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I'm in need of some help

I am trying to come off of Pristiq slowly tapering!  I just feel so sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It's a nightmare I want to just cry i'm miserable!  I have heart palpitations I'm very nauseas anyone else get this way?  How long will this take to go away I can't go on like this.  I am doing 50mg every other day i'mg oing to do this for a few weeks then try and break them in half being that 50 is the lowest dose.  I want to feel better.  It is also making me think crazy things...i'm lead to believe this is the medication I was never like this.  I have nightmares :*(
I'm trying hard to hang in there!  I know this is a long process and a struggle!  I'm just not myself.  My outlook on thigns have been different ever since being on this.  It's just like I don't care what people think, how I look and that's totally unlike me.  I want this to all go away please I pray to God to help me.  I am taking klonopin also and hopefully it iwll help me get through this too...
Someone on here mentioned to me HYLANDS?  What exactly is it and has anyone taken it before?  
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hylands restless legs is for restless leg syndrome,that feeling you get in your legs like you gotta move them all the time when you are at rest,like something is crawling under your skin and you just gotta move,how long have you been taking pristiq? if I'm not mistake it is an antidepressant isn't it? Does your doctor know you are trying to stop if not you should contact him or her and they should set you up with a taper plan,how long were you taking it? for yourdepression and anxiety please try the amino acids but again you need to speak to your doctor because 5htp does react with ssri's causing a spike in blood pressure,L-theanine will help with anxiety and as far as I know it is o.k. to take while on ssri"s.
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Well I was on celexa then switched to zoloft then switched to pristiq...all in a time frame of a year and half.  I been taking the pristiq 3 weeks now went on it straight from zoloft.  I was taking it for anxiety/panic.   I did a good tapering plan I am doing it very slowly now.  i tried doing it cold turkey and I thought my life was over.  I spoke with the doctor and said ti was ok to do it that way.  I just am so afraid whenever I stop to feel this way!  I can't deal
this is so confusing i want this out of my system
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oh and also I do have that restless leg thing!!!!!!!  What is the cause of this
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