Low Back Pain....
I just wanted to throw this out but has anyone experienced chronic back pain during SSRI withdrawal? I don't know if it is related but the pain became apparent right around the time depression/anxiety set in around Month 3.

In 2005, I picked up a box and I felt a very quick sharp pain on my lower back. 30 minutes later, I found I could not stand up straight (it hurt!). If I tried and looked in the mirror, I looked like an "S". It appeared my lower right muscle was tight and made things crooked. During this episode, I laid down flat, face up for 2-3 days and the pain went away. The following year, the same thing happened, but it went away as before.

However, in the beginning of June 2008, my wife and I took a nice long road trip and I found the dull achey pain on my lower back. The pain didnt go away. Then, a week later, I got that sharp pain again and I was down for 2-3 days. Ever since then, I have had the dull pain every day. I have gone to the chiropractor which has brought no relief. He just gives me low back muscle strengthening exercises. I started acupuncture about 3 weeks ago. After the 2nd session, I felt much relief for about a week but just this past Thursday, it returned and not surprisingly, my mood (already plagued with depression) went down more in the dumps. My mind tells me, "this is how its going to be forever" so just deal with it. And I also think that I will be one of those that lives on painkillers for the rest of my life (I dont take any pain killers). I am going to continue acupuncture.

Just wondering if anyone out there has had this and gone away after w/d recovery? Thanks.

Juan