Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts???

fukpaxil · 02-07-2012, 09:03 AM

So i was scared. Thought i was literally going to lose my mind. Although another pill was the last thing i wanted to take, i was told by many that Xanax would at least help "take the edge off" my Paxil withdrawal symptoms. Seems to "take the edge off". Don't know if this is the best decision though? Should i really be taking ANOTHER pill? Am i going to have problems with this one too? Anyone out there have any experiences, good or bad, with taking Xanax during the withdrawal period?

texgirl · 02-07-2012, 09:14 AM

Yes, many experiences, very few positive. Xanax has an extremely short half-life and is rapidly addicting, so if taken regularly will soon start to cause the very symptoms it was prescribed to treat. And you wind up w/d'ing from two drugs instead of one.

mapleleafgirl25 · 02-07-2012, 09:59 AM

i am with tex girl on this one..even in my worst time in withdrawal a few years back, i never took benzos..the best way to avoid bad withdrawal is to taper super duper slow...

Bilo76 · 02-07-2012, 10:08 AM

I am with texgirl

audrealjade · 02-07-2012, 11:33 AM

texgirl knows her stuff. Unfortunately the only way through this hell is through it. We are all here to support you through this though - you aren't alone!

paxilpooped · 02-07-2012, 01:41 PM

I have taken Xanax.. and for me it was the drug from Hell.. hence my crossover to Valium where I am not stuck for awhile..

I simply would not take it.. but that is me.

rangerNY · 02-07-2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by audrealjade

texgirl knows her stuff ...

Agreed. One doesn't just get the title "Regina Benzodictius" for no reason.

audrealjade · 02-07-2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rangerNY

Agreed. One doesn't just get the title "Regina Benzodictius" for no reason.

RangerNY you know your stuff also! You need a name for your speciality in anxiety coping techniques!

fukpaxil · 02-08-2012, 08:38 AM

Thanx all...much appreciated

02-07-2012, 09:03 AM	#1
fukpaxil Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New York - no, not the city Posts: 20	Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? So i was scared. Thought i was literally going to lose my mind. Although another pill was the last thing i wanted to take, i was told by many that Xanax would at least help "take the edge off" my Paxil withdrawal symptoms. Seems to "take the edge off". Don't know if this is the best decision though? Should i really be taking ANOTHER pill? Am i going to have problems with this one too? Anyone out there have any experiences, good or bad, with taking Xanax during the withdrawal period?

02-07-2012, 09:14 AM	#2
texgirl Regina Benzodictius Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,081	Re: Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? Yes, many experiences, very few positive. Xanax has an extremely short half-life and is rapidly addicting, so if taken regularly will soon start to cause the very symptoms it was prescribed to treat. And you wind up w/d'ing from two drugs instead of one. __________________ 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

02-07-2012, 09:59 AM	#3
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,638	Re: Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? i am with tex girl on this one..even in my worst time in withdrawal a few years back, i never took benzos..the best way to avoid bad withdrawal is to taper super duper slow... __________________ 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

02-07-2012, 10:08 AM	#4
Bilo76 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Holland Posts: 1,641	Re: Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? I am with texgirl __________________ 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.

02-07-2012, 11:33 AM	#5
audrealjade Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 458	Re: Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? texgirl knows her stuff. Unfortunately the only way through this hell is through it. We are all here to support you through this though - you aren't alone! __________________ 10mg of Citalopram - 10/2011 to 12/2011 Adverse reaction - DP/DR Tapered: 7.5mg - 1 week 5mg - 1 week 2.5mg - 1 week Off all medication as of 12/17/2011 Found out my issues have stemmed from having the Epstein Barr virus which caused secondary thyroid/adrenal issues! If you are depressed and have anxiety get all of these checked! www.stopthethyroidmadness.com www.sabbaticalsoapbox.com *"Let everything happen to you, beauty and terror. Just keep going, no feeling is final." - Rilke*

02-07-2012, 01:41 PM	#6
paxilpooped Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 181	Re: Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? I have taken Xanax.. and for me it was the drug from Hell.. hence my crossover to Valium where I am not stuck for awhile.. I simply would not take it.. but that is me.

02-08-2012, 08:38 AM	#9
fukpaxil Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New York - no, not the city Posts: 20	Re: Paxil & Xanax - Your thoughts??? Thanx all...much appreciated

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