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Tips on how to wean off of Paxil (paroxetine): Bad withdrawal.
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I am on Paxil now and have been on for almost 20 years. Last January instead of going to my PCP I decided to go to a psychiatrist for medication management and also therapy. I was at 40 mg when I started. My psychiatrist suggested that since I've been on it so long to only decrease at 5 mg at a time. You will have to cut pills in half for some doses. My good news is I am on 10 mg a day And hopefully within the next three months I will be finished. My only advice is to take your time and do not rush. You can get there it's just going to take time. I hope some of this is able to help you. I do know what you're going through and it is not easy. If you decide to start weaning using the 5 mg at a time system, I would allow four weeks or more between cutting the dose good luck and I hope this works out for you
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If you can wean yourself off an antidepressant good for you. Many people do that and their depression comes back and then they have to wait six weeks to get it back in their system. I go back to “If it is not broke don’t fix it”
Unfortunately many people have depression and it is not something that just goes away if you stop taking an antidepressant.
A friend of mines wife was taking an antidepressant for many years and thought once she retired she didn’t need it anymore. My friend went through hell until she decided to start taking it again and then his wife had to wait six weeks to start feeling better.
Long story short she is feeling good again and being retired just didn’t make her depression go away. It would be nice if it did but that is not how it works for some people with a family history of depression.