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NickB79

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34. Stopping SSRI's cold turkey put me in the ER in college

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:09 PM

Jan 29

I got so incredibly sick when I forgot to refill my meds before Christmas break, my roommates insisted I let them take me in. After half a day, an IV for dehydration, anti-nausea meds, and an SSRI refill, they sent me home.

But you know what? When I tapered off gradually a year later, absolutely no issues.

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RFK said it's harder to get off SSRIs than to quit heroin [View all] tishaLA Jan 29 OP

Ah, no iemanja Jan 29 #1

Nonsense! MineralMan Jan 29 #2

Agreed. I got off Zoloft without subsequent cravings for it. John1956PA Jan 29 #9

Yes, people stop taking SSRIs all the time. MineralMan Jan 29 #10

He ought to know about heroin Historic NY Jan 29 #3

Getting off of SSRIs Is No Picnic Deep State Witch Jan 29 #4

Whoever said he quit heroin? Sneederbunk Jan 29 #5

He's has been in AA for over 40 years womanofthehills Jan 29 #28

Does he have a medical background to make this claim? 33taw Jan 29 #6

LOL, he's just a rich privileged white guy IzzaNuDay Jan 29 #32

I've gotten off SSRIs TBA Jan 29 #7

He and the rest of the psycho pack are.... Lovie777 Jan 29 #8

I've quit cold turkey. Lunabell Jan 29 #11

I Never Had A Problem RobinA Jan 29 #17

great, now a junkie wanting to govern public health! IzzaNuDay Jan 29 #12

Any medicines he does like? Any treatments? Anything at all based in science? Solly Mack Jan 29 #13

She was referring to a statement he made womanofthehills Jan 29 #19

He was putting down both SSRIs and people who need them. He calls them addicts. Solly Mack Jan 29 #20

SSRIs do have a black box warning TexasBushwhacker Jan 29 #29

Do you mean publicly or privately? misanthrope Jan 29 #21

Exactly right. I agree. Publicly one thing. Privately, another. Solly Mack Jan 29 #22

"Any medicines he does like?" Dave Bowman Jan 29 #27

He is probably confusing SSRIs with Xanax. John1956PA Jan 29 #14

I know some folks had issues tapering off Effexor TexasBushwhacker Jan 29 #30

I take an ssri... Mountainguy Jan 29 #15

If confirmed he will try to stop Meowmee Jan 29 #16

Is he going to "worm" his way out of that one? GreenWave Jan 29 #18

Do Republicans really want the welfare of leftyladyfrommo Jan 29 #23

Yet another reason he should be kept from public healthcare responsibility. (nt) Paladin Jan 29 #24

I think they will come back with medical experts to say that karynnj Jan 29 #25

Toast face has spent years talking shit with no pushback Klarkashton Jan 29 #26

"Toast face" LOL TexasBushwhacker Jan 29 #31

No it isn't. I've gotten off of loads of them because they don't work for me. Crunchy Frog Jan 29 #33

Stopping SSRI's cold turkey put me in the ER in college NickB79 Jan 29 #34

If you've ever seen someone try to come off heroin addiction Sparkly Jan 29 #35

Really? It takes 1 weeks to 1 months, depending on the dosage. haele Jan 29 #36