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Jason:

I, too, withdrew from 40mg and I am down to 7.5mg!  I had to change my doc’s 5mg plan and go down 2.5mg at a time in order to stay functional.  I got a pill cutter and just split in half and half and half – well you get the picture.  I go down one notch every 10 days. ; One time, I had to stay at a notch for an extra 10 days until I felt stable.  I feel bad for 4 days – maybe have headaches, feel really tired, have head zaps and even have some hopeless feelings – but by day 5 I would be okay again.  Positive changes are:  now that I am below 10mg, my husband has commented on the return of my sex drive and I now have a full range of emotions.  I have been on Paxil for 12 years.  Over the last three years, I lost both of my parents and only cried a couple of times.  It is so wonderful to have the ability to grieve and cry when appropriate.  I know this sounds weird to “want” to feel typically labeled “bad” emotions, but when you don’t have the ability to cry it is hard to any kind of release and I ended up with an excess of anger.  The best advice I have heard about this whole withdrawal process is that the slower you go, the better chance you have of being off of medications long term.

Anne

 

 

Hello, folks.
I am beginning tomorrow the withdrawal from Paroxetine Paxil. I am
currently on 40mg a day, and quite nervous as to how this will
affect me.
My doctor has me reducing by 5 mg every two weeks. During this time
my main concern is that I can continue working (I drive 2.5 hours a
day to and from work).

I am not really good at the support group thing....just nervous and
feel I need folks going through the same things as I am to help me
through this.

since being on paxil I have gained a lot of weight...lost what was a
huge sex drive almost completely...and just feel always kinda
buzzed.
That's why I have asked to be taken off of it. before I was under
severe aghoraphobia in wide open spaces....now I'm kinda feeling
that that was better than this.

Anyhow, hello.

-Jason

Jason:

I, too, withdrew from 40mg and I am down to 7.5mg!  I had to change my doc’s 5mg plan and go down 2.5mg at a time in order to stay functional.  I got a pill cutter and just split in half and half and half – well you get the picture.  I go down one notch every 10 days. ; One time, I had to stay at a notch for an extra 10 days until I felt stable.  I feel bad for 4 days – maybe have headaches, feel really tired, have head zaps and even have some hopeless feelings – but by day 5 I would be okay again.  Positive changes are:  now that I am below 10mg, my husband has commented on the return of my sex drive and I now have a full range of emotions.  I have been on Paxil for 12 years.  Over the last three years, I lost both of my parents and only cried a couple of times.  It is so wonderful to have the ability to grieve and cry when appropriate.  I know this sounds weird to “want” to feel typically labeled “bad” emotions, but when you don’t have the ability to cry it is hard to any kind of release and I ended up with an excess of anger.  The best advice I have heard about this whole withdrawal process is that the slower you go, the better chance you have of being off of medications long term.

Anne

 

 

Hello, folks.
I am beginning tomorrow the withdrawal from Paroxetine Paxil. I am
currently on 40mg a day, and quite nervous as to how this will
affect me.
My doctor has me reducing by 5 mg every two weeks. During this time
my main concern is that I can continue working (I drive 2.5 hours a
day to and from work).

I am not really good at the support group thing....just nervous and
feel I need folks going through the same things as I am to help me
through this.

since being on paxil I have gained a lot of weight...lost what was a
huge sex drive almost completely...and just feel always kinda
buzzed.
That's why I have asked to be taken off of it. before I was under
severe aghoraphobia in wide open spaces....now I'm kinda feeling
that that was better than this.

Anyhow, hello.

-Jason