Posted by Rick E. on June 28, 2000, at 8:21:44
In reply to Re: Paxil Withdrawal (Yes, Doctors, WITHDRAWAL), posted by paul on June 28, 2000, at 0:28:26
> rick-
> after the extended contact with the gaping maw of hell itself was finished, i started researching the syndrome and found that the most commonly advocated form of easing the withdrawal was a single dose of prozac. seems its MUCH longer half-life eases the agony considerably. i ended up in the ER after five days of auditory hallucinations, inability to keep food down and straight-"A" craziness. the first thing they gave me was ativan and it gave me the first non-psychotic minutes i'd seen in what very much felt like three forevers. after about a week on ativan, most of the paxil withdrawal effects were gone. personally, i seriously question the worth of the drug itself. all it did for me was blow me up like a goddamn balloon. never did SQUAT for my depression-sure did a number on my finances though! i wish you the best of luck in getting off the trash-have you tried really small dosage reductions? how does herr dokktorr react to your situation?
> pclPaul, it's really comforting (and possibly selfish!) to know that I am not the only one who was experiencing the hell you described. When I finally took another Paxil, I was at the point that I was either going to give in and do that, or end up in the ER myself, and seeing as how the last time I did that they locked me up for a week against my will, they have effectively scared me away from doing that...so my only resort was to get back on the damn things. I have heard that Prozac is an option before. My doctor is away in Haiti doing missionary work, so I am finding it hard to be mad at him for being away on vacation...hehe...he is helping others. He will be back next week and I will talk to him about it then...he needs to do some serious research to find out how to get me off of this shit.
I have a prescription for ativan, and I use it to deal with the panic attacks that (I believe) are BROUGHT ON by Paxil...go to their website and read their dosage info...Paxil CREATES anxiety! Then, try to find an email address to write them. (There isn't one) What a crock. I'm tired of suffering and waking up every day feeling nauseated and disoriented. I have a question for you though, since you seemed to have some luck with ativan, #1, what is your body weight and #2, what strength ativan were you given? My script is for the lowest dose, 0.5 mg, but I double up on that when it is bad, and have taken as many as 4 (2mg) before at one time. I know that they prescibe ativan up to 5mg. Just wondering because it really didnt do much to curb the hell I was going thru, or I would probably be on the other side by now. Thanks again for your help!!!
Rick E.
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