Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I'm starting a cycle very soon... and all I wanna do is eat and sleep. I have little motivation to workout like I use to. It seems like the longer I am on paxil, the lazier I get. Any advice for coming off? My doctor no longer accepts my insurance, so I either have to find a new doc who does or come off by myself. I'm starting to gain quite a bit of fat and lose all motivation for working out because of this shit. It has made me feel happier about my life, but has made me so unmotivated. Any help??
Need To Get Off Paxil!!!!!!
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Paxil was the worst thing that ever happened to me. I too became extremely unmotivated and even lethargic. I never wanted to train, though I did, which is a recipe for terrible workouts. I stopped about 6 months ago now and have lost a good deal of fat since then. I came straight off of 40mg with no problems. After a week I felt great. I was once again motivated and could train with intensisty. Most recomend slowly cutting your dose down until you're off. I simply couldn't take another month on the shit while tapering off so I just stopped then and there.
wartime100
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Fuck all phycological drugs! If there are things in your life that are making you unhappy change them. Take some fina and test. That will put you in the right mental state.
Beezers: How long did it take you to feel normal again after stopping the paxil? I think I'm gonna just stop cold turkey like you. I can't get an appointment until the end of next week.. and I'm starting to look like a chubby bastard. I've gained so much water weight (probably from the junk food i eat)....... I gotta get off this shit ASAP..
You are going to have a lot of people come on here and tell you that getting off Paxil is a horrible experience, when in reality it's not. I was told to ween myself off over a three week period and in took all of two days. You will probably feel some slight withdrawl symptoms which feel like electric shocks in your head. (sounds worse than it is) If need be you can always take .25mg of xanax 1-2 times a day for a few days while you are coming off. If the Paxil was actually working for you in treating your anxiety/depression you may need to replace it with something else. Wellbutrin is much better tolerated and I have found it to be a good substitute for Paxil. Good luck and get well.
solidspine
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Paxil, made me anxious, gain weight, lose energy, lose interest in everything, and ruined my sex life.
It is a worthless product.
It is a worthless product.
I don't know about it being a worthless product but its just not for me. It helped me with my anxiety a TON, but I think the con's outweigh the pro's. Loss of energy and lack of motivation are the main reasons why I really need to come off quickly. If not I'll turn into a fat piece of shit......
I started taking Paxil on monday for anxiety, last night I had to go to the ER because I was having such bad side effects. My pupils were completely dilated (looked like I was rolling), one was bigger than the other, flushed red face, severe anxiety, weird mental changes - from happy to normal to blah, yawning, blurry vision, rapid to slow heartbeat, when they took my BP it was 181/100.. Crazy. I am no pussy and have had panic attacks before but this was definetely just as bad, if not worse.
So no more Paxil for me, I may ask about Effexor.. I may just say fuck these drugs all together. The one good thing was I got a heptic panel done, as well as basic blood work.
So no more Paxil for me, I may ask about Effexor.. I may just say fuck these drugs all together. The one good thing was I got a heptic panel done, as well as basic blood work.
I couldn't have said it better myself!!!! I was on paxil for 6-7 years. It really helped me deal with my anxiety at the time. Now I just know not to think about it, and it will be ok. I was taking 40 mg/day most of that 6-7 years. I tried many times to quit cold turkey and it just wasn't possible for me. I had numb lips, dizzy spells, became disorientated, uncomfortable tingly feeling throughout my body. It sucked! I quit by first reducing my dosage to 20 mgs for a month. Then 10 mg, then 5. After that is was easy. I since have lost some water weight, and feel pretty damn good.
Good luck bro! it's not a easy as some might say. at least not for me. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
Effexor is crazy shit. I believe it is chemically similar to ecstacy. If you are bi polar or manic depressive it will send you into a manic stage that could last up too a month my cousin had one of these experiences. I believe its categorized as a phenylethylamine like ecstacy and 2-cb. But has proven itself worthy of medical use. Pretty crazy huh
MUSTGETHUUUUUGE
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Can you take GHB while on Paxil?
Delinquent
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Ok your posts are scaring the shit out of me and that website makes it even worse. Is there anyone on here that didn't have the shitty sides?
Here's a good thread on Paxil to take a look at:
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=31316
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http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=31316
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