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Tips on how to wean off of Paxil (paroxetine): Bad withdrawal.
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Same here. Tried to go too fast and crashed. I was only taking 20mg and cut it to 10mg for 3 weeks, then 7 mg.and crashed. Went back to 40mg and still no sleep, depression and raging anxiety for 2 months. Saw Phyciatrist (nurse pracioner) who gave me Gabipenten (seizure med) because I was waking up.soaked with sweat. Also had a burning sensation on my back and shoulder and bottom of my feet like sunburn. Gabipentin is also used to treat nerve ending issues. It worked. Started sleeping again. Got a lot better. Now down to 30mg. Some anxiety still. Based on what I have read and am experiencing, paxil could take more than a year to get off. I am only reducing by 10 percent every 3 months. I expect anxiety to continue and be worse at every reduction. I use a drug scale and convert if the dose I am looking for is not available. Go to a compounding pharmacy if you need help. I shave it with a razor blade to get the weight I need to match the MG dose I am after. Don't rush it.
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Be careful with the gabapentin. If you take it too long you’ll have to taper off this med too. Your NP will most likely say it’s no big deal. Do your own research before taking these meds.
I agree with you re Paxil withdraw. I just need to hear people say this restlessness/anx/irritation will one day go away after completely getting off Paxil.
March 2025 will be a year for me trying to wean off Paxil. I’m on the liquid and at 7.5 milligrams.
It’s been hell, a journey I wish no one had to experience.
Good to hear you say that it can take a year to get off Paxil. It will take me longer and I too feel withdrawal every time I reduce the dosage. And, I am only reducing now by .25 MIL every 2 to 3 weeks. The anxiety is really awful.
To get this far I am taking Remeron. Started at 7.5. Now at 30 mg. Don’t like starting on anything because of the fear the Paxil withdrawal has created BUT my body was experiencing so much angst that it needed calming.
Does the brain ever repair from this? Will the anx ever lessen where it stops effecting your life.
Do the number of years on this drug cause permanent damage, I was on Paxil for close to 30 years.
I hoped to stay on it forever until it just wasn’t working anymore in a very stressful time.
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22 years on paxil