Imodium / Loperamide PAWS over-relaxation / lethargy

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I've noticed very prominent and unusual PAWS after coming off Imodium. I came down one pill a day from over 100, and after day 0 I became extremely relaxed and unable to perform at all at work. I didn't feel bad, actually it felt good, but it was an emergency situation where I couldn't perform whatsoever. So I went back up to 10 imodium and came down one pill every 3 days. The super-relaxation and 0 drive effect wasn't as bad and I got used to powering through it. It resulted in a euphoric, almost manic drive of overcoming and powering through. After a couple months, the relaxation won out and I've pretty much been laying in bed for over a month. I don't pass a depression test - I feel very good and positive, just like I took a bunch of muscle relaxers every day. Anyone else experience this? I've never felt like this before.