Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball!

Esperance · 01-08-2008, 05:52 AM

Up and down and up and down. Every day is different. . . no wonder I get dizzy sometimes.
Yesterday was a very good day. No symptoms! YAY! Got lots of exercise, fresh air, had a reasonably productive meeting, and even got some real work done. Today I wake up and got out of bed and Wszzzzzzz everything is spinning. I have to f-o-c-u-s v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y on everything I do and woe unto him who asks me a question while I'm trying to do something (anything, even making a cup of tea). I get the mental equivalent of the blue screen of death (the PC freezes up and the screen goes all blue). Can not compute - overload!!! Warning, shutting down!!!!

I think I'd mind this a whole lot less if it were consistent.

I had a new experience today. I saw stars. Just like in the cartoons. Little spots floating around the edges of my vision.

Good thing I was sitting down when it happened. I sort of felt I should look around to see if an anvil had fallen out of the sky onto my head or something

. I think I sat up too quickly.

Locky · 01-08-2008, 05:55 AM

LOL @ stars. You definitely set up too quickly. I see them when I move up really fast, like doing a flip on a trampoline causes me to see them. I think of them as tiny little pieces of glitter floating around. kinda cool if you ask me.

Dawn B. · 01-08-2008, 12:21 PM

Isn't your taper awfully fast???

lola76 · 01-08-2008, 12:50 PM

Yes I agree with Dawn B. It seems that your taper is a bit too fast.

LCrawford67 · 01-08-2008, 01:07 PM

"Floaties" are very common and very annoying!

Esperance · 01-08-2008, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn B.

Isn't your taper awfully fast???

Maybe for some, but I'm doing ok on it.
I'm in much better shape both physically and mentally than I was the last time I tapered this far. Aside from the occasional dizziness, upset tummy and desire to sleep a lot

I'm fine. I'm planning on holding at 10 mg for at least a month, maybe longer. Depends on how I feel.
The weirdest thing I've noticed - I don't get dizzy spells when I'm riding my bike. I don't know why this is - but it's a good thing. London traffic is bad enough without me going all wobbly on the bike. Though I notice the drivers give you more space if you look like you don't know what you're doing Lol.

Songbird · 01-08-2008, 09:52 PM

You've come down from 20mg to 10mg quite quickly. I was always able to get down to 10mg fairly easily but going under 10mg was when the problems always started for me. Not saying you'll be the same as me, just be aware that for many people going under 10mg it gets more difficult, you may want to slow down a little from here...

babs · 01-08-2008, 11:08 PM

I know we all sound like a bunch of nags, but also, the alternating doses thing is really not a good idea. Your body needs a consistent dose every day. How are you planning to continue your taper below 10mg?

AntonySandler · 01-09-2008, 04:21 PM

Take it slow, the CT withdrawal is why I am the way I am now...... I call it the swinging pendulum.

Esperance · 01-10-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by babs

I know we all sound like a bunch of nags, but also, the alternating doses thing is really not a good idea. Your body needs a consistent dose every day. How are you planning to continue your taper below 10mg?

I'm not alternating doses. I've been on 10 mg for a few weeks now.
After this I get to hone my mathematics skills, and play with my spiffy micro scales. 10 per cent at a time.
The dratted orange goo (liquid version) has an inactive ingredient that I'm allergic to so I have to chop up the tablets.
Life would be a lot easier if they didn't add in all sorts of fillers. 10mg of a tablet does not contain 10 mg of the active ingredient. Sigh.

01-08-2008, 05:52 AM	#1
Esperance Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (UK) Posts: 408	Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! Up and down and up and down. Every day is different. . . no wonder I get dizzy sometimes. Yesterday was a very good day. No symptoms! YAY! Got lots of exercise, fresh air, had a reasonably productive meeting, and even got some real work done. Today I wake up and got out of bed and Wszzzzzzz everything is spinning. I have to f-o-c-u-s v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y on everything I do and woe unto him who asks me a question while I'm trying to do something (anything, even making a cup of tea). I get the mental equivalent of the blue screen of death (the PC freezes up and the screen goes all blue). Can not compute - overload!!! Warning, shutting down!!!! I think I'd mind this a whole lot less if it were consistent. I had a new experience today. I saw stars. Just like in the cartoons. Little spots floating around the edges of my vision. Good thing I was sitting down when it happened. I sort of felt I should look around to see if an anvil had fallen out of the sky onto my head or something . I think I sat up too quickly. __________________ Esperance 20 mg in '03 for Fibromyalgia Two failed attempts to reduce the dose Nov 2007 - 20 mg gradually reducing to 5 mg So far so good. . . -------------------------- Hope doesn't come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. It's simply a choice to take action. Anna Lappe

01-08-2008, 05:55 AM	#2
Locky Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 137	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! LOL @ stars. You definitely set up too quickly. I see them when I move up really fast, like doing a flip on a trampoline causes me to see them. I think of them as tiny little pieces of glitter floating around. kinda cool if you ask me.

01-08-2008, 12:21 PM	#3
Dawn B. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramona, CA. Posts: 1,351	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! Isn't your taper awfully fast??? __________________ Mt 19:26 'With God, all things are possible' Started Paxil 2000 for post partem anxiety Happily on it until it pooped out 2/07 Started cutting down way too fast 7/07 from 20 mg. to 10 mg. and got very sick. Found PP, went back to 13 mg. Waited and waited and never stablized. Began slow wean, down to 7 mg. over a year. Never felt well. Trashed the paxil at 7 mg. in Aug. '08.

01-08-2008, 12:50 PM	#4
lola76 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 386	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! Yes I agree with Dawn B. It seems that your taper is a bit too fast.

01-08-2008, 01:07 PM	#5
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34,484	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! "Floaties" are very common and very annoying! __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 Today is the best day, EVER!

01-08-2008, 09:52 PM	#7
Songbird Queen of the appendage vocabulary Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 11,317	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! You've come down from 20mg to 10mg quite quickly. I was always able to get down to 10mg fairly easily but going under 10mg was when the problems always started for me. Not saying you'll be the same as me, just be aware that for many people going under 10mg it gets more difficult, you may want to slow down a little from here... __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb-Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07-Feb 08 20mg > 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg Jul 20mg Oct Loxamine Dec 17.5mg 15mg 2009 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg 18 Dec 6.3mg 2010 30 Aug 6.15mg 28 Nov 6 mg 2011 20 Feb 5.9mg 11 Apr 5.8mg 29 May 5.7mg 24 Jun 5.6mg 17 Sep 5.5mg 2 Nov 5.4mg 26 Dec 5.3mg 2012 19 Feb 5.2mg 14 Oct 5.1mg 6 Dec 5mg 25 Jan 4.9mg

01-08-2008, 11:08 PM	#8
babs "dare to suck big!" Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,542	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! I know we all sound like a bunch of nags, but also, the alternating doses thing is really not a good idea. Your body needs a consistent dose every day. How are you planning to continue your taper below 10mg? __________________ Babs Paxil 20mg 1994-2005 2 failed attempts to quit Tapered Jan-April 2005 Paxil-free since May 1, 2005

01-09-2008, 04:21 PM	#9
AntonySandler "Has bulb burns on his buns" Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: PA Posts: 522	Re: Variable Withdrawal - the bouncing ball! Take it slow, the CT withdrawal is why I am the way I am now...... I call it the swinging pendulum. __________________ 20 mg of citlopram (generic celexa) Nov 2004 for insomnia worries over another deployment in less than two years 40 mg for a few days (suggestion of a therapist) 20 mg for a few weeks ct withdrawal Feb 2005 2 days later horrible homicidal thoughts (never before experienced) 20 mg a few days later realized it was withdrawal, went back on to withdrawal slowly End Sep- begin Oct 2005 completed withdrawal 2006 New Years day things got worse Still looking for the light

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