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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 196081" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If he had hallucinations last time he was on Prozac and now is having them again, I would want him off of that. Any SSRI can cause symptoms that seem like a part of the mental illness. I woke up one night after SIX months on Amitriptylene. I couldn't swallow. My throat was swelling up. I don't know how I got my husband because I was hearing and seeing things and had no idea of what was real and what was not. It was frightening--I was told it was a reaction that feels like being on LSD. The same thing happened after four months on Tofrinil. It was not as bad, but hallucinations. The first time, they lasted for three days even though I immediately went off of it. Nobody could make me take another pill. The scary part is, not one doctor believed it was the medications. They said it was my "anxiety" or "mood disorder." Three days after my first toxic reaction, I went to a new doctor. He dared to take a blood level of the drug and it was sky high/toxic. It's sad thata doctors seem to often disregard the fact that these medications can cause. They seem to INCREASE rather than DECREASE or DISCONTINUE the medications when new symptoms pop up, like hallucinations. To me, it just figures that rather than weaning off the Prozac to see if that's causing it, he'd rather add an antipsychotic. I don't get it. As parents we have to be so diligent. I hate to say it, but I really don't trust most of our professionals. By the way, I don't know if you can test the level on an SSRI. These drugs were tricyclic antidepressants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 196081, member: 1550"] If he had hallucinations last time he was on Prozac and now is having them again, I would want him off of that. Any SSRI can cause symptoms that seem like a part of the mental illness. I woke up one night after SIX months on Amitriptylene. I couldn't swallow. My throat was swelling up. I don't know how I got my husband because I was hearing and seeing things and had no idea of what was real and what was not. It was frightening--I was told it was a reaction that feels like being on LSD. The same thing happened after four months on Tofrinil. It was not as bad, but hallucinations. The first time, they lasted for three days even though I immediately went off of it. Nobody could make me take another pill. The scary part is, not one doctor believed it was the medications. They said it was my "anxiety" or "mood disorder." Three days after my first toxic reaction, I went to a new doctor. He dared to take a blood level of the drug and it was sky high/toxic. It's sad thata doctors seem to often disregard the fact that these medications can cause. They seem to INCREASE rather than DECREASE or DISCONTINUE the medications when new symptoms pop up, like hallucinations. To me, it just figures that rather than weaning off the Prozac to see if that's causing it, he'd rather add an antipsychotic. I don't get it. As parents we have to be so diligent. I hate to say it, but I really don't trust most of our professionals. By the way, I don't know if you can test the level on an SSRI. These drugs were tricyclic antidepressants. [/QUOTE]
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