Posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 16:24:57
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl from Paxil, posted by mila on August 1, 2001, at 10:26:02
> Hi ~KAK,
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> sorry to hear that you are not feeling good during withdrawal.
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> it took me about 2 months to become fully physical symptoms free when withdrawing from paxil. the first 2 weeks were the toughest, but then I experienced the symptoms only occasionally. cognitive and emotional symptoms have to be worked on consciously. I have never expected them to go away on their own, so I use learned in therapy skills to deal with occasional flareups of anxiety and memory loss. I've been very successful. the last anxiety episode I experienced was two weeks ago and I recovered within hours. and now I only occasionally fail to recall a name or a word and I learned how to retrieve them consciously using recall tricks.
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> I also gained 40 pounds on paxil and it was relatively easy to knock the first 17 off, but then I got stuck and asked my doc for a weight-loss medication. I use Xenical which blocks fat absorbtion and the pounds fly off like a charm (I lose about 2-3 pounds a week on this medication, although 1-2 would be more typical).
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> hope this helps
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> and
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> wishing you a speedy and successful recovery.
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> milaI was wondering how long you were on paxil. It really scares me about my memory loss. I was hoping it would go away. Do you seem like it's improved a lot? Do you feel like it's something that you will have forever? I think this is what scares me the most about this drug. I'm almost off of it but I've been weaning very slowly, 3 months so far. I hope you say something to help me feel better about this.
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