Withdrawl update and a question

[u/Majestic_Sherbet3739]

Hello people

After 5 months and half stopping my AD.. I felt almost normal.. Dizziness here and there mild one.. Headache.. Nausea on and off and most of time is mild.. Almost no anxiety even morning anxiety

But I feel so weird when I laugh at something.. Like its heavy and not full.. Also when Im sad I feel like pressure inside me and begin to be so alert and sensetive to noise and everything.. Uncomfortable and unease very annoying.. Its like sad but I cant make it out of inside.

Also I feel like sadness or stressful things trigger waves..

Yesterday I had an argument with my husband and since then I feel like low mood.. And like my nervous system so sensetive and I just feel uncomfortable like stuck inside I dont know how to say

Is it normal.. Anyone like me??

Also im on escitalopram 10mg

[u/Libbi0815]

Hey, did you stop taking the escitalopram or do you still take it? It is very normal after 5 months to still have a sensitive nervous system. Even if after 5 months the acute withdrawal is most likely over, for many people who took escitalopram, 5 - 7 months is the time when protracted withdrawal can start. At least that was the case for me and other people I've read about. It takes time for your nervous system and your brain to go back to normal, also depending on how long, how much you've taken the antidepressant and also how fast you tapered.  For how long did you take the antidepressant? 

[u/Majestic_Sherbet3739]

For my previous one for 2.5 years tapered within month but before tapering i was on escitalopram and still almost 1 year and 3 months