rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo?

paxilpooped · 02-07-2012, 06:32 PM

I wake up to panic attacks in my sleep every morning - I attribute that to the benzo w/d and reinstatement.. at least that is what I think.

Also, I get a pounding heartbeat - from the time I get up.. 8 am to 930 am - is that from Paxil w/d?? or fro the benzo...I take benzo at 930

thoughts?

jheaney1 · 02-07-2012, 07:57 PM

Paxil withdrawal caused me to have rapid, pounding heartbeats that woke me up. I'm not sure which is causing it for you, but it was Paxil for me. That is a terrible withdrawal symptom. I hope it goes away for you soon.

scotty · 02-07-2012, 08:14 PM

What is your heart rate when this is happening? "pounding" is classic anxiety.

babs · 02-07-2012, 09:08 PM

I woke up with a pounding heart every day in withdrawal ... actually I still do. It was worse in withdrawal, though.

mapleleafgirl25 · 02-08-2012, 12:16 AM

i do as well..sometimes at night before i go to sleep as well..

Bilo76 · 02-08-2012, 01:22 AM

This is a difficult question as far as i see it, cause it can be caused by WD. But chances are it's caused by anxiety and fear of anxiety. I have the same now. I worry that i again have those heartbeats at 7 in the morning. And off course i have them with that anticipation.

texgirl · 02-08-2012, 05:08 AM

It's the pre-dawn cortisol "dump" that causes anxiety, or anxiety-like, symptoms to spike. This happens to everybody, regardless of meds. It's just that folks who aren't prone to anxiety don't fear it, so they don't notice it or give any weight to it and it doesn't affect them.

That said, meds can definitely make it worse.

Does it go away after you take the benzo? That could be a clue, or it could just mean that your cortisol is going down naturally through the morning as part of your body's natural 24-hour cycle.

paxilpooped · 02-08-2012, 07:36 AM

texgirl.. it happens mostly in the morn.. but also after i eat anything.. i have been working with a Somatics therapist... and... learning how to release anxiety... so i really don't think it is anxiety related...

it does happen though..

02-07-2012, 06:32 PM	#1
paxilpooped Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 181	rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? I wake up to panic attacks in my sleep every morning - I attribute that to the benzo w/d and reinstatement.. at least that is what I think. Also, I get a pounding heartbeat - from the time I get up.. 8 am to 930 am - is that from Paxil w/d?? or fro the benzo...I take benzo at 930 thoughts?

02-07-2012, 07:57 PM	#2
jheaney1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 472	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? Paxil withdrawal caused me to have rapid, pounding heartbeats that woke me up. I'm not sure which is causing it for you, but it was Paxil for me. That is a terrible withdrawal symptom. I hope it goes away for you soon. __________________ 2000 - 2011: 40mg/day 6-2011: 30mg/day 7-2011: 25mg/day 8-2011: 20mg/day 9-2011: 15mg/day 10-2011: 10mg/day 11-2011: 0mg/day 1-2012: (crash) 10mg/day 4-24-12: 9mg/day 6-11-12: 8.1mg/day 7-26-12: 7.5mg/day 9-24-12: 6.8mg/day 11-11-12: 6mg/day 2-14-13: 5mg/day

02-07-2012, 08:14 PM	#3
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 47,162	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? What is your heart rate when this is happening? "pounding" is classic anxiety. __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

02-07-2012, 09:08 PM	#4
babs "dare to suck big!" Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,580	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? I woke up with a pounding heart every day in withdrawal ... actually I still do. It was worse in withdrawal, though. __________________ Babs Paxil 20mg 1994-2005 2 failed attempts to quit Tapered Jan-April 2005 Paxil-free since May 1, 2005

02-08-2012, 12:16 AM	#5
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,641	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? i do as well..sometimes at night before i go to sleep as well.. __________________ 3rd attempt at withdrawal going slow..compounded pills Taper: 05/27/2010 - 03/12/12: Tapered From 20mgs - 6.2 (2years) 04/11/2012 - 6.0 05/10/2012 - 5.8 06/09/2012 - 5.6 07/09/2012 - 5.4 80/08/2012 - 5.2 09/07/2012 - 5.0 10/07/2012 - 4.8 11/06/2012 - 4.6 12/06/2012 - 4.4 01/04/2013 - 4.2 02/03/2013 - 4.0 03/05/2013 - 3.8 04/04/2013 - 3.6 05/05/2013 - 3.4 06/04/2013 - 3.2

02-08-2012, 01:22 AM	#6
Bilo76 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Holland Posts: 1,641	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? This is a difficult question as far as i see it, cause it can be caused by WD. But chances are it's caused by anxiety and fear of anxiety. I have the same now. I worry that i again have those heartbeats at 7 in the morning. And off course i have them with that anticipation. __________________ Bilo aka Remco 14 years on Paxil 20 mg cause of a bad anxiety disorder (social anxiety, agoraphobia) 2011 Oct 16th: Cold turkey stop Paxil cause of poopout and switch to lexapro 15 mg. Hell started. Tapered lexapro. Tapered oxazepam. Med-free since may 18th 2012 "....We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It can not command, only serve..." Albert Einstein.

02-08-2012, 05:08 AM	#7
texgirl Regina Benzodictius Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,142	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? It's the pre-dawn cortisol "dump" that causes anxiety, or anxiety-like, symptoms to spike. This happens to everybody, regardless of meds. It's just that folks who aren't prone to anxiety don't fear it, so they don't notice it or give any weight to it and it doesn't affect them. That said, meds can definitely make it worse. Does it go away after you take the benzo? That could be a clue, or it could just mean that your cortisol is going down naturally through the morning as part of your body's natural 24-hour cycle. __________________ Adverse reaction to Lexapro led to Paxil, 10 months use, 2005. One month taper. Benzos (Xanax, then Klonopin), 2-1/2 years use, 2005-2007. 8 month taper. Completely free from psychiatry since 8/5/07 Face. Accept. Float. Let Time Pass. — Dr. Claire Weekes *We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.* — Carlos Castañeda

02-08-2012, 07:36 AM	#8
paxilpooped Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 181	Re: rapid heartbeat? Paxil w/d? or benzo? texgirl.. it happens mostly in the morn.. but also after i eat anything.. i have been working with a Somatics therapist... and... learning how to release anxiety... so i really don't think it is anxiety related... it does happen though..

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