LLH
08-03-10, 10:50
Hi,
I've been on 20mg of Cirpalex for about the last year and last month decided to wean myself off them. I spoke to my Dr and he advised that I should take 10mg a day for two weeks and then 5mg a day for two weeks I did this but by the third week I just started to feel really ill and within a week it got so bad that I've just gone back on them. It was awful I was constantly sobbing, I felt sick, had panic attacks, couldn't sleep, lost my appetite and didn't want to be around anybody (not even my husband which is not like me at all). When I went back to the Drs he told me that the drugs aren't addictive and they only have minimal side effects??? This has completely confused me and ultimately resulted in me taking the tablets again because I thought that I just couldn't cope without them... as I certainly couldn't go on the way I was.
Has anybody else had any experience of trying to come off them? Did you manage it? How long did it take? Did you have any 'side effects'?
I'm very confused and would be grateful for any help or advice...
I've been on 20mg of Cirpalex for about the last year and last month decided to wean myself off them. I spoke to my Dr and he advised that I should take 10mg a day for two weeks and then 5mg a day for two weeks I did this but by the third week I just started to feel really ill and within a week it got so bad that I've just gone back on them. It was awful I was constantly sobbing, I felt sick, had panic attacks, couldn't sleep, lost my appetite and didn't want to be around anybody (not even my husband which is not like me at all). When I went back to the Drs he told me that the drugs aren't addictive and they only have minimal side effects??? This has completely confused me and ultimately resulted in me taking the tablets again because I thought that I just couldn't cope without them... as I certainly couldn't go on the way I was.
Has anybody else had any experience of trying to come off them? Did you manage it? How long did it take? Did you have any 'side effects'?
I'm very confused and would be grateful for any help or advice...