Posted by Siraris on December 1, 2004, at 4:37:19
So I started to withdraw off Paxil last Tuesday (At a dose of 10 mg for the past 5 years). The first 3 days, I noticed nothing except every once in a while, these strange... well I can't really explain them. It's like this... extremely short zap sort of feeling, that sort of radiates outwards from my chest and into my eyes and head. It's not like the "zaps" that I have heard so much about, originating in the head, and the whirring sound, it's very odd and I can't explain it. Sometimes when I breathe deeply, I feel like this odd feeling in my body. Saturday I was bad. I got extreme withdrawal, had a couple times of saying something I didn't mean to, emotional swings like I've never felt, and then feeling emotions so intensly, it actually was pleasant at times. The numbness that Paxil had induced, felt like it had stopped and at times I felt such intense emotions it was amazing. I also had some cold/hot flashes.
I slept for 17 hours yesterday, and I woke up feeling great. I get these intense feeling of drowsiness at times, slight headaches, slight inability to concentrate at times, but not NEARLY as bad as many other people have reported.
I was just wondering how long the withdrawal symptoms usually last, and how long until I should drop lower. I don't know whether to do 5-2.5 or go cold turkey (as I dropped from 10-5 on Tuesday).
I know you all will say "ask your Psyc" but I don't trust the man as far as I can throw him. He put me on this medication for the past 5 years when I didn't even need it, and it's just ruined my life.
Just looking for some feedback. :)
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