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Is it normal to experience extreme dizziness and headache coming off exsira (antidepressant). and how long will this last? i did come off it slowly

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Possibly: It takes 72 hrs for 45% to get out of your body, so IF the symptoms are due to d/c of the drug(unless you have changed something else since then it is probably due to d/c)9 days would be the longest you might expect effects to continue. All bodies are different and may have idiosyncratic effects at times. Best wishes

Dr Hegab and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 9/22/2019

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