I can't stop crying

zimm · 10-17-2004, 06:43 PM

I have been off Paxil and on Prozac for four months. I just started tapering (every other day) with the prozac. Last week I visited my son, daughter-in-law and three year old granddaughter. As I was leaving to come, my granddaughter was crying and said "I can't let you go, Hy-mee (grandma in Korean)" It broke my heart. I drove home 220 miles with tears streaming down my face and now I just can't stop crying. My husband says I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. If I am, how do I stop. I wonder if I am loosing my mind. Everyone says there is no withdrawal on Prozac. Is there any help for me?

PayPerView · 10-17-2004, 06:54 PM

sorry you are feeling so down. I don;t know why people say Prozac does not have withdrawal. I tapered from 20 milligrams of Paxil to 10 milligrams of Prozac, when I got below 5 milligrams of Prozac, I felt it very much when I finally got to zero. I took about 5 weeks to go from 5 to zero...

Everyone is different with these drugs...give yourself a break and try to take it easy.

I know, easy to say!

Mark

RockSinger · 10-17-2004, 07:29 PM

Hy-mee

I am such a sentimental person.....

Even when I was on the drugs full force I still felt the same way you are ....in those type of situations....

My wife left me and took my kids away many many years ago.

They would come to visit me on the weekends......and wehn they left I always bawled........bad

I couldn't look at their pictures on in my house.

It's just the kind of person I am.

It was like that for years.

Now I have sole custody of my boys and they live with me.

It's just life.......

I don't think it's a crime to feel the way you are.

But yes....these drugs can really screw you up emotionally.

I'm in the midst of it now........and it's not fun.

You've just got to tell yourself everythings going to be O.K....

And make the best judgments you can about the medecines.

It will all work out.

zimm · 10-18-2004, 09:02 AM

ThanQ for the replys. Your kind words help alot.

scotty · 10-18-2004, 09:32 AM

The return of previously numbed emotions can be very out of proportion to what is considered normal. Recognize it for what it is!! A brain waking up again!!

genevieve · 10-18-2004, 09:42 AM

laurie is right!
since I quit paxil, I cry really often! And it is not always tears of sadness... I have to admit it : I have always been a really emotional person and it was only masked by paxil. Now I cry at movies, at birthday parties, at my boyfriend telling me "I love you", when I am too tired of this freaking world , etc. and it's okay!!! As soon as you dont cry all the day in your bed because you think your life is a mess (that is more like depression...), crying IS good!
It is so great to FEEL again!

MizzT · 10-18-2004, 09:49 AM

hi Hy-Mee!

I have to add my "crying comment" that my hymee used to tell me all the time as a kid.....

CRY!!!! go ahead and CRY......you'll pee less.

my gram died about 5 years ago. i miss her dearly. she and i lived 2500 miles apart in the last 5 years of her life. i wish i got to see her more.
cherish all you have with them....every minute. And know you are still together in your hearts every minute of every day.

the drugs keep us from feeling.....now you are really feeling life again.
love is amazing!

peace
beverly

Bern · 10-18-2004, 02:00 PM

Scotty wrote:

Quote:

The return of previously numbed emotions can be very out of proportion to what is considered normal. Recognize it for what it is!! A brain waking up again!!

Scotty, you could not have put it more perfectly!!!!

10-17-2004, 06:43 PM	#1
zimm Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 549	I can't stop crying I have been off Paxil and on Prozac for four months. I just started tapering (every other day) with the prozac. Last week I visited my son, daughter-in-law and three year old granddaughter. As I was leaving to come, my granddaughter was crying and said "I can't let you go, Hy-mee (grandma in Korean)" It broke my heart. I drove home 220 miles with tears streaming down my face and now I just can't stop crying. My husband says I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. If I am, how do I stop. I wonder if I am loosing my mind. Everyone says there is no withdrawal on Prozac. Is there any help for me?

10-17-2004, 07:29 PM	#3
RockSinger Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 663	Hy-mee I am such a sentimental person..... Even when I was on the drugs full force I still felt the same way you are ....in those type of situations.... My wife left me and took my kids away many many years ago. They would come to visit me on the weekends......and wehn they left I always bawled........bad I couldn't look at their pictures on in my house. It's just the kind of person I am. It was like that for years. Now I have sole custody of my boys and they live with me. It's just life....... I don't think it's a crime to feel the way you are. But yes....these drugs can really screw you up emotionally. I'm in the midst of it now........and it's not fun. You've just got to tell yourself everythings going to be O.K.... And make the best judgments you can about the medecines. It will all work out. __________________ The Paxil Withdrawal Song http://www.geocities.com/barb_kno/rocksinger.html

10-18-2004, 09:32 AM	#5
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 47,162	The return of previously numbed emotions can be very out of proportion to what is considered normal. Recognize it for what it is!! A brain waking up again!! __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

10-18-2004, 09:42 AM	#6
genevieve Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: montréal, canada Posts: 1,441	laurie is right! since I quit paxil, I cry really often! And it is not always tears of sadness... I have to admit it : I have always been a really emotional person and it was only masked by paxil. Now I cry at movies, at birthday parties, at my boyfriend telling me "I love you", when I am too tired of this freaking world , etc. and it's okay!!! As soon as you dont cry all the day in your bed because you think your life is a mess (that is more like depression...), crying IS good! It is so great to FEEL again! __________________ paxil free since july 2003 Still dealing with agoraphobia and anxiety

10-17-2004, 06:54 PM	#2
PayPerView Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 238	sorry you are feeling so down. I don;t know why people say Prozac does not have withdrawal. I tapered from 20 milligrams of Paxil to 10 milligrams of Prozac, when I got below 5 milligrams of Prozac, I felt it very much when I finally got to zero. I took about 5 weeks to go from 5 to zero... Everyone is different with these drugs...give yourself a break and try to take it easy. I know, easy to say! Mark

10-18-2004, 09:02 AM	#4
zimm Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 549	ThanQ for the replys. Your kind words help alot.

10-18-2004, 09:49 AM	#7
MizzT Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NM Posts: 6,866	hi Hy-Mee! I have to add my "crying comment" that my hymee used to tell me all the time as a kid..... CRY!!!! go ahead and CRY......you'll pee less. my gram died about 5 years ago. i miss her dearly. she and i lived 2500 miles apart in the last 5 years of her life. i wish i got to see her more. cherish all you have with them....every minute. And know you are still together in your hearts every minute of every day. the drugs keep us from feeling.....now you are really feeling life again. love is amazing! peace beverly

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