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.