24th Paxil Update - Feeling Very good

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October 15, 2026

Slept till 11 again!!!!

now I KNOW 12 hours of sleep isn't BEST for EVERYONE EVERY DAY, but for someone who has suffered HELL-SOMNIA...(NO SLEEP AT ALL AT NIGHT for months on end) I'm relishing it now. Over the past two weeks I had been getting "only" 8 hours. LOL...and I wondered if the shift was because my body was rebelling against ONLY 1 mg of Paxil. But, there was another factor...SOCIALIZING. Three things converged to affect my introverted, drugged-up nervous system: -I found this friendly, informative forum and began posting like a maniac cuz I was so excited -An old friend came back into my life and I DOVE RIGHT IN as if I had no health issues, and had to backtrack and explain to her that I couldn't be as social as she was -I started attending IN -PERSON stuff again. I realized I couldn't wait to "start my life" for 3-5 more years as I tapered. I wanted to live now I was feeling anxious and unsure about all the change, but HAPPY because I knew I could build my tribe again. (I have moved a lot and have been in my current locale a little over a year.) So I was waking up several times a night to pee...and then hitting the WAKE WALL at around 8. It wasn't terrible. BUT I'm TAKING FOUR SEDATIVES. I WANT MY MONEY'S WORTH. LOL Last night was different. I didn't wake at all except at around 7 to pee. Then fell blissfully back asleep until almost 11. That's what I"m talking about right there! Before meds, I needed 9 hours of sleep to feel my best. My anxiety gave me an average of 5, with an occasional 8 or 9 when stress was low. BUT I SLEPT EVERY NIGHT. I don't have to explain to all of you that wide-awake-but-I'm-so-tired feeling that psych-drug insomnia causes. I never want to go back there again. But I may. And I want to remember this day. I get revved up by socializing and changes. That's normal. But IF I WAIT and DON'T PANIC, "Junior*" calms back down. YAYYYYYYY. *A spiritual writer I like, Agnes Sanford, called the nervous system "junior." I don't have my own nickname yet, so i'm borrowing hers.

anne noni moss’s taper progress

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atypical in presentation of side effects, super sensitive to small doses and general delayed responder. never took a psych med that didn't' make me sick immediately with infections and restless legs. have never been able to tolerate being on them, but have never had support to get off so I've been bouncing back and forth. i don't like capital letters. sorry.

Paxil — 1 mg — 2 yrs — holding until Oct. 7 doc appt.
Seroquel — 50 — planning taper |
trileptal -75 planning taper
prasozin 1 mg planning taper

started my psych med saga in 2001 and wish I never had. I had some difficulties with sleep and anxiety, but NOTHING like what was in store for me after trying every med out there. My last treatment center promised to "get me totally off" in 2022 but it was a lie. They just switched drugs and added more and more in a desperate attempt to help me "stabilize," so they could call me a "success story" once insurance stopped paying. I agree with those who state that this industry needs to change. AND I'm working on not being resentful about my suffering because it doesn't help anyone.

been on an off cocktails since 2001. Most recent mixture, prescribed in 2024: 20 mg Paxil, 150 Trileptal, 50 Seroquel, 2 mg prasozin, (for PTSD/nightmares.)

immediately went to 1 mg prasozin, and after 3 months cut to 10 mg paxil. No felt effects. Then went to 5 about 3 months later, (though I didnt' keep track so I'm rusty.) No felt effects. So, I've roughly been on 5 mg for a year and a half.

Side effects always force to to start tapering RIGHT AWAY.

I didn't start keeping track of my Paxil taper until this year. I went from 3mg to 1 in 10 months, using a liquid Maudsley-ish slow taper. Again, no felt effects until now.

October 2026...sleeping less and feeling more sedated during the day. Having trouble managing my social life without getting over-stimulated. Must set boundaries according to my body and not my heart.

Holding 1 mg paxil until blood work done and evaluated, and to see if build a social life that doesn't make me lose sleep. Sounds silly as I type it, but actually, nothing is "silly" on this ride! Everything is WILD!!!! LOL

Keeping all other meds the same. Sorry so long.

24th Paxil Update - Feeling Very good

anne noni moss’s taper progress

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