Anyone with any experience in Paxil withdrawl?
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Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully? Thanks, Jeremiah — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Jeremiah schreef: Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully? Thanks, Jeremiah
This may be much too fast, Jeremiah. You never know, you may be luckier than most but as a rule the best way to avoid or minimize withdrawal symptoms is to take your time and diminish the dose by 5 mg a week or so. YMMV. Philip — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully? Thanks, Jeremiah
Trust your own body I would say. If you find this regime causes severe withdrawal – fever, headshocks, diarrhoea, etc – then back up and increase your dose again for a week. I went cold turkey from 40mg Celexa after a year and it took 11 weeks to overcome the withdrawal symptoms. I expect it might take a month or two to completely come off Paxil as it is a fair bit stronger than Celexa IMO. — _TJ_ <TJ_IREL at YAHOO dot IE — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully? Thanks, Jeremiah
Hi Jeremiah, That sounds pretty close to how I tappered off Paxil, but I also had alprazolam (Xanax) to help with the tappering process and now rely on it to manage panic attacks. Since it’s practically impossible to distinguish a withdrawal syndrome from a return of original anxiety symptoms, situations like this can be difficult to interpret. Always a good idea to have regular contact with your doctor during a time like this. Best Wishes, Arthur — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully? Thanks, Jeremiah –Jeremiah,
I have found that no matter how slowly I tried to wean myself off of Paxil, I still had withdrawl symptoms for a while. However, a friend of mine told me that when the "brain shivers" and dizziness got too bad, to take a Benadryl, and it really helped. It made the withdrawls much more tolerable and I was able to stop taking Paxil after being on it for a long time. The Benadryl might make you a little sleepy, but I would rather be a little tired than to have those terrible withdrawl symptoms!! And when I did get off the Paxil completly, I lost about 12 pounds in about 2 months WITHOUT EVEN TRYING!!! Hang in there, I know that getting off of those nasty SSRI’s is a miserable experience, but it can be done and the withdrawls do eventually stop! Good luck! — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully?
That sounds way too fast. If you have been on it for years, then take the time to wean off it slower. After years of using it, what’s a couple of months to get off it? Tony — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Hello Everyone, I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with getting off of Paxil successfully? That sounds way too fast. If you have been on it for years, then take the time to wean off it slower. After years of using it, what’s a couple of months to get off it? Tony
I agree with Tony. That is far too fast. I think that you should be looking at a 6 to 8 week term of weaning off and it could even be longer depending upon how you are reacting to the process. Good luck — Ron P Member of the invisible generation — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Thanks everyone for your replies. Lots of great ideas. Best regards, Jeremiah — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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::I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get ::off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing ::it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg ::for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with ::getting off of Paxil successfully? Dear Jeremiah, Welcome to ASAPM! I haven’t gotten off Paxil but have weaned down from 20 to 10mgs. I found decreasing the dose in 5mg increments was too uncomfortable for me. It was a lot easier and with less withdrawals symptoms when I decreased in 2.5 mgs increments. A pill cutter from the pharmacy can help cut your pills. Withdrawals may be minimized by switching over to Prozac which is easier to taper off of due to its longer half life. Some more info for you……. http://bipolar.about.com/cs/antidep/a/0207_ssridisc2.htm Jackie ~*~"What I cannot love, I overlook."~*~ ~~ Anais Nin — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ::I have been taking Paxil 30 mg for a couple of years and I want to get ::off of it because of weight gain. I am on 30 mg a night and am halfing ::it now (15 mg) for a couple of weeks, then plan to go down to 7.5 mg ::for a couple of weeks, etc. etc. Has anyone had any experience with ::getting off of Paxil successfully? Dear Jeremiah, Welcome to ASAPM! I haven’t gotten off Paxil but have weaned down from 20 to 10mgs. I found decreasing the dose in 5mg increments was too uncomfortable for me. It was a lot easier and with less withdrawals symptoms when I decreased in 2.5 mgs increments. A pill cutter from the pharmacy can help cut your pills. Withdrawals may be minimized by switching over to Prozac which is easier to taper off of due to its longer half life. Some more info for you…….http://bipolar.about.com/cs/antidep/a/0207_ssridisc2.htm Jackie ~*~"What I cannot love, I overlook."~*~ ~~ Anais Nin — The charter is available at:http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
Thanks Jackie and all, I am doing okay just cutting my 30 mg pills in half. So far, so good. I tried Prozac once before and it gave me awful, horrible night mares. Ugh. I was put on Paxil for depression when my Thyroid went haywire, but at the time we didn’t know that. I am pretty sure that the depression has gone as the cause of my depression was Hashimotos Thyroiditis. Thanks again, Jeremiah — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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::I am doing okay just cutting my 30 mg pills in half. So far, so good. :: ::I tried Prozac once before and it gave me awful, horrible night mares. ::Ugh. :: ::I was put on Paxil for depression when my Thyroid went haywire, but at ::the time we didn’t know that. I am pretty sure that the depression has ::gone as the cause of my depression was Hashimotos Thyroiditis. Dear Jeremiah, Please be aware that it’s common to have more difficulties weaning off Paxil when you get to the last 5-10 mgs. That’s when you may need to really take it slow. I also have Hashimoto’s, been taking Synthroid for it for 11 years. I was severely depressed when I was diagnosed. Hope you are feeling better now. Jackie ~*~"What I cannot love, I overlook."~*~ ~~ Anais Nin — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
