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Brain tingling is it withdrawal or anxiety?

AliSa05
Community Member

After coming off a combination of antidepressants I’d taken for 5 months abruptly (on drs advice) I have experienced brain shivering feeling and uncomfortable tingling through my body for 9 months now. The whole process was extremely stressful so I don’t know if I’m going through some form of withdrawal still or if it’s just a new physical reaction of anxiety. I’m on one SSRI now.

So bit of background was on one SSRI for 10 years felt well stopped, went downhill, tried to resume same SSRI with no positive effect so ended up on multiple new ones...no good so cold turkey off and on new one now for 9 months...still not great with all these new physical symptoms.

Do I try go back on original SSRI I was well on for 10 years again? With risk it won’t be effective again....or do I persevere with this one thinking it could be some form of withdrawal still from all of the others I was on?

anyone experienced something similar?

Can you have a poop out on one medication and then try again a year later and it work?

im very sensitive to any changes hence reluctant to do anything drastic.

tganks I trust this group

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peps16
Community Member

Its been long but any update? Having similar symptoms as hours thanks!!

peps16
Community Member

Hi! its been long, but wanted to see what turned out to be, did it eventually stoped? did you get anything in your neurologist visit? having similar thing as you after stopping SSRI going on for 4 months now

Thanks!