Re: stopping fluvoxamine
Originally Posted by
watercolors
Unfortunately, a week ago I had post menopausal spotting for about 3 days and a few days ago blood spots appeared on my arm again. I called the on call psychiatrist , who said to stop taking meds , no weaning.
All SSRIs are mild anticoagulants so the spotting may have been caused by fluvoxamine, but it equally may not be. Either way, unless you also need to take other anticoagulants, including NSAID painkillers such as aspirin, you probably won't need to discontinue the AD.
I have an appointment with my psychiatrist tomorrow morning.
I wouldn't discontinue the med until you've talked with your psychiatrist. Quitting any AD 'cold-turkey' is very unwise. If you do need to discontinue fluvoxamine then the better option is to switch to another med overnight. With the exception of switching to/from MAOI class ADs there is no need to wean off one AD to switch to another.
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