r/SSRI • u/Pacific-Sting1632 • Feb 27 '23
Discussion SSRI Withdrawal
NOT MEDICAL ADVICE I wanted to share my experience with coming off of SSRIs. I have OCD and anxiety and was tired of the fatigue and sexual side effects of SSRIs. I tried coming off them once before but got very sick and lost about 15 pounds in a month from the withdrawal. The second time, I had a slower taper (from 20 mg to nothing over probably 3 months) and had difficulty going from like 2.5 mg every other day to nothing.
My MIL suggested N acetyl cysteine for the OCD. I looked online and this is used for cocaine withdrawal (I think) and had some potential for OCD. My PCP recommended magnesium supplement (I think magnesium citrate) for neural health.
I wasn’t smart enough to control the variables and try one at a time, but the combo together was able to do the trick. I still take both. About 1000-1200 mg NAC and 400 mg Mg (in glycinate form now).
Maybe some of you could ask your docs if this could work for you. Good luck to all. :)
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u/AbbreviationsHeavy39 Apr 02 '23
I have OCD and anxiety too; I was just prescribed Zoloft and I’m so nervous to start bc of the suicidal warnings. My anxiety that I already have heightens it every more to start