I've came off this before, 13 months of 5mg I had strange head pangs now and again for about 6 weeks. Nothing too bad.That was about 12 year ago.

This time after 5 years on 10mg then dropping to 5mg for a month before stopping the come down is different.

Has anyone else had an experience of coming off after such a long time?

Pros....
I feel the happy moments better
Properly laughing at stuff I was numb to for years
Sex drive is back with a bang
More energy, physically to get stuff done
No longer binge eating for some reason
The thought of alcohol makes me sick so I've stopped it completely
More focused at work and home life

Cons....
Head pangs are different from the last time. Its almost like an adrenaline rush for about 5-10 seconds in my head and chest several times a day
Anxiety is up and down but manageable
Struggle to get to sleep initially but ok once I'm sleeping
A few crazy mood swings which seem to be calming down, easily annoyed at times


I most definitely needed to stop, I became to numb and dumbed down for far too long. Hoping the side effects of stopping don't last too long.