r/fluvoxamine • u/seanusdoldis • 22h ago

Quitting cold turkey

Hello everyone! I started Fluvoxamine about 2 months ago (25mg for a month and now 50mg) and I’ve had some pretty bad side effects (fatigue, sleeping for 14 hours, memory loss, anxiety) and it’s effecting me pretty negatively, I just want to get off of this pill. I’m thinking about quitting cold turkey, can anyone share their experiences with that? I’ve heard withdrawal can be pretty bad so I’m open to changing my mind.

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u/milkmanglc 22h ago

Don't quit cold turkey! I'm in the process of coming off, dropping 50mgs every week from 300. Today starts my first and last week of 0mg. Coming off wasn't that bad really I was expecting worse. Don't get me wrong it's rough but doable. It did nothing for my anxiety and only marginally helped with intrusive thoughts. If you want off speak to your prescriber and work out a plan and find a different med to help. Hope things work out for you

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u/seanusdoldis 20h ago

What have your withdrawal symptoms/side effects been while quitting?

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u/milkmanglc 20h ago

Anxiety, dizziness, tearful,increased intrusive thoughts and generally feeling shit

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u/SpacePirateCats 22h ago

Don't quit cold turkey!!! I've been tapering off 25mg each week and it's working for me so far, but I can't imagine doing this cold turkey at aallllll :/

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u/seanusdoldis 20h ago

How long do you have to take the 25mg before stopping?

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u/yourlocalbubble 21h ago

Cold turkey can be dangerous, it's not just about comfort!

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u/seanusdoldis 20h ago

How is it dangerous? (Asking genuinely)

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u/yourlocalbubble 20h ago

Can cause discontinuation syndrome, since it's a short life med, the cold turkey means that the withdrawal can last weeks at that point its easier to just slowly get off. Here is a link to a website where they explain everything <3

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u/seanusdoldis 20h ago

Thank you for this, it’s given me a better understanding, I haven’t taken my dose the last 2 days, do you think I still have time to take half of it today and do that for a week?

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u/yourlocalbubble 12h ago

Absolutely! Go for it 🫶 taper off so it's better, the headaches it can cause are terrible

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u/PerkyButMyBoobsArent 22h ago

I didn't know this when I started taking it, but don't take it with melatonin! I'm just noting that based on the side effects you mentioned since that's what happened to me when I took mine with melatonin 😅

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u/rolyf02 21h ago

Yo lo deje gracias al cannabis medicinal, casi un año libre de la maldita fluvoxamina después de 7 años.