... everythingform brain zaps to disorientation to mood swings then after I finally took that last pill i went thru cold chills, shakes, panic, paranoia, feeling as though i was the psycho in a bad tv program my eyes felt like they were bugging out of my head. I couldnt feed my kids or myself. i started to feel a bit better haveing the power of positive thoughts and trying to get out out of the house even if just for a few minutes to wakl the dog I have managed to get thru that. I went to work and I do a lot of walking at work so i am definatly getting excercise. I felt shaky, nervous and depressed in the morning but I managed to get myself there. by about 6 hours into the day I got sooooo depressed i couldnt even see straight my legs were noodles and i had a hard time getting to the car I was sooooooo tired. I pushed and pushed because i know the power of positive thinking but i have never been like this before I pushed my self to get to the grocery store to get a bit of food for the house because in all of this i have not been to the store and my 10 and 12 year old have been pretty much having soup everyday. i was so depressed i ran in the house dropped the groceries on the floor and climbed underneath my covers work clothes and all, i wasnt even sure i wanted to cry or scream or hide i was soooooo depressed, i asked my 12 year old to lay with me so she did and fell asleep i laid there i wasnt even interested in watching tv to get my mind off of it which was very unussual i couldnt even reach for the remote i had nothing left in me, i slept off and on for the rest of the night and when morning came i couldnt get out of bed I am so depressed i have never been this depressed before not even before I started paxil is this still a withdraw or am i just severly depressed?? so I then at about 2pm i still couldnt even move so i took a lexapro thinking maybe i will just go back to antidepressants i hate myself for giving in, would i have stayed depressed or would it have passed. becasue that was jsut as scary as the panic and paranoia please please help
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - I weened myself off of paxil it ook about 9 months I went thru?
- Posted:
- 9 Jan 2011 by indianangel1232
- Topics:
- paxil, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, paranoid disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety and stress, shakes
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9 Jan 2011
OMFG!!! I am currently going through the same exact chaos. I just found out that the drug manufacturer has law suits against them!
I am so glad I found your post, thank you, thank you, thank you. Read my recent post that I responded to her question regarding taking Paxil!
I have weaned myself off 40 mg. 2 months ago and am still going through weird side-effects that just can not be explained. I am currently in bed with a heating pad for body aches & cramping; nope, not the time & not ovulating. My joints have been painful and swollen, but the worst of the worst... AGITATION!!! Any little thing that is off, anything and everyone in the surrounding areas BEWARE!!! The most frustrating thing, I started Lamictal a month ago and have been blaming these new side effects on that.
12 Jan 2011
This is amazing. I went off my Celexa. About 2 months later I had all your side effects. I couldn't stop crying, the world seemed strange, etc etc. I almost checked myself into the Mental Hospital until an emergency call to my psychiatrist precribed Celexa. I took it out of desparation. It worked. I was trying to get rid of all these drugs I'm taking, but it looks like me and Celexa are paired for life. The brain zaps are very hard to describe to people who haven't had them, but I know exactly what you mean, and to read it happening to someone else, validates my thoughts that I wasn't going crazy. I'm so glad I found this support group. BTW I also have GAD.
indianangel1232
13 Jan 2011
do you have brain zaps all the time while ou are on celexa or was it just when you were coming down trying to get off of it? and do you blurred vision from it? I was htought I was going crazy also I was in for heart tests brain test every test you could think of. they all came back normal. it wasnt until i came on one of these sites that I realized that the brain zaps were somthing that other people experience too!! THANK GOD but that still leaves me with the fact that what does that do to your brain??? I sure wish I had a friend out here that is going thru what i am going thru.
Cathleen186
13 Jan 2011
I know what yo mean. I had to go through the WD from Celexa alone, not even my doc understood the brain zaps, and certainly not my family. Until finding this support group I thought I was all alone. To answer your question, I had the brain zaps mainly coming off it, changes in dosages, and getting back on it after my pregnancy.
caringsonbj12 Jan 2011
I know what Panic is about and a lot of the other problems that you are having, Paxil like the other antidepressants take a while to build up in your system, I am not a proffessional but it sounds like a ? combination of being depressed then add panic and then everything goes from worse to worse, you may need to discuss this with a doctor (I know I like to try myself) things will get better, You are in my thoughts and prayers!!! it may be that you need the medication (maybe another kind I don't know) but don't be too harsh on yourself, Unless you have had this ever happen to you then you cannot begin to understand, I think that is why I was drawn to answer you, I hope in some small way that I have been of help at least a source of encouragement to you please take good care, and know thatI understand and care
indianangel1232
13 Jan 2011
Thank You for your prayers. This sucks I am so depressed and full of anxiety and I dnt ewant to go on meds im screwed
AnnieBHappy15 days ago
Thank you for sharing your stories... your stories of weaning off match mine when I tried to wean off of Cipralex... flippin' nightmare of a nightmare... and like the one person said, it took about two months for the full effect of the weaning to hit me... at first felt really clear (this med zones me out too much; morning and afternoon hangover); then flu-like and achy... then I couldn't even stand my legs felt so weak; the pain in my muscles was severe... had a bucket of cold water by my bed and wrapped washcloths around my muscles to try to ease the pain... lost my job.
saucerman5 days ago
I might as well add my PAXIL story as well for histories sake. All that has been shared about this drug and stopping or trying to stop has happened to me. One crazy day I decided to just stop taking the drug. Cold turkey! a very bad decision.
The way I would describe my brain zaps were like a pounding. There would be a zap (slight pause) then about four more zaps in succession. This would go on and off all the time untill beddy bye. At the time I had three cats, it was summer so I would pretty much allow them to be outside.
I would be sitting in my lazy boy and I would see a cat go zipping by me. Impossible they were outdoors lol. This
seeing cats would go on all the time. Plus a few other sundry things would appear. Soo I quite nicely got back on Paxil and have been on it ever since.
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I haven't heard of such horrible side effects thenearest thing I have heard is I had a friend who still takes Paxil she went into the hospital for some tests her doctor in the rush of things did not write orders for the drug she was off 24 hours and she cried so hard the nursing staff notified her doctor and she was placed back on Paxil after reading this I am very concerned I care about every person who I write to and those I haven't as yet I want everyone to be the very best that they can I do hope things are starting to improve otherwise your doctor needs to know and work to help you return to a sense of normal please take care lovingsonbj