Hi, i haven't been on for a while but i have recently (6 weeks ago) come off Prozac after nearly 3 years of being on it and have been struggling with discontinuation symptoms.... insomnia, brain Zaps and palps, despite the fact that i tapered off really slowly ...(it took me 6 months of gradually reducing the dose before i finally stopped). I have read that that SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome has only recently been recognised by doctors and so i am finding it difficult to get any help from my GP except the suggestion that i go back on the prozac to relieve the symptoms! ... most info on the web suggests that for the majority of people it only last between 2 and 7 weeks but for some people it can last months or even years!!!!!
Q. has anyone else suffered with SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome and if so how long did you suffer symptoms?.... also
Q. did you find anything that you could do to reduce the symptoms?
Many Thanks Guys x