Posted by witchblade on December 5, 2003, at 11:17:31
In reply to Tapering Paxil (Yawn) , posted by Civ on December 4, 2003, at 16:07:43
I've never heard of the switching...not sure what that's supposed to do...sounds like it would confuse the body more than anything. The most common way to get off Paxil is to taper down, over a week or more. I've been off and on it before many times. Each time I dropped from 20 mg to 10 for a week, then down to 5 for a week, then off. Worse I experienced was mild "zaps" and a slight case of uber-bitchness. :) Neither lasted long.
I'm coming off it now, from 30 mg, but I'm also starting Effexor XR and Topamax so those are counter-balancing any effects from coming off the Paxil. My drop off from the Paxil this time is much shorter, this time just 3 days. 30 to 20 to 10 to 0.
The main thing is, don't rush to get off of it...take it slow...a lot of people have a bad time coming off Paxil, you don't want to be one.
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