April 17, 2005
Quitting Paxil really stinks
Well I'm 1/2 way to being off Paxil for the first time in 7 years. And I feel like hell. I am having bouts of fatigue and random bouts of crying for 'no reason' and the pain is worse (from my hair to my toes). The anxiety factor is soaring too, and on top of it all I just got my period. You shoulda heard me being ridiculous and trying to pick a fight with my husband (we don't fight). All I can say is that this drug switch better be worth all of this. I downshift on the meds on Sundays. I'm depressed and fatigued so much more than normal for now thru Thurs. and on Fri & Sat I feel better, but this agitation is still lurking. Luckily I'm a positive person and the second I realize what I'm doing or that I'm acting out, I make sure I'm current on my meds and go to bed. Sleep is safe, I don't have to feel all the creepy feelings, and my husband and stepson are safe from a crazy woman who used to be me. Two more weeks of this crap then I can start the new med. It better be good.
Hugs and Blessings, Judy
Posted by on April 17, 2005 7:34 AM
Good luck with your medication switch. I know how difficult it is. I hope you get to feeling better soon and that your new meds do well for you.
Posted by: Rai at April 18, 2005 8:58 PM
HI. I just wanted you to know that I feel your pain. After my son, I think I had undiagnosed post pardom depression. I was precribed prozac, after noticing no positive effects, my dose was upped. I'm only 23, and used to be full of energy, but will on my "happy pills" I was extremly lazy, and ate uncontrollably, try to satisfy a crave for something that I wasn't even sure what is was for......I purposly stocked up on supplies, so I didn't have to leave the house for weeks. I ignored my son, and became somewhat of a zomie. After a few months, and 15 pounds, I decided to quit; cold turkey. I got these crazy zinging 'brain zapps' which lead to dizziness, was even more fatigued, yet had trouble sleeping and when through boughts of "jello fits" some what simliar to that of a toddler. It's been about a month now, since I've been off them, most of the dizziness has stoped, there are no more brain zapps, I have plenty of energy, and I am starting to loose weight. this last months was probably one of the worst in my life, but I made it through, and am proud of my descion to go cold turkey on this one...I'm back to "me" again. Hang in there, Vanessa
Posted by: Vanessa Aquino at January 24, 2006 8:37 PM
Hi im a 20 year old married mother of one 3 year old and after my son was born i started to have axiety and panic attacks. I refused to take paxil which is what my doctor perscibed to me and it got so bad i finally started taking them. I've been pretty good since then, not having any attacks or axiety and finally, almost 2 years later I want to have another baby and I'm doing good so I figured it's time to get off the paxil. I started on 20mg and tapered to 10mg and then 5mg and i started to get panic attacks and axiety and all the other terrifying symptoms that come with it I guess. I recently started looking for a answer on the computer to all this feelings I have and leared some pretty scary things about trying to quit. I started taking 10mg again and still feel the same and I wondered if I should go back to 20mg again because I feel so helpless and I don't know what to do. The doctor said I would feel a little bit anxious but not like the feelings I feel now, it's like I feel exactly how I did before and how are you supposed to live when you get off the paxil if you feel all these horrible feelings? I need advise! Please give me some feedback.
Thank You,
Lacie Bullock
Posted by: lacie at February 27, 2006 8:18 PM