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Posted: February 23, 2006, 9:46 PM
Soooooooooo I thought I was ok...stopped taking Paxil about a week ago...about 3 days ago I started experiencing facial electric shocks...sounds weird...and I was SOOOOOO freaked out I started crying having a hissy fit did not know what was going on...I thought it would just go away but today it got a LOT worse...so I started surfing the internet and found this from some medical web site about how you are not supposed to stop tkaing it abruptly like I did......."Although she followed a doctor’s advice and tapered off the Paxil, she says she experienced severe dizziness, nausea and electric shock sensations, which left her virtually incapacitated."
So yea thats what I've been goin thru...going right to teh doc tomorrow...Damn I can't even imagine what going thru withdrawl is like on like heavy duty drugs...I am in so much pain from this I can't even imagine a withdrawl from crack or heroin...goodness...I know sorta know where ppl are coming from when they want to avoid the "dope sickness" Cause right now all I wanna do is go fill a prescription and get right back on them... Anyone else ever experience this before coming off of anti-depressants...gave me a good scare now I know why they say to stop gradually...stupid stupid me... | ||
Posted: February 23, 2006, 10:13 PM
All SSRI Antideppresants require a tapered withdrawal at the end. It should say in the Paxil information not to stop taking the drug without medical supervision.
See a Dr and do a slwo taper and you will be fine :) -------------------- A Buddhist Lama once said to me, "Do the opposite of whatever I tell you." So I didn't. Get Help for Codeine Addiction Here | ||
Posted: February 23, 2006, 10:31 PM
Becky sorry you had to go through that!! Yikes!! Remember, when I went off paxil, I was zombie like and I had suicide thoughts, then I finally took a paxil and felt better within a half hour. I went off by going from a full dose everyday, to half everyday, then half every two days, then every three days until it was once a week. But ask your doctor what the best way would be for you because its different for everyone.
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Posted: February 23, 2006, 11:07 PM
Hey thanks guys...I'm kind of hesitant tho to start taking them again...It has already been a week since I have taken a dose and don't want to go thru this again...one period of withdrawl is plenty for me to never want to take these pills again! If only it were that easy for our drug addicts right?
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Posted: February 24, 2006, 12:03 AM
Becky:
I came off of celexa antidepressant once very slowly not all at once and i was okay. I think you do have to taper off slowly. I am so sorry you are dealing with all that, what a drag. Feel Better, Lori | ||
Posted: February 24, 2006, 12:24 AM
start back on them and do the taper, abrupt stops can cause severe anxiety/panic disorder and deep depression.
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Posted: February 24, 2006, 12:38 AM
I just feel like I'm gonna be on them foreverrrrrrrrrrr if I don't stop now
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Posted: February 24, 2006, 12:48 AM
Paxil .. my friend and enemy at the same time ... I have been taking paxil for 8 yrs .. I originally started taking it because I had complained to my doctor that my PMS was really bad and that I felt on edge and went off at the drop of a hat.
He suggested that it might be my seratonin (sp?) anyhow he put me on paxil and at first it was like a miracle for me .. I felt so good ... it worked for me as long as a faithfully took it, but if I forgot to take my medicine for a few days I would get like these what I call "brain zaps" and if I stayed of to long I would get super irritable. I was off because I was out and being to lazy to go get my refill .. I stayed off for about three weeks "I thought I was doing fine" and the next thing you know the roof fell in ... I started getting severe anxiety and went into panic attack ... I kept getting waves of feeling like I was going to die ... I actually thought that I was going to lose my mind .. Like I was on the verge of insanity ... it was horrible. I ended up calling for my refill and picking it up .. taking a pill right then and there ... I felt the edgeness subside within a matter of a few hours, but I still had anxiety and felt panicky ... it took about four days for the waves of doom and gloom to let up ... and today I sit here fine AS LONG as I keep taking my paxil ... I absolutely hate taking it. I loath paxil as much as I do meth ... I have heard that the paxil company has some lawsuits going on because they failed to be honest about the side effects. Anyhow .. I spoke with a doctor and she said she could get me off paxil with zoloft, but I fear that I am only trading one demon for another ... It was easier getting free from 21 yrs of hardcore drug addict to multiple drugs than it is getting away from paxil Passion -------------------- It doesn't matter how you use it Meth can kill you. In Memory Of William Scott Simmons Oct 22, 1957 - Oct 16, 2004 www.scotty-simmons.memory-of.com _______________________ Like build a bear then you'll love this! Click Me | ||
Posted: February 24, 2006, 12:02 PM
Yea I don't get it...the first few days of being off of it I felt better then ever...even better then when I was on Paxil...but now its jsut awful...I don't feel depressed I just want these stupid zap thigners to STOP...they are driving me CRAZY...I am waiting for the doc to call me back now...he is prob going to yell at me blah blah blah...but I got teh feeling that enough was enough and I wantre out...I feel like a drug addict myself...having to take pills to funcion...I want to do it myself ya know? WIsh me luck!
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Posted: February 24, 2006, 10:08 PM
is there a reason you dont call your doctor?
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Posted: February 25, 2006, 12:46 AM
You can do it on your own, stop taking the Paxil abruptly and ignore your Dr and all the good advice you get and then in few weeks you might wonder why you are having dizzy spells, double vision, tingling sensations and numbness in my fingers and face, crying uncontrollably one minute and laughing and the next. You can risk the return of depression that can be worse than what you started with. You can do that.
Or you can take the medication as directed and speak with your Dr about wanting to get off under supervision. Might be boring though without the withdrawals. This post has been edited by The Silent Partner on February 25, 2006, 12:50 AM -------------------- A Buddhist Lama once said to me, "Do the opposite of whatever I tell you." So I didn't. Get Help for Codeine Addiction Here | ||
Posted: February 25, 2006, 1:08 AM
Becky, why do you feel the need to live without these pills? You are not getting high off of them. I can't imagine why you would not call your doctor unless you are getting another script for anxiety that you don't want taken from you. There is no reason not to work with your doctor. You say hey I dont want to be on Paxil. They say we think you need it. You either agree or you say hey I am stopping.
Than the doctor tells you how to handle it. I was on serzone after my dad died. I read that it caused liver damage and stopped taking it. I was an emotional wreck for 2 months and didn't even know why. It was so not thought out. You are thinking this out. Call your doctor. You got on the med for a reason. If you are ready to get off it than make your feelings known, take the doctors advice and follow the proper procedure. Don't snap for no reason. Jennifer | ||
Posted: February 25, 2006, 1:31 AM
Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin with no apparent physica cause, more generally known as the feeling of pins and needles. | ||
Posted: February 25, 2006, 1:37 AM
Hey all I most certainly called the doc...it took him 6 hrs to call me back tho...he said it was normal and that he wouldnt have weened me off anyway becauseit was such a low dosage and i was only rpescribed to help with the anxiety...so i guess i didnt do the wrong thing...told me that benadryl would help me out for the next few days...thanks for checking in
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