Has anyone developed chest/heart/angina or other chest symptoms from long term ssri taper? Maybe from extreme anxiety or stress or...hasanyone been to ER with heart issues?
Paxil — 4.5 — 30 years — actively tapering | without clinician
I took Paxil for 5 months and slowly tapered off of it. I had some slight chest pain once in a while while tapering. I did get my heart checked out with a stress test and it was fine. It was very concerning for me, I felt that it was definitely from anxiety and withdrawal.
I’ve periodically experienced tachycardia. I wear a Fitbit, and it tracks my heart rate. One afternoon last December my heart rate ranged between 115 and 145 beats a minute for 3.5 hours while I was sitting on the couch in my living room. Depending on the individual, it may be worthwhile getting something like this checked out, but I was aware that tachycardia is one of the many symptoms we can experience, so I decided to just relax, and it eventually resolved. My resting heart rate at that time was 87-88 beats a minute, and now it’s back down to 70-71 BPM, which is normal for me. I hope that helps.
Paxil — 3.525 mgs — 26 years — actively tapering | without clinician
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