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8th Paxil Update - Feeling Very bad
May 14, 2026··
been away on holiday.
cut to 0.9ml liquid. Was doing well. went to 0.6 and it was too fast. Very depressed, crying, moody, everything worries me.
Back to 0.8 and will hold until stable.
Lost summer’s taper progress
Paxil
Mirtazapine
Mood (/10)
Paxil — 2.5 — 24 years — reinstated | Mirtazapine — 15mg — 3 — reinstated | Valium — 2.5 — 7 months — actively tapering | without clinician
Also tapering Tapentadol and dexamphetamine
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Community AnchorEffexor
Hey Summer! 0.9 to 0.6 is 33%, so i understand why you had a hard time. Its so pesky at the low doses but you can do it! Take you time and hope to see you back sharing your success story
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Catina4mo ago
Community AnchorEffexor
"will hold until stable." — @Lost summerYou're getting so close to zero! Nothing wrong with slowing things down. Give yourself some time and things will stabilize. 💜
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
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