Comments on: Seroxat/Paxil withdrawal help

By: admin

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:06:43 +0000

Be careful Ronny – you might be going too fast there…

I had to go much slower and got onto the liquid as soon as I could.

By: Ronny

Ronny — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:33:08 +0000

I have now been on seroxat 20 mg for 6 years now and have never felt right from day one. I have had weight gain , erection problems ,sweating,nightmares you name it ive had them. I told the doctor i wanted to come off and dropped the dose from 20mg to 15mg . I am starting to feel some life come back into my penis but its still not right . (This drug blows viagra out of the water so i wasted money there) . My next move is down to 10mg followed by 5mg liquid which is the way my doctor has told me to follow. Touch wood i seem to be coping at the moment and i am determined to get off these forever . Good luck to all of you and i will keep posting along the way to let you know how things are going .

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:42:19 +0000

I have bee on 30 mg of Paxil for over 2 years now. At first I thought this to be a mircle drug. It did help. But as they up’ed and up’ed the dosages to finally hitting 30 mg, it came clear to me that I had a ball and chain drug. Not only that how fair can you go on this drug??? Um I think I will stick it out without it. Been 2 weeks now, and I am in worse shape than when I started taking this poison. I feel worse than a detoxing drug addict. What the hell is wrong with this doctors that prescribe these pills from hell. I have always had little faith in doctors, and now I have none. I wish you all well. If you are a new user of any SSRI/SNRI I recommend you think twice. If you are coming off them, remember to just breath (alot) and take time to relax if you can, cause it is a hellish rollercoaster you have just lauched and it is hrd to say when the ride will end. Fasten your seatbealt tight. Really tight.

By: ja ck

ja ck — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:13:24 +0000

Hi john, well hell it has been , been on seroxat for 5 years managed with it as you do!
Then i started to come of it, 2omgs down to 5 mgs after 5 weeks and then stoped.
Big misstake i am having a hell of a time dealing with my emotions i feel weepy ,sad ,alone ,and iam so angry at people and that does hurt.
Iam looking for some help please , how long will i feel like this ?
i do not whont to go back to seroxat .
Jack

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:18:12 +0000

Hi everyone…I’m currently on my second week of reducing seroxat 20mg down to 10mg. Its been mental!

I’ve had >headshocks >headaches > sleep disturbances >wierd dreams (not nightmares yet tho) >bad mood swings from sad & emotional to raging anger >tierdness >nausea.

Its been difficult, and glad i’m doing this, however am putting everyone through hell. Work has been very hard, I’ve been losing my rag everyday, and thats not me!!!

By: Presh

Presh — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:45:15 +0000

Hi All,
Was on 20mg of Seroxat/Paxil for about 3 months in order to assist with work related anxiety attacks. Have never been one for taking any type of tablets and therefore decided to come off and reduced the dose to 10mg for a week and have now been off for a week. Like many, I was prompted to search the web in order to find an answer to how long the side effects would last. The descriptions of other ’sufferers’ are uncanny, especially the dizziness, ‘electric’ shock sensations in the head during eye and head movement, sweats and the bad dreams. So, given the relatively short period of time that I was on these, what is the estimated time for the side effects to subside? Surely with healthy eating, plenty of excercise and fluids these chemicals should be out of my system within say two weeks? Anything longer than this can only be as a result of damage caused by the chemicals? Would greatly appreciate your constructive thoughts. Thanks. P

By: CATHERINE

CATHERINE — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:13:23 +0000

HI, DELIGHTED TO HAVE FOUND THIS WEB SITE, ABOUT 20 YEA RS AGO I WAS PRESCRIBED SEROXAT AS I WAS HAVING A LOT OF PANIC ATTACKS AND BECAUSE OF THEM I WAS ALSO VERY DEPRESSED, IT TOOK AWHILE FOR THEM TO WORK BUT EVENTUALLY I STARTED TO FEEL A BIT BETTER , ALSO I WENT FOR THERAPY, BUT ANYWAY MY POINT IS THAT UP TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I WAS TAKING THESE REGULARY THEN STARTED MISSING DAYS HERE AND THERE BUT FELT OK, OR AT LEAST THOUGHT I DID, THEN I HAD A COUGH THAT I COULDNT GET RID OF AND WAS PUT ON STEROIDS AND CODINE AND FELT JUST DREADFUL, THOUGHT I WAS DYING, OR WOULD POSSIBLY HARM MYSELF, SO I DECIDED TO DO A BIT OF A DETOX, SO FROM 10PM ON A TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL 3AM ON THURSDAY THE ONLY THING I PUT IN MY BODY WAS WATER, NO FOOD, NO TABLETS, AND AFTER THOSE COUPLE OF DAYS I FELT WONDERFUL, BETTER THAN I HAD IN AGES, REALLY ALIVE, FOR A FEW MONTHS I FELT WELL, BUT THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO FEEL A BIT DEPRESSED AGAIN AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO, MY SISTER IS TAKING VITAMIN B AND I FOUND FROM RESEARCH THAT ITS SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SO I HAVE STARTED TO TAKE VITAMIN B COMPLEX, ITS ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS BUT ACTUALLY THINK I AM A LITTLE BETTER, I HAD GOT TO THE STAGE WHERE I WONDERED WOULD I GO BACK ON SEROXAT, BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE STORIES I AM SO GLAD THAT I HAVENT GONE BACK ON THEM, AND NEVER SAY NEVER BUT REALLY HOPE THAT I DONT RESORT TO GOING BACK TO THEM AFTER READING ALL OF THESE STORIES, AND WITH THE HELP OF GOD THE VITAMINS WILL HELP. HOPE ALL OF YE SUFFERING WILL GET BETTER. REGARDS CATHERINE

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:20:16 +0000

DLB,

I was on 40mg of Paxil for a few years and quit cold turkey. I started up again when I had serious anxiety problems about a month later. I then weaned myself down to 15mg per day and stayed there for about a year. I quit totally about 6 weeks ago. I have the head zaps now, and vivid dreams, but otherwise I feel great. I would recommend going back on and weaning off slowly. It worked for me.

Good luck and God bless. If you are having suicidal thoughts I urge you to cut down slowly. Please know that you are not alone and you will and can get through this.

By: DLB

DLB — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:48:24 +0000

I seem to be having a very different experience than some other people here. I ran out of my Paxil prescription around the end of June and figured I might as well get off it then. I quit cold turkey (I realize now that was a bad idea), and for the first month was fine. It’s been about six weeks now, and for the past couple weeks it’s been horrible. I can deal with the nightmares and vivid dreams, but I’ve had the out-of-body feeling and my mood swings are very intense – I get angry very quickly and frequently feel like crying. Today I got frustrated over something that should be minor and sobbed for about 15 minutes.

My question is, since I’ve now been off Paxil for around 6 weeks but am experiencing these awful symptoms, should i go back on it and wean myself gradually? I’d rather not do that, but if it’s the only solution to addressing these hellish side effects, I feel I might have to.

Can anybody offer advice, please? I feel like I’m going out of my mind and am having thoughts of suicide.

By: julie

julie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:59:20 +0000

HI ITS NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR YOU. BUT IT WELL WORTH IT IN THE END. iM OFF SEROXAT 18 MONTHS. IN SEPTEMBER 2007 I MADE A DECISION TO WEAN MYSELF OFF THE MONSTER PILL SEROXAT, LITTLE DID I KNOW WHAT I WAS LETTING MYSELF IN FOR. I TOOK JST 4 MONTHS TO COME TOTALLY OFF THE DRUG THAT WAS A BAD DECISION THE MORE SLOWLY YOU DO IT THE BETTER. YOU MIGH BE EXPERIENCING HEAD SHOCKS NAUSEA SWEATING LIKE DYING OR THE TAKING OF YOUR OWN LIFE. THESE FEELINGS PASS BUT IT WILL TAKE MONTHS A LOT OF MONTHS. FAR BETTER THAN BEING A SERIOXAT SLAVE ALL OF YOUR LIFE. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAY IM A MUCH NICER PERSON SINCE C OMING OFF THE DRUG. I STILL SUFFER SOME SIDE EFFECTS BUT IM IN A MUCH HAPPIER PLACE THAN THE 9 YEARS SPENT ON THAT DRUB. THEY DRUG COMPANY STOLE THOSE YEARS FROM ME AND FROM MY CHILDREN . SEE MY CHILDREN WERE AGED 9 AND 13 WHEN I STARTED ON IT NOW THEY ARE ALL GROWN UP MY SON HAS LEFT HOME AND MY DAUGHTER IS TURNING 21