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49th Paxil Update - Feeling Very good
September 9, 2026··
Feeling very good. Been having bouts of tinnitus and fatigue. I did have my heart beat a bit faster last night around 105 bpm when it's usually around 88 to 90bpm. I'm thinking Paxil withdrawal. I felt much better this morning and my heartbeat was where it usually is. I did go swimming yesterday and for a 30 minute walk afterwards maybe I just over did it in the heat too. Always hard to tell what's withdrawal or if it's something else. 26 days since I tapered off of Paxil.
PoppyAbby’s taper progress
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Paxil — 2.5mg — 7 months — actively tapering
Paxil- 0.00mg-08/14/26
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Community AnchorEffexor
26 days off is a solid stretch, and it sounds like you're riding a good window right now. The faster heartbeat and fatigue could easily be withdrawal, but the heat and extra exercise yesterday are just as likely culprits, especially if it settled by morning.
That pattern, symptoms flaring with exertion and then clearing, fits the "waves and windows" rhythm more than a setback.
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