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has anyone heard of being left with chronic headaches after coming off SSRIS after many years or is this just my health anxiety !
iwantpeace
03-01-17, 20:14
its probably due to something else (your headache)
panic_down_under
07-01-17, 01:14
has anyone heard of being left with chronic headaches after coming off SSRIS after many years or is this just my health anxiety !
SSRIs and other antidepressants which principally affect serotonin may trigger headaches when first taken and for a week or two after quitting.
Serotonin is not just a brain neurotransmitter, it also has many other functions in the body, including mediating blood vessel tone - constriction and dilation. Serotonergic antidepressants can affect this for a while until the body adjusts. They are also mild anticoagulants which may also have an impact, though it is a smaller effect.
However, it is unlikely that such headaches would/could continue for more than a week, or two. If they persist you and your doctor probably need to look elsewhere. How is you blood pressure? It maybe have spiked since you quit the SSRI.
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