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Help to wean off Paxil/Senior Antidepressants

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 4 2:50pm | Replies (25)

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@briarrose

Thank you Carolyn!
Yes, everything I have heard re: d/cing a mental health medication is never to stop suddenly...all kinds of physical problems can arise. Weaning is the way to go...and you are quite right. I have also found that everyone's body metabolizes these medications differently.
Thanks again for your good thoughts 🙂

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You are welcome. I am at an age when I forget stuff. I often forget that my metabolism is sensitive and as a result, I must pay very close attention to my body, my body's reaction to medications, side effects, and symptoms. When I fail to pay attention to the things mentioned previously, I find that what is happening becomes this mystery that neither I nor my primary physician could ever have had our Aha moment. Such has been the case for my having taken, among other medications for other chronic illnesses Welbutrin XL and the dosage increased from 150 to 300, added to 10mg of Lexapro. Only recently through confirmation by someone here and the kind of passing diagnosis by another physician for diabetes did she say my symptoms sounded like a seizure. Symptoms I had been having for well over a year became worse with the increase and inclusion of Lexapro being added I realize that there are many kinds of seizures and not just the one we associate with Epilepsy. It was the only one as a very young child I remember once seeing. In any case, it has made me not only discontinue through weening off medications dealing with my mental illness but made me reach out to a medication management specialist with the information regarding the medications already taken for my mental illnesses, the side effects and that being that I am sensitive hoping that something can be prescribed that I can tolerate without feeling as if the cure is worse or equal to the ailment. I believe we can no longer be passive with our advocacy for help, especially when it deals with our mental health and how we show up for ourselves and if necessary the world at large. Warm wishes to you.