off of other meds. The anxiety yes, the anger, no. I usually just degenerate into a mess of emotional lability with severe anxiety. I don't know how the hell I'll ever taper off of this SSRI with these strong feelings of anger and anxiety. I'm taking .5mg of Clonazepam, but it's not really enough now. I don't want to go up, because for me, every reduction in that drug is a killer. When I reduced from 1mg down to .5mg months ago, I got nausea and anxiety for about a week. I'm thinking about maybe adding Lithium to smooth things out. Any opinions???
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