Anti-depressant withdrawal and loss of energy/muscle????
Hello everyone. I was on Cipralex until about 10 weeks ago (before that Prozac). Anyway, I have been going to the gym for the past year, and since I've been off the meds, I have found both my strength and stamina have decreased substantially. I can't do anywhere near what I could do before, and am worried.
Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what did you do to overcome it?
Re: Anti-depressant withdrawal and loss of energy/muscle????
I went off zoloft several years ago very slowly and came off a very small amount. About 4 or 5 weeks of being off I did experience severe muscle weakness and fatigue, as well as muscle atrophy; along with a host of other withdrawal symptoms. I was re-started on the small amount of zoloft and about 2 months later I began to regain strength. Nobody could give me an answer as to what was going on. I did some research myself and the symptoms pointed to an acetycoline response in the muscles of some sort.
Re: Anti-depressant withdrawal and loss of energy/muscle????
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Originally Posted by anderson8
Hello everyone. I was on Cipralex until about 10 weeks ago (before that Prozac). Anyway, I have been going to the gym for the past year, and since I've been off the meds, I have found both my strength and stamina have decreased substantially. I can't do anywhere near what I could do before, and am worried.
Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what did you do to overcome it?
Serotonin receptors are located in muscle and bone. Hopefully your body will adjust soon. Good luck.
