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Posted by CW on October 17, 2000 at 13:30:03:
In Reply to: Paxil Withdrawl posted by Deborah Poor on October 17, 2000 at 00:05:01:
: It is amazing to read all the responses from other Paxil users going through withdrawl! I totally thought I was imagining things. I went on 20mg of Paxil six months ago for post-partum depression. At the time, I was extremely emotional. After slowly stepping up from 10mg to 20mg, I began to find "myself" in there again. I have been thinking about quitting for a little over a month now, and my doctor recommended waiting until at least six months went by, or a possible relapse could occur. He also said that no weaning was necessary and that I could quit cold-turkey when it was time. After a horrendous cold and missing a few doses, I thought this would be the perfect time to quit. I started experiencing dizziness right away. Calling the doctor's office, they said that the dizziness was related to sinus pressure and was completely normal. After two weeks of this, I am about to go nuts! It isn't just "dizziness." My eyes quiver when looking at a stationary object, I get a buzzing-type of dizziness with intermittent shocks. I constantly worry about caring for my 13 month old daughter; afraid I might drop her - or worse! I deal with nausea regularly and find making food repulsive. My husband has been quite worried about me thinking I have something seriously wrong. I keep telling him about the dizziness and not feeling well, and he continually comments about me being tired all the time. I lose concentration when speaking to others and feel a little out of control. Now I can feel pretty sure that nothing is physically wrong, that it is the symptoms of withdrawl I am experiencing! Thank you to everyone who has posted their own experiences. Does anyone know how long to expect the symptoms to last? I know asking my doctor will get me no where fast... Deb and others, I'm in the process of withdrawal from Paxil. Even though my Doctor reduced the mediction over a period of several weeks, I still got the withdrawal symptoms. I have been through the list of SSRI meds and this is the first time I've had any side affects once the medication was stopped. I'm on a very limited dose of Xanax which seems to be helping. I'm fortunate to have a well informed and caring shrink. I have been in therapy and trying to find a medication that could ease the suffering from major depressed episodes and have come to the conclusion that the therapy has done the most for me. The SSRI family of drugs has helped alot of people, but not everyone. My Doctor is fairly computer literate so I'm going to show him these postings. The doctors need to here more from the patients, not just the drug companies. I wouldn't wish these symptoms on anyone, although I'm relieved that I'm not along. Hang in there folks. CW
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