@Nessi ..hi and thanks for posting.
This forum provides so much helpful information about paxil, windows and waves (good days, bad days,) and I am still learning.
Your recent diagnoses is reason enough to have some anxiety. In my experience, paxil claws into any difficult feelings and makes them more intense. So in my experience, your nervous system is perfectly normal. Your experience, totally normal .
The one thing I failed to take into account when I was trying to taper in the past was that life continues to be life as I withdraw. Hard things happen. Other health conditions show up. I am praying for all of us that we can have much much much self-compassion.
Another thing that helps me is to remember that instagram is not life. I don't have to feel "good" every day. My house and my body don't have to be photo-perfect. My social life doesn't have to match re-runs of "friends." My life is my life and I am getting better every day...spiritually and emotionally, and even physically.
When you have time, go to the "resources" tab and watch the "de-prescribing curriculum" videos if you want to learn the bigger picture about what you are going through. It really helped me.
blessings
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.
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