I have been taking 0.5 mg 2x/day for 2 1/2 years. Last night, after talking to my doctor, I cut 1/4 of the evening dose out as I really want to get off of this medication!

I don't know if it was psychological or physiological, but I woke up a thousand times overnight with an increase heartrate, and unsettled feeling. I have been doing great lately.

Any advice? Thanks.

ss11,

You could be withdrawing from your meds and feeling side effects. Talk with your doctor and see if you can taper slower. This may help you.

withdrawl is very common- they only thing you can do is to reduce slower- some people have to file the pills with a fingernail file to cut down or open capsules and count the beeds- if you want you can buy the brand new book out in january- iit's called the antidepressant solution by harvard psychiatrist joesph glenmullen and explains why we have withdrawl and how to withdrawl with the least discomfort- he is an expert in side effects and withdrawl