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Originally Posted by schu_22
Always took it on schedule
I was tired essentially all of the time. Everything just had this weird aura to it, like I was living in a dream. And on the rare occasions I forgot to take it, it was like my head was in a bug zapper, just shocks and totally weird disruptions to my perception. I basically couldn't think straight for like 5 or 6 months and finally got fed up.
The withdrawal sucked ass too. Basically I was jittery constantly and got the head zingers all the time for a few days. And the dreams during that time were completely out of control. For example one that stuck with me was that I killed George W Bush, on the road outside of my mom's rural church building, by shooting him with a gun that fired severed human arms. You'd probably remember that too.
Which SSRI was it? People react differently to different ones and there are some that are notorious for side effects.
I always had a negative view of SSRIs prior to taking escitalopram but it's been a godsend for me on a couple occasions now. The only really sucky side effect that I get is that it takes an axe to my sex drive, which is something I can deal with when I need to get my head together. It rebounds pretty quick when I stop taking it.
Rebound can suck. Some doctors are super blase about it but I would strongly recommend tapering as gently as you can. When I have come off them I've gone 1 tablet -> 3/4 -> 1/2 -> 1/4 over a period of a few weeks before stopping. Frankly the biggest shock to the system was still the 1/4 -> none and I don't even think taking 1/8 for a few days would be crazy if you have the patience.