Having hard time getting off paxil! :(

[Spunky]

Gone cold turkey for 5 days now.. decided to take a half pill today.. Having brain shocks like every 30 seconds it seems.. This shit sucks bad..... what can i do to make this easier??

 

[therookie]

Pal, a few weeks ago i decided to quit taking zoloft Cold Turkey. I learned as you are you cant stop cold turkey........I was having anxiety attacks, tachacardia,insomnia etc...

When coming off SSRI's you need to taper for 2 months for 0 withdrawel. My doctor made me take my normal dose right away and continue till i felt myself again, than i will stay on for 2 more weeks and he will taper me off slowly......

That's my suggestion to you...

Good Luck.
Magz

 

[freakazoid]

i feel you bro,i am taking 40 mg. a day paxil and if i forget to take it for a couple of days, its like im pissed at the world.short tempered,mood swings,anxioty.i dont know how i will deal with getting off the shit.my dr.said i need to be on it for about 2 yrs,its been a year and i am totally fine when im on paxil but i turn into a different person after a couple days off.but i do have killer workouts when i am off because i am mad at the world.go figure

 

[thx9000]

Gone cold turkey for 5 days now..

--You are NOT supposed to do this. BAD choice!

Having brain shocks like every 30 seconds it seems..
This shit sucks bad.....[/B]

--Kinda like everything short-circuits for a few seconds? Isn't that fked up?!?!?! I wonder what causes that????

...what can i do to make this easier??[/B]

--Get back on Paxil and taper off slowly. Some people might suggest 5-HTP, etc but tappering off the SSRi is the way to go.

Why did you decided to quit anyhow?

 

[Suspension]

I got the "brain shocks" when i tried to go off paxil. Damn, that feeling SUCKS ASS. Good luck bro.

 

[Northstar]

What some of the guys here have said. I had to taper off slowly. I was at 40mgs then tapered to 30 then 20 and 10 over 4 weeks. That seemed to work fine for me.

 

[musclebrains]

There is a class action suit against Paxil because so many people have had such a difficult time coming off it.

Give yourself at the minimum a month, reducing the dose over time. It is not uncommon to need two months or more to come off the shit.

I'm a shrink and I will not let my consulting psychiatrist prescribe the drug to clients except when others won't work.

 

[Delinquent]

There is a class action suit against Paxil because so many people have had such a difficult time coming off it.

Give yourself at the minimum a month, reducing the dose over time. It is not uncommon to need two months or more to come off the shit.

I'm a shrink and I will not let my consulting psychiatrist prescribe the drug to clients except when others won't work.

Hey bro, I know it varies from person to person but what would be the first choice of meds you would recommend?

 

[musclebrains]

Hey bro, I know it varies from person to person but what would be the first choice of meds you would recommend?

Many of my clients have done quite well with Celexa, a Euro import, which behaves a little differently from Paxil and Prozac. It tends to cause sleepiness in some people, however. In that case Wellbutrin is good, since it has an energizing effect. If you're treating a tendency toward obsessive/compulsive behavior, the Wellbutrin won't work where the Celexa will. So, sometimes the two are combined.

But you really need to consult a psychiatrist -- not a GP -- who can help you experiment with the right drugs and doses.

 

[BigJay81]

Best of luck to you.

This is a serious thing I hope the outcome of the problem turns for the good.
J