the bathroom.

Catt · 05-05-2005, 01:16 PM

gross, i know, but this is a real problem!
does anyone else have the problem where they are on a withdrawal and are in the bathroom 10 times a day? i don't think my bowels are ever going to stop moving.

Suze · 05-05-2005, 01:23 PM

Yes! And that exact same state serves to keep me in my little home, waiting for things to get better.

And they will.

elisa · 05-05-2005, 01:28 PM

Yeah, 90% of serotonin resides in our gut and that's the reason why lots of us go running to the washroom when tapering. Drink lots of fluids. (water) It gets better.

Catt · 05-05-2005, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elisa

Yeah, 90% of serotonin resides in our gut and that's the reason why lots of us go running to the washroom when tapering. Drink lots of fluids. (water) It gets better.

well i suppose if it's a problem even when tapering it makes sense now. i went cold turkey from 50mg paxil CR about 2 months ago... and it hasnt gotten any easier yet

elisa · 05-05-2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catt

well i suppose if it's a problem even when tapering it makes sense now. i went cold turkey from 50mg paxil CR about 2 months ago... and it hasnt gotten any easier yet

Increase your fiber intake, that might help!

MizzT · 05-05-2005, 02:31 PM

Bananas can help slow you down some. make sure you are keeping your electrolytes up if you are spewing too much. I use Emer-gen-C....like 1 a day....or more if you are really flushing.

increase fiber intake like elisa said.
dont slow yourself down too much tho...or you hold onto toxins and they can reabsorb into the blood and make you feel sick

susie · 05-05-2005, 03:26 PM

I just turned on the computer to see if there was anything related to this - today is my 12th day of no Paxil, like you Catt I went from 50 mg of the Paxil CR to zero which I realize is not a
wise thing to do but I am doing it anyway. I have had the same bathroom problem all day and it started yesterday. This is the first day that I really feel like my nerves are shot. I had a plumber this morning to replace a kitchen faucet that I had picked out. He was only here for about an hour but I just found myself wanting to tell him to shut up - he was trying to visit I guess and be friendly. I really wanted to scream and then after he left I felt like my day was ruined. I felt kind of hysterical and like crying all afternoon so I tried to watch a movie and lay down but still felt so upset. I also feel sick to my stomach. Just sitting here I want to cry. I know all of this just follows along with all of the posts I have read - so I have been expecting something but now that it's here I really hate it. Tomorrow my husband has taken the day off and we are going on like a day trip to a pretty little town a few hours from here. If I feel this bad tomorrow I feel sorry for my husband spending the day with me. I didn't mean to go off the subject of the thread.

siryellow1 · 05-05-2005, 03:47 PM

Deja vu'

Another post talking about this... and yes, I second bananas!

Piperpoo · 05-05-2005, 05:10 PM

Been there done...Oops, gotta go to the bathroom! Later!

damama · 05-05-2005, 06:42 PM

I, too, have been "dropping the brown shrimp off at the pool" MANY times a day!!! My doc knows I want to ride out these withdrawals so has advised me to keep up my fluids (water and gatorade), eat bananas (don't want to lose too much potassium) and increase fiber (I've barely got an appetite so she said I could go ahead and use Metamucil). I've been Paxil free for 8 days and BOY am I having fun

!!! I get huge waves of anxiety that cause me to break into some sort of involuntary tap dance (old habit of trying to "burn up" all that adrenaline, I guess)....ya ta ta ta, ya ta ta ta, chaaa!!!!; My BEE-HIND and the toilet have become close friends; I've given birth to enough "shrimp" that I could open a Red, well, Brown Lobster!!! My head zaps are not coming on as often, so that's good.... The only way I'm going to get through this rollercoast ride is to keep a STRONG sense of humor and keep myself busy! We're in this together, kid!

colomom · 05-05-2005, 06:51 PM

No offense damama....you totally crack me up but.....eeeewwwwwwwww.....

damama · 05-05-2005, 06:53 PM

Heather,

I LOVE that little green face you used!!!! That made me SMILE and LAUGH!!!! Laughing is the one thing that will get us all through this!!! Sorry to paint such an ugly picture, but I am VERY glad it made you laugh!!!!

Suze · 05-05-2005, 06:54 PM

Roflmao!!!!!

Brannigan · 05-05-2005, 09:24 PM

Great, another "perk" to look forward to. Imodium AD & I became quite a couple during the first few months when I started Paxil. Please tell me this is not a dangerous combination.

paxilgirl · 05-05-2005, 10:33 PM

Damama, you made me pee laughing.

I totally udnerstand where you are coming from! LOL!

rc1904 · 05-05-2005, 11:00 PM

I just tell myself that it beats constipation!

Dottie · 05-06-2005, 12:31 PM

This is very common. One day I have the runs and the next constipated. Oh what a joy paxil is. It's enough to give you a sh!tty out look on life.

Dottie

05-05-2005, 01:16 PM	#1
Catt Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 13	the bathroom. gross, i know, but this is a real problem! does anyone else have the problem where they are on a withdrawal and are in the bathroom 10 times a day? i don't think my bowels are ever going to stop moving.

05-05-2005, 01:23 PM	#2
Suze Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,531	Re: the bathroom. Yes! And that exact same state serves to keep me in my little home, waiting for things to get better. And they will.

05-05-2005, 01:28 PM	#3
elisa Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,509	Re: the bathroom. Yeah, 90% of serotonin resides in our gut and that's the reason why lots of us go running to the washroom when tapering. Drink lots of fluids. (water) It gets better. __________________ On A/D's since 1995, switching due to side-effects on 30 different brands of TCA's, SSRI's, SNRI's, Antipsychotics, Benzo's & Imovane. 6 ECT's. Tapering from 225 mg Effexor XR May 17, 2004. (Equiv. to 60 mg Paxil) Last taper Effexor XR Jan 17, 2006 down to ZERO. Currently protracted withdrawal. Sept 2006: 25 mg Doxepin. March 13/09: 10 mg Desipramine

05-05-2005, 02:31 PM	#6
MizzT Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NM Posts: 6,881	Re: the bathroom. Bananas can help slow you down some. make sure you are keeping your electrolytes up if you are spewing too much. I use Emer-gen-C....like 1 a day....or more if you are really flushing. increase fiber intake like elisa said. dont slow yourself down too much tho...or you hold onto toxins and they can reabsorb into the blood and make you feel sick

05-05-2005, 03:26 PM	#7
susie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 23	Re: the bathroom. I just turned on the computer to see if there was anything related to this - today is my 12th day of no Paxil, like you Catt I went from 50 mg of the Paxil CR to zero which I realize is not a wise thing to do but I am doing it anyway. I have had the same bathroom problem all day and it started yesterday. This is the first day that I really feel like my nerves are shot. I had a plumber this morning to replace a kitchen faucet that I had picked out. He was only here for about an hour but I just found myself wanting to tell him to shut up - he was trying to visit I guess and be friendly. I really wanted to scream and then after he left I felt like my day was ruined. I felt kind of hysterical and like crying all afternoon so I tried to watch a movie and lay down but still felt so upset. I also feel sick to my stomach. Just sitting here I want to cry. I know all of this just follows along with all of the posts I have read - so I have been expecting something but now that it's here I really hate it. Tomorrow my husband has taken the day off and we are going on like a day trip to a pretty little town a few hours from here. If I feel this bad tomorrow I feel sorry for my husband spending the day with me. I didn't mean to go off the subject of the thread.

05-05-2005, 03:47 PM	#8
siryellow1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 142	Re: the bathroom. Deja vu' Another post talking about this... and yes, I second bananas! __________________ I DID IT! Off Paxil - Symptom Free! Just Updated >>> http://www.I-Got-Off-Paxil.com

05-05-2005, 05:10 PM	#9
Piperpoo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montreal, Qc. Canada Posts: 604	Re: the bathroom. Been there done...Oops, gotta go to the bathroom! Later!

05-05-2005, 06:42 PM	#10
damama Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 464	Re: the bathroom. I, too, have been "dropping the brown shrimp off at the pool" MANY times a day!!! My doc knows I want to ride out these withdrawals so has advised me to keep up my fluids (water and gatorade), eat bananas (don't want to lose too much potassium) and increase fiber (I've barely got an appetite so she said I could go ahead and use Metamucil). I've been Paxil free for 8 days and BOY am I having fun !!! I get huge waves of anxiety that cause me to break into some sort of involuntary tap dance (old habit of trying to "burn up" all that adrenaline, I guess)....ya ta ta ta, ya ta ta ta, chaaa!!!!; My BEE-HIND and the toilet have become close friends; I've given birth to enough "shrimp" that I could open a Red, well, Brown Lobster!!! My head zaps are not coming on as often, so that's good.... The only way I'm going to get through this rollercoast ride is to keep a STRONG sense of humor and keep myself busy! We're in this together, kid!

05-05-2005, 06:51 PM	#11
colomom Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 677	Re: the bathroom. No offense damama....you totally crack me up but.....eeeewwwwwwwww.....

05-05-2005, 06:53 PM	#12
damama Join Date: May 2005 Location: California Posts: 464	Re: the bathroom. Heather, I LOVE that little green face you used!!!! That made me SMILE and LAUGH!!!! Laughing is the one thing that will get us all through this!!! Sorry to paint such an ugly picture, but I am VERY glad it made you laugh!!!!

05-05-2005, 06:54 PM	#13
Suze Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,531	Re: the bathroom. Roflmao!!!!!

05-05-2005, 09:24 PM	#14
Brannigan Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 846	Re: the bathroom. Great, another "perk" to look forward to. Imodium AD & I became quite a couple during the first few months when I started Paxil. Please tell me this is not a dangerous combination. __________________ Early 2002: Became a Paxil Junkie April 2005: Went from 25CR to 20 regular due to the shortage May 9 2005: Began tapering 15mg May 18: Tapered to 10mg May 25: Tapered to 5mg ... May 27 TILT! - too fast - back to 10mg June 18: Tapered to 7.5mg July 19: Tapered to 5mg October 1: Tapered to 2.5mg October 29: ZERO! No w/d symptoms since October '05. Is it really over?

05-05-2005, 10:33 PM	#15
paxilgirl "Stinks of lavender" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 10,382	Re: the bathroom. Damama, you made me pee laughing. I totally udnerstand where you are coming from! LOL! __________________ Paxilgirl Put on Paxil for situational depression in August 2003. Was also on .5 mg of Clonozapem. Started on 10mg and increased to 30mg. Weaned off during the summer of 2004. Became PAXIL FREE October 4, 2004. Completely recovered!!!

05-05-2005, 11:00 PM	#16
rc1904 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 269	Re: the bathroom. I just tell myself that it beats constipation! __________________ rc1904 :-D Paxil/Paroxetine Free Since March 18, 2005 ___________________________________ "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead

05-06-2005, 12:31 PM	#17
Dottie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 526	Re: the bathroom. This is very common. One day I have the runs and the next constipated. Oh what a joy paxil is. It's enough to give you a sh!tty out look on life. Dottie

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