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Misc Paxils and withdrawl

regfairfield

regfairfield

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ive been on paxils 2 years now...scared as fuck about the withdrawls if i want to come off..longest i been off is three days and i felt straight...also weed makes me nervous if im not on paxil as i do have panic disorder...
 
If you have panic disorder inderal would be much more valuable in terms of keeping your adrenal glands shut down. Paxil does not address that.

I have panic disorder too but have managed to control it for the most part after 12 years. Paxil didn't do shit for me in that regard it just made me a bit happier and killed a little anxiety.
Paxil wds are the worst of any ssri I know.
The actual acute wds can be just as intense as opiate wds.

So my advice to you. DO NOT cold turkey. Don't taper for only 2-4 weeks. Taper that shit for 2 months minimum. I was an utter mess coming off that crap. Vomiting, panic attacks left and right, shaking/stuttering, you MUST TAPER SLOW and you can get through it somewhat painlessly.

In all honesty lexapro put paxil to shame. It worked wayyy better for both anxiety/depression, it actually stopped my panic attacks, and when I got off it was a breeze. Not to mention I haven't had a panic attack ever since. I still take inderal because its prob the single most important thing for panic attacks.
But as far as the paxil taper that crap slow as possible, you will also lose a good deal of weight the first few months after you stop.
 
TAPER!! paxil is the second worst drug i've ever been on. abilify is the first. you will feel incredibly "unhuman" while it's getting it out of your system. and yes, brain zaps suck. i also agree that lexapro is the best antidepressant (though i also have severe anxiety and it is also indicated for GAD).

i honestly don't know what or if they can ease the w/d with benzos or sedatives but def. ask your doc.
 
SSRI's are nasty, I'm prescribed to paxil for last 3 years, and have NEVER taken a pill. I just fill them and move on. If paxil prices every skyrocket, I'll be so rich.
 
OK to the OP:
1. Slowly reduce your dosage, by 10 mg every 2 weeks.
2. Once you have completed your taper, go on Prozac for 4 weeks.
3. Once you have been on Prozac for a month, go cold-turkey of that shit, as there ain't no such thing as Prozac withdrawals (due to it's extremely long half-life).

It's my 3 Step guide to Aropax (paroxetine) withdrawal.
 
I would talk to your doctor about working together and switching you. I was prescribed paroxetine a few weeks ago, but luckily (in the case that i was taken off it) for me i was part of that 0.00001% that experiences suicidal thoughts after it wears off in your system. If you tell your doctor you want to slowly ween off of it because of the terrible withdrawl symptoms he will understand and help you out by giving you smaller and smaller scripts each time, then changing your script once you knocked it. Good luck!
 
i dont want to try any other shit...but on the other hand i feel completely fine with the paxil..like i was before without panic attacks...so whats a long term effect of taking it?
 
they are REALLY bad. good thing is they only last 3 days IME. but fuck, they are wicked!

i just recently stopped lexapro, was on it for 6 months. the wd are not bad but i was still having them even 2 weeks into CT. i had to get a liquid suspension so i could titrate down to like 1mg. really annoying.
 
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