benjamin1993

And yes, I tapered with the help of a doctor. 

2 hours ago, Victoria1234 said:

Feel free to discuss ANYTHING here. Nothing is tmi! We have heard it all. And you can be as dramatic as you like, we will still be here for you. 

SSRI's are a bear to come off of. I got off one and for MONTHS I had the zaps in my brain. I must say I did not do it slowly or carefully and put myself in the throngs of withdrawal. Did you get off your med with the help of a doctor? (It's best to do so.)

Hey, yes I did! I haven't had a single associated symptom that I know of, minus feeling sleepy for one day and having this weird washy sound in my head that has since disappeared. Thank you so much for your kind openness!

Thanks for the thoughtful replies, everybody!  I want to highlight that it's just been almost 4 weeks since I've eliminated gluten (and I've been very strict about it) - prior, I could eat gluten with no issues that like this. A sandwich would rob me of energy, but not in a way I could associate with having eaten the sandwich. How insane that four weeks off of gluten could produce this new exposure reaction for me  

1.5 weeks into being gluten-free I felt well enough to taper off my OCD meds and so, while I haven had had any noticible negative reactions, SSRI withdrawals can resemble gluten exposure (although the symptoms I don't think are often delayed) - so I wonder if a weird mix is happening there. 

And also... I'm mostly just stunned that my body could react so extremely now to what it used to take with relative ease a mere 26ish days ago. It's good to know this is an actual thing and not me being dramatic about my new eating regimen.  

It literally feels like death and like I'll never getting through it - but I'm staying reasonable about it and woke up this morning feeling less terrible (although I've had to make several trips to the bathroom - tmi I know). 

Thanks so much!

Hey guys - For the last few years I've dealt with energy issues, emotional lethargy, grogginess, and recently OCD, so I decided to go gluten-free 4 weeks ago. After a week of dizzy spells, irritability and insane cravings it felt like a veil had been lifted from me - I felt lighter on my feet, endlessly energetic, and most of all, so very happy. 

Two days ago, I ate a LOT of gluten - a whole plate of breaded chicken thinkig it was battered in corn starch (newb issues, I guess) and within 30 minutes it felt like I had been hit by a truck: extreme fatigue, sudden depression, sense of hopelessness. The next morning was worse, and today I have felt no better and am experiencing swollen eyes and sinusitis.

Before going gluten-free I had never had a reaction like this. Can anybody relate?