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Posted by woolav on June 5, 2005, at 6:38:58
Help...Its been about a week now that I have not taken my prozac. I have taken my others meds, trileptal and lamictal, but not the prozac. I dont feel that bad, but I know its not good to stop a med cold turkey. I go to the pdoc next week. What should I do, start taking them again? Or just wait to see what he has to say?
S
Posted by blondemomints on June 5, 2005, at 10:23:41
In reply to What Did I Do??????, posted by woolav on June 5, 2005, at 6:38:58
I don't advise stopping any of these mind altering medications cold turkey. I think it's best to taper them based on what your pdoc advises. If he/she feels like you're doing well enough to stop taking the Prozac, then he/she will give you instuctions on tapering so you can eventually be off Prozac.
Hope this helps...best of luck to you!
Posted by SLS on June 5, 2005, at 10:27:39
In reply to What Did I Do??????, posted by woolav on June 5, 2005, at 6:38:58
> Help...Its been about a week now that I have not taken my prozac. I have taken my others meds, trileptal and lamictal, but not the prozac. I dont feel that bad, but I know its not good to stop a med cold turkey. I go to the pdoc next week. What should I do, start taking them again? Or just wait to see what he has to say?
> SThere's a possibility that the Trileptal is buffering any withdrawal reaction that would otherwise occur. Wishful thinking on my part...
Of course, Prozac has such a long half-life, it is difficult to predict how long after the discontinuation of the drug that the withdrawal syndrome might appear. If I were in your position at the moment, and I were committed to discontinue Prozac, I would wait and see. It wouldn't hurt to take just one more 10-20mg dose. If significant withdrawal symptoms appear later, you can just take single 5-10mg doses as a PRN as needed - just like aspirin for a headache. Prozac is a drug that you can skip days as part of a discontinuation strategy.
If you have any more questions about withdrawal, you can ask them on the Withdrawal board.
Don't sweat it.
- Scott
Posted by Maxime on June 5, 2005, at 10:52:06
In reply to What Did I Do??????, posted by woolav on June 5, 2005, at 6:38:58
> Help...Its been about a week now that I have not taken my prozac. I have taken my others meds, trileptal and lamictal, but not the prozac. I dont feel that bad, but I know its not good to stop a med cold turkey. I go to the pdoc next week. What should I do, start taking them again? Or just wait to see what he has to say?
> SI would start taking it again and not worry about it. OR see how you do without it. I went cold turkey off 80 mg of Prozac and had no withdrawal because the half-life is 5 weeks. You might not need the Prozac since Lamictal acts as an antidepressant.
Maxime
Posted by Phillipa on June 5, 2005, at 18:35:16
In reply to Re: What Did I Do?????? » woolav, posted by Maxime on June 5, 2005, at 10:52:06
Five weeks! Wow! No wonder the pdoc told my daughter not to worry if she skipped a dose. She just stopped taking 20mg cold turkey. But she only took it for a short while. Fondly, Phillipa
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