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Paxil Withdrawl Worst (Paxil The Devil)

Started by redelmo19 , Sep 16 2010 10:21 AM

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#1 redelmo19

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Posted 16 September 2010 - 10:21 AM

I quit the medicine after taking it for 5 years , and i quit cold TURKEY !

And Ive had side effects for the past 7 months !! BRAIN ZAPS !! Which never go away !! but they happen not frequently !

MINI PANIC ATTACKS!

IM WORSE THAN I WAS BEFORE TAKING PAXIL !!

PAXIL IS THE DEVIL!

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#2 BetterOff

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Posted 16 September 2010 - 11:20 AM

Hello, just wanted to say I agree with you and it appears medical evidence is popping up that paxil is one of the hardest drugs to withdraw from, however, that being said, the side effects do eventually totally disappear, I hear you can a slight relapse or side-effect of withdrawal pop up *occasionally* for up to a year, but it is rare. Lets hope this is the last one! Hang in there, its just a matter of time for mind and body to totally rid itself of paxil...
fyi, I am right there with you on the horrible withdrawal effects, because i phased off paxil 3 months ago and still suspect it is interferring with my new medication in ways...
Good Luck...
hey, keep me posted if you have any other side effects, I was lucky as no brain -zaps but still having others... and its been 3 months...
and again it appears medical data now being collected mostly over the last 6 months as paxil has started to give out on others, that its being discovered to be one of the really bad ones to get off of...

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#3 Trace

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Posted 17 September 2010 - 04:38 AM

Hi redelmo19

Stopping cold turkey is dangerous and if you are still feeling this bad, you need to go back to your doc, so that you can get back on the right track.

Trace

Listen in deep silence. Be very still and open your mind.... Sink deep into the peace that waits for you beyond the frantic, riotous thoughts and sights and sounds of this insane world. - A course of miracles.

True beauty must come, must be grown, from within.... - Ralph W Trine.

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#4 Just Peachy

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Posted 23 June 2012 - 11:33 AM

I have been taking Paxil for 16 years... first prescribed by a shrink who assured me it was not physically addictive and that I would be able to quit whenever I wanted. Liar or ill informed. Then when I started menopause, my doctor took over prescribing it to me, to combat nightsweats supposedly. Interesting given all the lively night disruptions Paxil causes on its own. I didn't have to see a psychiatrist then. I have struggled with suicidal ideation the whole time. I have tried to quit various times and couldn't take the jolts. I am determined to make it this time! I worked down from 40mg a day to 5mg... jolts in the morning, jolts in the afternoon, jolts in the evening, jolts at night. Zaps! Oh, well. I'm glad that it doesn't last forever. I hope that the worst will be over in a month or so.

Edited by Just Peachy, 23 June 2012 - 11:35 AM.