cant get my SSRI meds for 5 days..should i just stop - Anxiety Message Board

n9ne · 11-23-2007, 03:46 PM

I took my last one Wednesday..the doc want be able to call my script in till Monday. Today is the 2nd day ive gon withouth taking my Cymbalata. I feel the withdrawls from it. My head is real fuzzy. Should I just go ahead and stop, cause stoping for 5 days and then starting again might not be good.

Ive been on them for 2 years..lexapro and now Cymbalta

j2006 · 11-23-2007, 04:17 PM

No you shouldn't stop taking it. Call your doctor; there should be someone on call. Tell them your story and tell them to call you in a few pills to carry you over until Wednesday when your regular doctor can call them in.

n9ne · 11-23-2007, 05:27 PM

their is nobody to call..ima be out until Monday..5 straight days..today is my 2nd day and im having bad withdrawls...im feeling real emotional for some reason and my heads all cloudy...if i can last until Monday why would i start back?

j2006 · 11-23-2007, 06:31 PM

They don't have an attending dcotor on call? An ansewring service that can page a doctor?

I would go to the local hospital then and tell them what is going on.

It is not good to just stop taking these medications.

In my state in is the law to have an attending doctor on call. don't know about your state.

crabbyroad · 11-24-2007, 08:18 AM

Tapering off, weaning is better than quitting cold turkey. You are having withdrawals now, abrupt cessation can cause rebound panic. You do need to contact the doctor on call to call in enough medication to get you through until your own doctor can refill your normal prescription, if you seriously feel, you can do without a med, you AND your doctor need to devise a weaning plan.