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Me too. I was prescribed escitalopram along with other SSRIs when I lost my mom. Even with tapering, I had brain zaps for a while. Before I could stop it all co
by karthikeyankc 1mo ago
Me too. I was prescribed escitalopram along with other SSRIs when I lost my mom. Even with tapering, I had brain zaps for a while. Before I could stop it all completely, I was ramped up again after I lost my wife. I'm not sure if I'd be actually functional or even be here if it weren't for these meds.
- mexicocitinluez 1mo agoWhat was the tapering like for an SSRI? Do you remember over what period of time and how it was decreased?
- karthikeyankc 1mo agoIt was monthly. I don't remember the order of the medications, but I remember the effects. The most prominent one were the brain zaps and some confusions, especially in the mornings. On the bright side, I had some creativity coming back to me and I started back on some of my creative outlets (mostly my wife and therapy helped me come back to reality). And my biggest relief was when my brain fog (sometimes I even forgot my colleagues' names) cleared up. But yeah, before I could stop it completely I was fast tracked back up on a different regimen of SSRI combinations after my wife's accident.
- mexicocitinluez 1mo agoSorry to hear about the accident and thanks for the response. I've been on celexa for a decade now and have always wondered what it would be like if I ever had to come off.