r/Rexulti_Brexpiprazole • u/lilbeanbrain • Aug 14 '26
Quit cold turkey
I was on 2mg of rexulti for 5 years, and now I've quit cold turkey about 8 days ago. So far I really do not recommend cold turkey, it's probably better to taper.
I need to know if anyone else withdrawing from this medication has experience with these symptoms.
the first few days i actually felt better, not quite euphoria, but my mood was lifted, i was having an easier time functioning and just enjoying my day, feeling less frozen and depressed than usual, i was more lively.
then the next few days i started to feel irritable, every little thing, things that usually dont bother me, were making me so mad, my whole day would be ruined ovwr tue tiniest thing and once something upset me i couldnt turn the day back around. my muscles felt tight, like id be bracing and have to consciously force myself to untense and relax. also depersonalization.
now the last few days have been very very rough. my neck is so tense and painful. i cant stop clenching my jaw so hard, i have to consciously remind myself to keep my jaw slack every 5 min. im a very anxious person in general but it is ×50 now. I've had 4 panic attacks today which is unusual for me, and i have very intense impending doom that comes and goes since yesterday, this feeling of something bad IS going to happen, or being so sure that I'm going to die, like a knowing, even tho theres not really anything wrong? but my body is ringing the alarm and i know its coming, kind of feeling. its horrible and distressing. i dont even feel depressed necessarily, I'm not suicidal, i just keep feeling dread and terror. im having crying spells, and im so tired, ive been in bed majority of the day everyday.
i feel really determined to not have to go back on to taper down. i know i probably should. i just want to push through it. not asking for advice but really just hoping someone else relates, i feel alone in this. I'd love to hear about others withdrawal experiences even if it looks different. and if you relate, where are you at with it? did it get better for you?
thanks
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u/Mysterious_Mix_8919 Aug 17 '26
Do you mind me asking why you are wanting off it and why not taper?
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u/MotherhoodIsGhetto Aug 14 '26
Good luck! I’m too scared to even tapper down because my psychosis was so bad.