WITHDRAWAL ADVICE - Ramzia Kabbani

[Guest guest]

Subject: Rammo's Prozac withdrawal tips.

A wealth of evidence suggests antidepressants are addictive. The World

Health Organisation received more reports of withdrawal from drugs like

Prozac than previously prescribed tranquillisers like valium.

Anyone wishing to come off these drugs should do so slowly, seeking good

medical advice to ensure safe withdrawal. Just stopping them may make

withdrawal worse and can be harmful. After being on these drugs for this

long, I would expect you to experience some withdrawal symptoms, for

example, mood deterioration/changes, fatigue, nausea, diarrhoea, appetite

changes, dizziness, tingling/electric shock sensations, sweating, sleep

disturbance, aching muscles and joints.

Some natural remedies such as Chamomile or Cal-mag, consisting of calcium

and magnesium, may help ease withdrawal symptoms. Be careful of some herbal

remedies as you may be sensitive to these.

Make sure you eat healthily - lots of fresh fruit and vegetables - and get

plenty of rest whilst you are withdrawing. Products to avoid include

artificial sweeteners and foods containing refined sugars, caffeine or

gelatine. Eat small, regular meals containing a portion of protein (ideally

about six a day) to maintain blood sugar levels and try to eat organic where

possible as these drugs can make people sensitive to chemicals. Good Luck!

Ramzia Kabbani

Prozac Survivors' Support Group

Helpline: 0161 682 3296

Email: Pssguk@... UK SUPPORT GROUP

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More Support may be available locally.

Try contacting your local MIND as they will have further links to support

groups. (look in the Yellow Pages under help lines or your local s

telephone directory for MIND and other groups.

Organisations set up to help the involuntary addicts of benzodiazepine

tranquillizers(Valium, Ativan, Temazepam etc) are now helping those in a

similar situation due to the SSRI antidepressants (Prozac,

Benzodiazepine withdrawal clinic - For Newcastle - Upon Tyne and N.E.

England ONLY; Now under the auspices of the General addiction unit.

If you live in the North East of England write to:

NECA (North East Council for Addiction)

Philipson House, 5 Philipson Street,

Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 4EN

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SSRI WITHDRAWAL ADVICE SUPPLIED TO APRIL

From Millie Kieve

Founder/Chair of APRIL

(Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link)

Charity registered in England No.1072305

email: millie@...

http://www.april.org.uk

DISCLAIMER

The following tips are from Ramzia (Rammo) Kabbani, who personally supports

others, though she herself suffers from ill health since being prescribed

Prozac.

A speaker at our conference last year, she has also appeared on TV and in

magazine articles.

APRIL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INFORMATION AND WE PASS IT ON with

GOODWILL and WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EFFECTS either IF YOU USE THE

INFORMATION OR if you DO NOT USE THE INFORMATION.

WARNING YOU SHOULD OBTAIN MEDICAL SUPPORT IF CONTEMPLATING REDUCING OR

WITHDRAWING MEDICATION.

Sudden withdrawal from many medications, may lead to serious medical

complication, so always seek advice from a qualified medical practitioner.

There are 6 SSRIs on the market:

Drug Name US Trade Name UK Trade Name

Fluoxetine Prozac Prozac

Paroxetine Paxil Seroxat

Sertraline Zoloft Lustral

Citalopram Celexa Cipramil

Fluvoxamine Luvox Faverin

Venlafaxine Efexor Effexor

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