One Stupid Miligram

Tara71 · 05-17-2006, 10:35 AM

After feeling somewhat stabilized at 20mg for a couple months I justed dropped to 19mg on Sunday. Half of a 20, half of a 10, and 4 in liquid.

I kid you not...I'm nauseated, dizzy, gassy, zapping, feeling faint, I can't get to sleep at night, and my speech is starting to slur.

ONE MILIGRAM! ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katesmom · 05-17-2006, 10:38 AM

I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this. It is so unfair that some people just quit without another thought and then you cannot go down a milligram without misery. It will pass. Hang in there!

scotty · 05-17-2006, 12:02 PM

Tara, you've had a rough road. If one is to much, then wean by .5. You can't go to slow.

feelin'_wiggy · 05-17-2006, 02:00 PM

Oh, Tara, you poor dear. Maybe you'll have to do it in half milligrams like Laurie suggested. So sorry you're going through this.

Tara71 · 05-18-2006, 10:39 AM

HALF???? I wonder if anybody else has had to do that? I guess I have the means since I have plenty of the nasty liquid stuff. But I think I'll stay at 19 for three weeks before I go to 18, instead of the normal two. I just can't believe so little can make such a difference. Just like when I got the whole body rash after switching from Paxil to Paxil CR. You really wouldn't think there'd be such a massive difference! Sheesh. NONE OF US ASKED FOR THIS CRAP.

rdjanis · 05-18-2006, 10:44 AM

Sorry it is so difficult for you Tara. It always puzzles me how some people have such a horrible time of it and others not. Go slower, who cares how small the amount, the point is you are working towards your goal.

alxander · 05-19-2006, 09:24 AM

Not trying to insult your intel. but really make sure to remember that 1 mL of the liquid stuff is equal to 2 mg of Paxil. Just a reminder.

Homerbcool · 05-19-2006, 10:18 AM

Need to change the title...THEY ALL ARE STUPID MILLIGRAMS

Amaya's Nana · 05-19-2006, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alxander

Not trying to insult your intel. but really make sure to remember that 1 mL of the liquid stuff is equal to 2 mg of Paxil. Just a reminder.

I got screwed up when i first started taking the liquid. I was down to 5 mg and accidentally took 5 ml of the liquid....................one wrong dose screwed me up for two days!!! I was always extremely careful after that.

Tara71 · 05-19-2006, 06:20 PM

Yeah the liquid I'm taking is 4mg = 2ml in the stupid dropper thing. My routine involves the measuring syringe & a shot glass. Maybe I should mix it with somthing else besides water, huh?

Delynbetter · 05-19-2006, 09:57 PM

Nothing wrong with dropping 0.5mg. I had to do it and it was much easier. Sometimes dropping too much was a good thing because it reminded me I needed to take it slower.

I did the oral syringe thing shooting the stuff to the back of my throat and following with water.

eileen · 05-20-2006, 06:19 AM

I'm so sorry that you are suffering so much Tara. I have to go very slow also.
I drop by 2.5mg and stabilize for at least 2 months. My last drop was 3 months. Maybe you are not waiting long enough to reduce your dose. I hope you feel better soon and I wish you good luck.
eileen

Tara71 · 05-20-2006, 05:27 PM

Yeah Eileen I think you're right. I set aside two to three years to do this and I've already gotten rid of 6mg since January. So I'll go slower. I figure I'll need the most time below 10mg, though. That's where the bad shakes/jitters start for me.

05-17-2006, 10:35 AM	#1
Tara71 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 324	One Stupid Miligram After feeling somewhat stabilized at 20mg for a couple months I justed dropped to 19mg on Sunday. Half of a 20, half of a 10, and 4 in liquid. I kid you not...I'm nauseated, dizzy, gassy, zapping, feeling faint, I can't get to sleep at night, and my speech is starting to slur. ONE MILIGRAM! ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Prozac 20mg. 1987-1995. Quit cold turkey. Paxil 20mg 1995 for chest pain 3wks after quitting Prozac. Withdrawal 1996 2 weeks forced after move/no refill. First LUCID nightmares started here. Withdrawal 1999 failed-forced raise to 30mg. Withdrawal 2002 duration 10 months failed. Cold turkey = full body rash, knotted muscles. Resumed to 20mg 2003. Forced to 30mg 2004 after 1 BAD REFILL caused w/d. Tapering 2005-06 got me down to 15mg.

05-17-2006, 10:38 AM	#2
Katesmom Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 13,706	Re: One Stupid Miligram I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this. It is so unfair that some people just quit without another thought and then you cannot go down a milligram without misery. It will pass. Hang in there! __________________ 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

05-17-2006, 12:02 PM	#3
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: One Stupid Miligram Tara, you've had a rough road. If one is to much, then wean by .5. You can't go to slow. __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

05-17-2006, 02:00 PM	#4
feelin'_wiggy Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,301	Re: One Stupid Miligram Oh, Tara, you poor dear. Maybe you'll have to do it in half milligrams like Laurie suggested. So sorry you're going through this. __________________ *Deborah* Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage -- Anais Nin ...the most you can hope is to be a little less, in the end, the creature you were in the beginning and the middle. -- Samuel Beckett (The Unnamable) . 1998: Paxil prescribed during mother's battle with cancer. 07/03 thru 05/05: Poop out; 2 botched attempts at wd; bipolar dx; more drugs added 04/05: quit lithium, Adderall and Xanax 05/05: Began 3rd attempt at wd 07/22/05: Liberated! http://www.benzo.org.uk

05-18-2006, 10:39 AM	#5
Tara71 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 324	Re: One Stupid Miligram HALF???? I wonder if anybody else has had to do that? I guess I have the means since I have plenty of the nasty liquid stuff. But I think I'll stay at 19 for three weeks before I go to 18, instead of the normal two. I just can't believe so little can make such a difference. Just like when I got the whole body rash after switching from Paxil to Paxil CR. You really wouldn't think there'd be such a massive difference! Sheesh. NONE OF US ASKED FOR THIS CRAP. __________________ Prozac 20mg. 1987-1995. Quit cold turkey. Paxil 20mg 1995 for chest pain 3wks after quitting Prozac. Withdrawal 1996 2 weeks forced after move/no refill. First LUCID nightmares started here. Withdrawal 1999 failed-forced raise to 30mg. Withdrawal 2002 duration 10 months failed. Cold turkey = full body rash, knotted muscles. Resumed to 20mg 2003. Forced to 30mg 2004 after 1 BAD REFILL caused w/d. Tapering 2005-06 got me down to 15mg.

05-18-2006, 10:44 AM	#6
rdjanis "has a lavender scented keyboard" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 22,238	Re: One Stupid Miligram Sorry it is so difficult for you Tara. It always puzzles me how some people have such a horrible time of it and others not. Go slower, who cares how small the amount, the point is you are working towards your goal. __________________ Rita

05-19-2006, 09:24 AM	#7
alxander Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southeast Posts: 34	Re: One Stupid Miligram Not trying to insult your intel. but really make sure to remember that 1 mL of the liquid stuff is equal to 2 mg of Paxil. Just a reminder.

05-19-2006, 10:18 AM	#8
Homerbcool "colors outside the lines" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,949	Re: One Stupid Miligram Need to change the title...THEY ALL ARE STUPID MILLIGRAMS

05-19-2006, 06:20 PM	#10
Tara71 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 324	Re: One Stupid Miligram Yeah the liquid I'm taking is 4mg = 2ml in the stupid dropper thing. My routine involves the measuring syringe & a shot glass. Maybe I should mix it with somthing else besides water, huh? __________________ Prozac 20mg. 1987-1995. Quit cold turkey. Paxil 20mg 1995 for chest pain 3wks after quitting Prozac. Withdrawal 1996 2 weeks forced after move/no refill. First LUCID nightmares started here. Withdrawal 1999 failed-forced raise to 30mg. Withdrawal 2002 duration 10 months failed. Cold turkey = full body rash, knotted muscles. Resumed to 20mg 2003. Forced to 30mg 2004 after 1 BAD REFILL caused w/d. Tapering 2005-06 got me down to 15mg.

05-19-2006, 09:57 PM	#11
Delynbetter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 10,518	Re: One Stupid Miligram Nothing wrong with dropping 0.5mg. I had to do it and it was much easier. Sometimes dropping too much was a good thing because it reminded me I needed to take it slower. I did the oral syringe thing shooting the stuff to the back of my throat and following with water. __________________ Diagnosed anxiety/panic disorder without agoraphobia 1989. Talk/music therapy. Major anxiety and mild depression in 2004 from situational stressors. Began Paxil CR 25mg, 10/04. Quit cold-turkey 5/5/05 as demanded by doctor. Found paxilprogress 5/17/05. Began Paxil CR 12.5mg 5/17/05. Weaned 4 1/2 months. During taper - anx/panic/depression, manic episodes, agoraphobia, suicidal ideation, many other physical symptoms. Paxil-free 10/2/05.

05-20-2006, 06:19 AM	#12
eileen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,272	Re: One Stupid Miligram I'm so sorry that you are suffering so much Tara. I have to go very slow also. I drop by 2.5mg and stabilize for at least 2 months. My last drop was 3 months. Maybe you are not waiting long enough to reduce your dose. I hope you feel better soon and I wish you good luck. eileen __________________ June 13/07-reducing by .05mg. every four weeks to present. October 29/08-Paxil Free 2006-Cut Trazodone from 150mg to 100mg. Sept 07/09- Trazodone 75mg. Started this journey of horror with AD's in 1994, Put on Paxil 30 mg in Feb/1995 I will survive!

05-20-2006, 05:27 PM	#13
Tara71 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 324	Re: One Stupid Miligram Yeah Eileen I think you're right. I set aside two to three years to do this and I've already gotten rid of 6mg since January. So I'll go slower. I figure I'll need the most time below 10mg, though. That's where the bad shakes/jitters start for me. __________________ Prozac 20mg. 1987-1995. Quit cold turkey. Paxil 20mg 1995 for chest pain 3wks after quitting Prozac. Withdrawal 1996 2 weeks forced after move/no refill. First LUCID nightmares started here. Withdrawal 1999 failed-forced raise to 30mg. Withdrawal 2002 duration 10 months failed. Cold turkey = full body rash, knotted muscles. Resumed to 20mg 2003. Forced to 30mg 2004 after 1 BAD REFILL caused w/d. Tapering 2005-06 got me down to 15mg.

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