Symptoms: Emotional blunting, Sexual dysfunction, Cognitive impairment, Insomnia, Depersonalization/Derealization, Suicidal ideation, Tinnitus, Neuropathy, Severe anxiety/panic, Anhedonia
I was on Prozac for 2.5 years before deciding to come off. About three months later, I was hit with severe depression and anxiety, much worse than anything I experienced before medication. I decided to go back on at my original dose, hoping it would help.
Instead, my nervous system reacted immediately. I couldn't eat, sleep, or rest, and my condition kept getting worse until I had to stop again.
Since then, my life has completely changed. A year and a half later, I'm still dealing with debilitating symptoms every day, including anxiety, overstimulation, intrusive thoughts, depression, sexual dysfunction, nerve pain, paresthesia, insomnia, tachycardia, and exercise intolerance.
I went from being a healthy woman in my 20s to putting my entire life on hold just to survive and heal. It has taken everything in me to get through this.
Many people think injuries like this only happen from stopping medication too quickly, but they can also happen when restarting. That's what happened to me.
I'm devastated by what this has done to my body and mind, and I'm still navigating a level of pain I never thought possible while I heal.