Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms
Some of the most common withdrawal symptoms include dizziness, “brain zaps” (sensory disturbances that feel like electric shocks in the head), tinnitus, insomnia, depression, anxiety, extreme agitation and restlessness. These symptoms can sometimes occur while still taking the medication, due to tolerance withdrawal or, in some cases, interdose withdrawal—particularly with drugs that have shorter half-lives, such as Effexor (venlafaxine) and Cymbalta (duloxetine). Below, you’ll find an A-Z list of symptoms commonly reported by those who have experienced antidepressant withdrawal.
- Abdominal discomfort, distension, cramping
- Achiness
- Adrenaline surges
- Aggression
- Agitation
- Agoraphobia
- Air hunger
- Akathisia
- Allergic reactions to/Intolerance of foods previously tolerated
- Anger
- Anhedonia
- Anorgasmia
- Apathy
- Appetite changes
- Ataxia (loss of control of bodily movements)
- Autoimminue conditions (onset)
- Back pain
- Balance problems
- Bladder incontinence
- Blepharospasm (involuntary eyelid twitching)
- Bloating
- Blood pressure issues
- Blurred vision
- Body temperature dysregulation
- Brain fog
- Brain sensations
- Breathlessness
- Burning sensations
- Catatonia
- Chemical sensitivities
- Chest tightness
- Chills
- Claustrophobia
- Cognitive impairments
- Concentration problems
- Confusion
- Constipation
- Crawling sensations
- Crying spells
- Delirium
- Dental problems/decay
- Depersonalization
- Depression
- Derealization
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Digestive problems
- Double vision
- Dry cough
- Dry heaving
- Dry mouth
- Dysphagia (difficulty eating or swallowing)
- Dysphoria (a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction)
- Dyspnea (breathing difficulty)
- Dystonia
- Ear problems
- Edema (water retention)
- Electric shock sensations
- Emotional blunting
- Endocrine problems
- Esophageal problems
- Excitability
- Exhaustion
- Extreme thirst
- Eye problems
- Facial numbness
- Fasciculations
- Fatigue
- Fear
- Flu-like symptoms
- Food intolerance/sensitivities
- Formication (crawling sensation on skin)
- Gait
- Gastritis
- Genital arousal
- Glassy eyes
- Goosebumps
- Guilt
- Hair loss
- Hallucinations
- Headaches
- Heartburn
- Heart palpitations
- Heaviness
- Hormone imbalance
- Hot flashes
- Hyperactivity
- Hyperacusis (hearing hypersensitivity)
- Hyperflexia (overactive body reflexes)
- Hypertension
- Hyperventilation
- Hypomania
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Impotence
- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Inner trembling/shaking/vibrating
- Insomnia
- Intrusive memories
- Intrusive thoughts
- Irritability
- Jaw clenching
- Jelly legs
- Joint pain
- Jumpiness
- Lack of motivation
- Lethargy
- Libido loss
- Light hypersensitivity
- Mania
- Memory impairment
- Menstrual problems
- Metallic taste
- Mood swings
- Muscle aches
- Muscle twitches/jerks/spasms
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea
- Nerve pain
- Nervousness
- Neuro-emotions
- Nightmares
- Night sweats
- Numbness/tingling
- Obsessive thoughts
- Orgasm changes
- Outbursts
- Pain
- Panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parathesia (tingling/burning/nnumbness)
- Perception distortion
- Perspiration
- Post Traumatic Stress symptoms
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Premature menopause
- Psychosis symptoms
- Racing thoughts
- Rage
- Rapid weight loss
- Rashes
- Reading comprehension problems
- Regret
- Repetitive thoughts
- Restless legs
- Scalp pain and burning
- Sensory problems
- Sexual dysfunction
- Shaking
- Shame
- Sinus problems
- Skin problems
- Sleep disturbances
- Speech difficulty
- Stomach problems
- Suicidal thoughts
- Sweats
- Tachycardia
- Teeth pain
- Terror
- Thyroid problems
- Tingling
- Tinnitus
- Toxic naps
- Tremors
- Uncontrollable crying
- Urinary problems
- Vertigo
- Vision problems
- Water retention
- Weakness
- Weepiness
- Weight problems
- Zaps