feeling of unreality....

pax80 · 05-17-2006, 04:58 PM

Hi! today i felt a bit better. The sense of unreality continues... For how long? Does anyone know? How should i deal with it?

rdjanis · 05-17-2006, 05:26 PM

Deal with it as it comes, don't fear it, know that it is not forever and it will eventually leave. Hopefully this will ease up for you soon.

jadie · 05-17-2006, 10:13 PM

I call this feeling my "I now know how a ghost feels" phenomena. its gotta be the hardest part of this whole paxil and withdrawal thing.............nothing comes close and its one of the hardest things to describe to someone who has never experienced it. You are among friends here though...........thats the nice part..if there is a nice part I mean..........having people who know what its like. I dont know how long it lasts hon.................wouldnt it be great if we knew for certain when it would end.............*sigh*

Jadie xo

feelin'_wiggy · 05-18-2006, 12:52 AM

You have to take it moment by moment, Paul. When you're in the thick of it, there seems to be no end. I know it's horrible, but it DOES end. There's no way to tell exactly how long it lasts because that varies from person to person. Try to stay optimistic by reminding yourself that it is a temporary situation. Hang on to the fact that you felt a little better today. As time passes, each day will be better and better. Time is the key.

pax80 · 05-18-2006, 01:46 AM

thanks once again for all your support...

05-17-2006, 04:58 PM	#1
pax80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 3,696	feeling of unreality.... Hi! today i felt a bit better. The sense of unreality continues... For how long? Does anyone know? How should i deal with it? __________________ 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) 3 years free from drugs

05-17-2006, 05:26 PM	#2
rdjanis "has a lavender scented keyboard" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 22,238	Re: feeling of unreality.... Deal with it as it comes, don't fear it, know that it is not forever and it will eventually leave. Hopefully this will ease up for you soon. __________________ Rita

05-17-2006, 10:13 PM	#3
jadie Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 70	Re: feeling of unreality.... I call this feeling my "I now know how a ghost feels" phenomena. its gotta be the hardest part of this whole paxil and withdrawal thing.............nothing comes close and its one of the hardest things to describe to someone who has never experienced it. You are among friends here though...........thats the nice part..if there is a nice part I mean..........having people who know what its like. I dont know how long it lasts hon.................wouldnt it be great if we knew for certain when it would end.............sigh Jadie xo __________________ "Inside of every old person is a young person wondering what the h*ll happened!"

05-18-2006, 12:52 AM	#4
feelin'_wiggy Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,301	Re: feeling of unreality.... You have to take it moment by moment, Paul. When you're in the thick of it, there seems to be no end. I know it's horrible, but it DOES end. There's no way to tell exactly how long it lasts because that varies from person to person. Try to stay optimistic by reminding yourself that it is a temporary situation. Hang on to the fact that you felt a little better today. As time passes, each day will be better and better. Time is the key. __________________ *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, 01:46 AM	#5
pax80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 3,696	Re: feeling of unreality.... thanks once again for all your support... __________________ 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) 3 years free from drugs

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