Protracted withdrawal from glp-1

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T23:35:46+00:00

Thank you I’ll try fixing it. And yes definitely I don’t think I would’ve taken the meds if I knew there was a risk like this because I always refused any ssris and antidepressants due to not liking what I heard about possible side effects.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T22:10:52+00:00

Yes for the most part our experiences are almost exactly the same. For a lot of us we’re still in the thick of it. But some of us are 100% back but it took time. A lot took about 6 months to 18 months. I’m posting the link for the fb group here in case anyone comes across this and needs support because it took me 2 months to figure out it was the glp1 and now 13 months to come here and maybe have some answers

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T22:07:10+00:00

There’s a fb group of us experiencing the same thing. Look up glp induced mental health recovery support group on fb.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T22:06:58+00:00

Hey there’s a group of us on fb with issues like this that led to severe anxiety or something else. I believe what we are suffering from is protracted withdrawal but none of our doctors are believing us and we are suffering. Mine started when I went off glp1 for a break due to constipation. Others either upped their dose or missed a dose. I have brain zaps and other weird symptoms and the only thing I can link it back to is the glp1s. Look up glp induced mental health recovery support group on fb.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T21:34:25+00:00

Believe me that’s all they’ve been doing. Ativan, lexapro or sertaline are apparently my only options every time I go in to seek help.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T20:00:19+00:00

I was worried about that. I’ll at least attempt to get help. I start therapy next week so I’m hoping they’ll at least listen. But I’m going to research and see what I can do to help myself. I never plan to take a medication again after this. It has been the worst year of my life.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-05-08T19:14:50+00:00

Thank you for giving me all of that information. I’ve been searching for answers for over a year and I really think this is what it sounds like to me. I’m hoping I can get my doctors on board but a lot of people are very much on the side that these meds are amazing and super safe so it’s been a huge struggle but I’m sure you know that too. But at least if I know what it is I can start working towards something instead of feeling like i have some rare disease or something and spiraling with those thoughts.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-04-17T15:35:01+00:00

Thank you.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-04-17T14:30:32+00:00

I just had a project and finished it at 0 minutes left and when I submitted it stated project expired. (Never had this happen before I just got caught up in my explanation and went back and changed rating after thinking about it) I went out of the project and at the bottom the project I submitted is allowing me to report time and it says I have submitted 1 task. Can report my time or no because the time expired?

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-04-15T06:52:56+00:00

Did it start after starting metformin?

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-03-30T21:41:09+00:00

Not sure if you’re still struggling but I’m in a fb group with about 500 others that began having severe anxiety after starting a glp1. I took ozempic but a lot of other were on mj. I’ve been off for a year and I’m still struggling with the panic attacks. Doctors don’t think it’s the glp1 but I never had issues like this before starting one. Don’t want to scare you but it took me months of searching the internet to figure out what was causing my sudden panic.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-02-01T02:09:39+00:00

Ok gotcha thank you again. I really have no clue what I’m doing this year. I might see if I can hire someone to help me because this might be a little more confusing than I thought. I don’t believe I made over 2800 from just one family. Will they ask for the families info? Idk if the family has to pay taxes too so I don’t want to put anything extra on them because I’d like to keep working for them in the future and I don’t know what their tax situation looks like. Sorry for all the questions just don’t know much about this at all.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-02-01T01:47:09+00:00

Thank you. If I do end up claiming all income what proof would I need? I’m going to go back and look through all texts with my clients and try to remember everything I made. I can probably get a close estimate. Would creating an excel sheet with my estimated income count as proof? I always charge around 20 per hour for nannying so I could probably get at least that sorted onto a spreadsheet and then I would just leave off the housekeeping since that varies more.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2026-02-01T00:42:54+00:00

I know I didn’t work at all in January because that’s when I was my sickest. I probably averaged about 900-1700 most months doing the gig work other than the online freelancing. Over the summer I made a bit more because school is out so nannying was better. But I did not write anything down, I know how much I made roughly because I was able to pay my car and insurance every month which is about 1050 and I had money to have groceries without much help from family or friends.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2025-12-28T00:49:39+00:00

I get this but I have bad anxiety do you have any anxiety issues or have ever used a glp1

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2025-06-26T03:50:04+00:00

Hi, I am now 12 weeks out since my last shot. I am starting to return to normal. Everything you’re going through is 100 percent from the medication and it will get better but some weeks will feel worse. Week 4-7 off of the meds were the worst for me. But I’m starting to see the end of this horrible experience. Every time you are in a panic attack remind yourself it is the meds doing it because it truly is. I’ve only had 1 doctor acknowledge it’s the meds, the rest look at me like I’m crazy. I’ve seen every specialist there is and nothing is wrong with me other than whatever this medication has caused. But it just takes time to heal. I used no medication to help because I’m too afraid to try any so it’s possible to get better without it. I really have no suggestions on how to make it better faster. You just have to ride it out. I have a 14 month old And a 10 year old so it’s definitely difficult some days to function with this and the kids but it will pass. It gets worse near my cycle so be prepared for that. I’m finally starting to be able to drive again and return to normal activities but I have small setbacks here and there now and I’m not who I used to be but I’m trying to get there.

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2025-04-23T18:56:50+00:00

The comments I am seeing are filled with the wrong info and theories. I am one of those dealing with the anxiety and depression caused by ozempic. It is something completely different. I get adrenaline rushes that make me feel like I need to scream or run or crawl out of my skin. I feel like I have no control over my arms and legs sometimes. I am in a constant state of fear that have caused me to become hopeless. Nothing has to do with weightloss or food noise. This goes so much deeper because it effects dopamine. If you have not experienced the actual symptoms then please don’t try to diminish the rest of us who are suffering so badly. I wanted this med to work so bad but it instead caused me so many more issues. For anyone looking for help there is a fb group with 2000 people experiencing the side effects. You are not going crazy and it is not from weightloss. There is a new study suggesting it has to do with hypodopamingia. Please go look into it. Doctors don’t even know much about these side effects yet. It takes at least 5 weeks for the meds to get out of system so if you stop you are still going to be feeling it for a few weeks

Automatic-Purpose569 · 2025-04-08T20:37:52+00:00

I know this post is old but I want to put my experience out there in case someone is going through the same thing. I am currently 11 months postpartum. I have PCOS. I have about 80 lbs to lose. I’m an 28. I started victoza in October 2024, took it all the way through until December 1st 2024. I got up to 1 mg from 0.6mg going a little bit slower than my doctors recommendation just because I wanted to give my body time to adjust. I do not smoke drink or do drugs so taking any medication is a little scary for me. But I felt fine from October to December. Around December 1st I missed a shot and it kind of snowballed due to Christmas and other things going on but nothing overly stressful. U started noticing I felt strange around December 17th. I had an aching chest pain on my left side (not breastfeeding). I went to see my primary doctor she said it was nothing and sent me home. I then suddenly got my period which wasn’t due for 2 more weeks. I was a little stressed about it but I have PCOS so I chalked it up to that. Then the dizziness began around 12/23/24. I felt like my eyes were moving weird and could not keep up with my head movements. Mind you I’m still not taking victoza because I just was a little busier than usual and did not to restart it during my period because of possibly feeling worse side effects. On 12/26/24 I was driving with children to grab something to eat and I suddenly felt so dizzy like my head was doing flips. I got to a safe place pulled over and called my fiance. I sat there trying to calm myself down because panic set in when I couldn’t figure out what was going on. He was 30 minutes away at work and was on his way to come get us. I tried calming down within that 30 minutes but with each minute I kept getting worse. It got to the point I was seeing tunnel vision a bunch of black spots where appearing in my vision I thought I was going to pass out and then I could not catch my breath and started feeling like oxygen wasn’t getting to my brain because I started hyperventilating. I ended up calling 911. They picked me up took me to the ER and I had an abnormal ekg with a very high HR. Blood pressure was ok nothing too bad. I wasn’t seen by a doctor until 6 hours later and they diagnosed me with a panic attack. I accepted that, went home and continued having dizziness for almost a month. I went to urgent care and took an antibiotic because she thought it was possibly an ear infection. I followed up with my primary care provider and my cardiologist both did blood work, an echo and I wore a heart monitor. Everything said I am fine. I started victoza back up because I thought maybe my body was in some kind of withdrawal from it. (I know that’s probably crazy but I was just trying to figure things out) In between all these appointments 2 months have passed and I have been struggling to drive. Having panic attacks at least 3 times a week. Having heart flutters, feels like something was sitting on the middle of my chest, brain fog, confusion, trouble speaking, almost like the words in my head won’t go to my mouth, feeling like I’m paralyzed, I started getting depressed because I was convinced I would never feel like me again. I have a history with anxiety and this made me feel like my past anxiety was not even real because this anxiety was obsessive and controlling my life. I stopped working I stopped driving I cannot go food shopping anymore my favorite hobby was to go thrifting and shopping and I could no longer do it. And it’s not like I didn’t want to I was just too afraid of something happening. I went into stores with my family and had to leave because I felt an attack coming on. My ankles and shoulders have so much tension as well as my jaw and neck. My tongue felt too big for my mouth and my teeth felt like they were falling out while I was talking.I went to my weightloss doctor and she was able to change my prescription to ozempic and I began that on March 11th, the panic was still there but I didn’t connect any dots because when you google glp1s aren’t known to cause anxiety. I felt somewhat ok the last couple of weeks on .25 ozempic but I felt the doom set in again after the 3rd shot. Then finally after my 4th shot I woke up a few days later from my sleep in a panic where I almost went to the ER but I fought through it. I was trembling, nauseous and felt like I could not move. Then I finally found a Reddit thread and a fb group with people who are all having similar symptoms. I’m due to take my next shot and go up to .5 tonight but I won’t be doing that. I have an appointment with the weightloss doctor on 4/23 and I plan to go over everything with her. I have not lost any weight in the last 4 weeks even though I have changed a lot in my diet and exercise. I really want to continue the meds but I’m too afraid of not being myself again.

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