I have been on antidepressants for 14 years straight. I am 27 I would like to come off all meds as I feel my life is as stable as it will get and things are finally coming together. I want to have children but I am on Class3 meds (strattera and pristiq) which may result in spontaneous abortions and malformations of the fetus. I want to prepare my body for pregnancy in the next year or so.

As I said before, I have been on antidepressants for 14 yrs and have lived more of my life on these meds than off of them. I was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety, and adhd. I have been on pristiq for over a yr and a half and before that I was on effexor for over 6 yrs. Prior to that, I was trying to find what worked for me (between paxil, prozac, depicote, zoloft, etc---none of these appeared to work). I know cold turkey is not the most advisable option, however, I am fed up with dealing with my doc and I am in between insurance. If anyone can give me feedback, it will be much appreciated. Should I stop taking them simultaneously or should I just start with omitting Strattera first and wait till the w/drawl side effects subside before stopping pristiq??

I have been off for only a day and I am experiencing the following: nausea, spacey, body falling forward, brain shivers, brain zaps, dizziness, and problems keeping my mind focused (fuzziness-I can feel it when I blink, my vision feels like it cant catch up with my eye-motor movement)

Thank you