Walking like very drunk

henk · 11-13-2005, 07:27 AM

Hi there.

Just went for a little walk with my wife and dog. I barely couldn't walk. I walked like a very drunk person... or the feeling that I was on the deck of a ship. had to held myself to a lamppost and so forth. People of 80 years old walked better than myself. Sometimes I have good days, this day is bad.

Did anyone else walk this bad when withdrawing?

Henk

zappelina · 11-13-2005, 10:39 AM

Been staggering, falling and holding on to furniture for ages!

Delynbetter · 11-13-2005, 11:19 AM

A lot of dizziness, unsteadiness for me during withdrawal.

heyK · 11-13-2005, 11:48 AM

Yes. That's common.

Shellshock · 11-13-2005, 07:29 PM

I can relate to this one too guys, i been feeling a little spaced out for a while, like i'm swaying when walking. Also when i've just parked my car it feels like it's still moving from underneath me

, anyone had that?

It's all part of the withdrawal, it just hangs around us all different and for different periods of time..

rdjanis · 11-13-2005, 07:32 PM

My daughter had this as well.... it will pass.

Delynbetter · 11-13-2005, 08:07 PM

Something that I remembered a while back is when I began Paxil I had double vision. Felt constantly cross-eyed, which really added to the stumbling drunk phase.

Katesmom · 11-13-2005, 09:25 PM

Ah, memories. . .yes, it passes.

Buxy`s Back · 11-14-2005, 02:16 AM

here too i walk one way my head goes another its been pretty constant for 14 mths now maybe peeps round here think i drink lol coz im always sayin " oh just had 10 whiskeys again" its awful but deffinately just one of the wierd and wonderful withdrawal symptoms to thank gsk for

pax80 · 04-25-2007, 12:21 PM

I think I'm going to be like this forever

anjillian · 04-25-2007, 12:24 PM

I get that daily when dosage starts to wear off.. very scary but have gotton used to it.

pax80 · 04-25-2007, 12:29 PM

I have it all the time... It's a mixture of stiff legs with dizziness with motor problems, It's scary to death

slappyintheface · 04-25-2007, 03:28 PM

How fast are you tapering and at what dosage? I had the "drunk walk" and extreme dizziness when I tried to "cold turkey" years ago.

pax80 · 04-25-2007, 03:31 PM

I did a slow taper and I'm 6 1/2 months off...

11-13-2005, 07:27 AM	#1
henk Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 61	Walking like very drunk Hi there. Just went for a little walk with my wife and dog. I barely couldn't walk. I walked like a very drunk person... or the feeling that I was on the deck of a ship. had to held myself to a lamppost and so forth. People of 80 years old walked better than myself. Sometimes I have good days, this day is bad. Did anyone else walk this bad when withdrawing? Henk

11-13-2005, 10:39 AM	#2
zappelina Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,387	Re: Walking like very drunk Been staggering, falling and holding on to furniture for ages! __________________ AD history: Celexa 20 mg 1997-98. Quit CT, no WD problems. Paxil/Seroxat 20 mg 2001-2003 then switched to 50 mg Zoloft without any WD problems after the switch. Zoloft later increased to 75 mg. 2004 tapered Zoloft too quickly after sudden onset of muscle stiffness and extreme restlessness on full dose. Severe and prolonged WD problem with a long list of symptoms. Considerable mental but very little physical improvement so far. Last Zoloft dose April 18 2004.

11-13-2005, 11:19 AM	#3
Delynbetter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 10,769	Re: Walking like very drunk A lot of dizziness, unsteadiness for me during withdrawal.

11-13-2005, 11:48 AM	#4
heyK Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 402	Re: Walking like very drunk Yes. That's common. __________________ 1993 - end of 2001: Zoloft (75 mg) 2002 - 2003 (total of 11 months): Prozac + Buspar (to deal with the Zoloft withdrawal) Off all drugs for a year going through withdrawal with no letup in symptoms, so in 2004 I (regrettably) went back on Zoloft to try a slower taper. 11/19/05 - Finally off again.

11-13-2005, 07:29 PM	#5
Shellshock Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 716	Re: Walking like very drunk I can relate to this one too guys, i been feeling a little spaced out for a while, like i'm swaying when walking. Also when i've just parked my car it feels like it's still moving from underneath me , anyone had that? It's all part of the withdrawal, it just hangs around us all different and for different periods of time.. __________________ Prescribed Seroxat 20mg January 2001 (For Panic Attacks) Soon increased to 40mg (Within approx 1 Month) Started Withdrawal June 2004 Seroxat Free since Sept 2004 Nov 2007 - Still having difficult time and w/d nowhere near complete as yet

11-13-2005, 07:32 PM	#6
rdjanis "has a lavender scented keyboard" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 22,214	Re: Walking like very drunk My daughter had this as well.... it will pass. __________________ Rita

11-13-2005, 08:07 PM	#7
Delynbetter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 10,769	Re: Walking like very drunk Something that I remembered a while back is when I began Paxil I had double vision. Felt constantly cross-eyed, which really added to the stumbling drunk phase.

11-13-2005, 09:25 PM	#8
Katesmom Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 13,812	Re: Walking like very drunk Ah, memories. . .yes, it passes. __________________ Katesmom aka Kim started Paxil Oct. 2003 for PIH Paxil free since 19 Jul 2005 ". . .the cruelest lies are often told without a word. . .the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." -- Ben Folds

11-14-2005, 02:16 AM	#9
Buxy`s Back Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: grimsby,england Posts: 4,468	Re: Walking like very drunk here too i walk one way my head goes another its been pretty constant for 14 mths now maybe peeps round here think i drink lol coz im always sayin " oh just had 10 whiskeys again" its awful but deffinately just one of the wierd and wonderful withdrawal symptoms to thank gsk for __________________ September 2009, not in severe hell just moderate hell, still recovering Joanne. LITTLE EVIL MEN HIDE BEHIND BIG COMPANY NAMES................QUOTE BY......MOI

04-25-2007, 12:21 PM	#10
pax80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 3,787	Re: Walking like very drunk I think I'm going to be like this forever __________________ 2002- 10mg diazepam(for a neck pain) 2003- 20mg seroxat(for benzo wd) 2005-stopped diazepam (1 year taper plus acupuncture) 2006-stopped paxil (1 year taper) 4 years free from drugs

04-25-2007, 12:24 PM	#11
anjillian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 950	Re: Walking like very drunk I get that daily when dosage starts to wear off.. very scary but have gotton used to it.

04-25-2007, 12:29 PM	#12
pax80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 3,787	Re: Walking like very drunk I have it all the time... It's a mixture of stiff legs with dizziness with motor problems, It's scary to death __________________ 2002- 10mg diazepam(for a neck pain) 2003- 20mg seroxat(for benzo wd) 2005-stopped diazepam (1 year taper plus acupuncture) 2006-stopped paxil (1 year taper) 4 years free from drugs

04-25-2007, 03:28 PM	#13
slappyintheface "doesn't use the big stamp" Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 6,601	Re: Walking like very drunk How fast are you tapering and at what dosage? I had the "drunk walk" and extreme dizziness when I tried to "cold turkey" years ago. __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Time does not come in pill form" me http://www.slappyintheface.com

04-25-2007, 03:31 PM	#14
pax80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 3,787	Re: Walking like very drunk I did a slow taper and I'm 6 1/2 months off... __________________ 2002- 10mg diazepam(for a neck pain) 2003- 20mg seroxat(for benzo wd) 2005-stopped diazepam (1 year taper plus acupuncture) 2006-stopped paxil (1 year taper) 4 years free from drugs

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