Posted by jiggitykid on April 3, 2004, at 9:53:02
In reply to OFF after taper.......still sick....., posted by Laurajean on April 2, 2004, at 17:37:12
Cried like a baby!!! If someone told me I had gum on my shoe, I cried as if they'd hit me! Seriously, the mood swings are part of it. Since you are off completely, your body is screaming for more. The withdrawal symptoms are normal. This is part of why I went cold-turkey. I didn't want to string the withdrawal out (disclaimer: but this doesn't work for everyone, so do what's best for you). It took two weeks before I began to feel more like myself, and a full month before I was having extended symptom free times. Please be patient with yourself. Pain medication helped with the "zaps;" I would be inclined to agree with you about, "but I really am not so into taking any other psychotropics right now." There are lots of ideas here in the archives of posts about what has worked for others. Take care of yourself and hang in there!
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