Is this safe? Doable?
Been taking 20mg a day for 5 years straight. Three weeks ago I started taking it less than daily because I noticed it was making me lethargic and more depressed- and I had way more energy off of it.
Not everyone has this lethargic response to this drug, I’ve been told by psychiatrist that 1 in 10 people have the opposite than intended response and rather than getting energized by it to a healthy degree to help with motivation (sort of like a cup of coffee in the morning) it makes me want to go to sleep and quite heavily lethargic (like a sleep aid).
Needless to say, I’ve felt and appeared pretty “over medicated” or “doped up” on it too long and it’s been nice to come out of the fog and feel clearer.
After 2 weeks of intermittent taking, i went full stop for 5 days. Then took one more full dose at that point and really hated how I felt (WAY depressed and lethargic). Needless to say it doesn’t seem like the right medication for me anymore- so, I haven’t taken it since that day for another 5 days now.
I haven’t had any issues really, but just want to make sure this is physiologically doable or safe before I continue down this road of just cold turkey stopping an SSRI.
It is an anti anxiety and anti depressant In one and I was on 20mg a day.
Been taking 20mg a day for 5 years straight. Three weeks ago I started taking it less than daily because I noticed it was making me lethargic and more depressed- and I had way more energy off of it.
Not everyone has this lethargic response to this drug, I’ve been told by psychiatrist that 1 in 10 people have the opposite than intended response and rather than getting energized by it to a healthy degree to help with motivation (sort of like a cup of coffee in the morning) it makes me want to go to sleep and quite heavily lethargic (like a sleep aid).
Needless to say, I’ve felt and appeared pretty “over medicated” or “doped up” on it too long and it’s been nice to come out of the fog and feel clearer.
After 2 weeks of intermittent taking, i went full stop for 5 days. Then took one more full dose at that point and really hated how I felt (WAY depressed and lethargic). Needless to say it doesn’t seem like the right medication for me anymore- so, I haven’t taken it since that day for another 5 days now.
I haven’t had any issues really, but just want to make sure this is physiologically doable or safe before I continue down this road of just cold turkey stopping an SSRI.
It is an anti anxiety and anti depressant In one and I was on 20mg a day.