Guest guest Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Hello everybody I'm new to this sight and was wondering if someone could share some knowledge. I have been taking Paxil, then the cr and now back to the regular Paxil this has been going on for 4 years with 3 failed attemps to stop mind you I did wean myself very slowly all three times but was only able to completely stop the first time but was back on within 2mo and the other 2 times I couldn't get under 10mg without the anxiety being too much to handle along with the great side effects it has. I have been to serveral doctors but it seems they think I'm crazy ( " thats not side effects that your anxiety!!! they say right before he refuses to give me another script until i broke down and told him I didn't want to start)It seems to me I know alot more about this than any doctor i've talked to. I'm just tired and want to work toward a solution instead of covering up and creating more problems. If anyone has some suggestions for this or knows what I'm talking about with the struggle with this drug it would be greatly appreciated. thank you for your time shawnda in dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 hi shawnda Im a paxil survivor!! The best advice i can give you is to go to http:// www.paxilprogress.org you can download a free pdf of a withdrawal guide there and there is a very active and supportive forum that deals with thousands of people coming off paxil. tons of advice on weaning, supplements that help, and other helpful stuff. peace beverly , " shawn232627 " < shawn232627> wrote: > Hello everybody > > I'm new to this sight and was wondering if someone could share some > knowledge. I have been taking Paxil, then the cr and now back to the > regular Paxil this has been going on for 4 years with 3 failed > attemps to stop mind you I did wean myself very slowly all three > times but was only able to completely stop the first time but was > back on within 2mo and the other 2 times I couldn't get under 10mg > without the anxiety being too much to handle along with the great > side effects it has. I have been to serveral doctors but it seems > they think I'm crazy ( " thats not side effects that your anxiety!!! > they say right before he refuses to give me another script until i > broke down and told him I didn't want to start)It seems to me I know > alot more about this than any doctor i've talked to. I'm just tired > and want to work toward a solution instead of covering up and > creating more problems. If anyone has some suggestions for this or > knows what I'm talking about with the struggle with this drug it > would be greatly appreciated. > > thank you for your time > > shawnda in dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Hello, The best advice that you can get is to educate yourself before you do anything. Depending on how long you have taken it or other drugs, weaning off of Paxil, any SSRI, or for that matter any psychotropic medication usually should be done over a very long term and with care. It can be very difficult or dangerous to try and stop abruptly if the person has been on them for any length of time other than briefly. If you will go to our links page you will find quite a few links to sites that have accumulated lots of information about these drugs and how to get off them safely. You can search our archives from our home page or the message section for SSRIs and you can find thousands of messages that we have posted. You can go to our online message boards and go to the psych section and you will find articles posted there also. The most important thing that you can do for yourself is to become educated about these drugs, what to expect when coming off, what others have experienced, be in a ssri type group of other's who are going through the same withdrawal process to act as a support system, etc. There is a fair amount of science and art to weaning off these type drugs. How well you educate yourself will usually be in direct proportion to how easy or hard it will be for you. After you learn about weaning, then you should learn about nutrients, etc. that may help after you come off these meds. regards, Frank , " shawn232627 " <shawn232627> wrote: > Hello everybody > > I'm new to this sight and was wondering if someone could share some > knowledge. I have been taking Paxil, then the cr and now back to the > regular Paxil this has been going on for 4 years with 3 failed > attemps to stop mind you I did wean myself very slowly all three > times but was only able to completely stop the first time but was > back on within 2mo and the other 2 times I couldn't get under 10mg > without the anxiety being too much to handle along with the great > side effects it has. I have been to serveral doctors but it seems > they think I'm crazy ( " thats not side effects that your anxiety!!! > they say right before he refuses to give me another script until i > broke down and told him I didn't want to start)It seems to me I know > alot more about this than any doctor i've talked to. I'm just tired > and want to work toward a solution instead of covering up and > creating more problems. If anyone has some suggestions for this or > knows what I'm talking about with the struggle with this drug it > would be greatly appreciated. > > thank you for your time > > shawnda in dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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