1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!!

BanjoDan · 08-01-2006, 11:51 AM

So I made it 1 year off the poison…. What a long strange trip it’s been. First I want to thank all of you who took the time to listen to me and reassure me in the early and not so early days of my withdrawal. Laurie and Rita I can’t even describe in words how much support you two gave to me and everyone else here. There were times I never thought this would end, that I would be nervous and depressed and anxious and crazy and dizzy and tired and angry FOREVER, and all of you helped me through that here.

Fortunately for me my parents were patient and loving and understanding which made this a lot easier, although I know I wasn’t easy on them.

While I’d like to take a lot of credit myself for getting here, the person who I really have to be grateful to and who is ultimately the real reason I made it through this ****ing HELL is my girlfriend Denise. Besides the fact that she put up with every new anxiety or insecurity or lunacy I put on her and believe me you there was a new one every day it seemed… she was the light at the end of this deep dark hole I was in. If I ever thought what’s the point or why am I doing this or where am I going, she was always there for me giving me reason to come through this in one piece and maybe even stronger than before. I wanted to get better for myself but for her too. I can’t even imagine what it is like for a loved one of someone going through this nightmare, all I know is that I wish all of you have someone like my girlfriend to help you through this and to love you when you don’t think anyone does, or to give you comfort when you are afraid of everything, because as only we know PAXHELL is a despair that consumes your brain, gives you no hope and makes you forget why you even wanted to live in the first place, and to have someone there for you is something that can’t be described… it’s not a miracle I made it through because I had all the love and support and then some from Denise. I Love you forever.

Now to the part where I tell you how GREAT I f#$%^&*()ing FEEL!!!!! I am like a new man come out of this drug, NEW AND IMPROVED I’d like to think. NO MORE DEPRESSION, OCD, CRIPPLING ANXIETY, FEAR, RAGE… I have emotions, maybe slightly elevated but compared to my past year I can safely say back to normal.

Physically I have NO DIZZINESS, very little Stomache problems. Wentt from pain as if a knife was being jabbed into my abdomen ALL DAY to occasional cramps…Went from nauseau and heartburn EVERYDAY ALL DAY to occasional evening indegestion.

NO more hungover feeling EVERY morning, only after I’ve had more than my fair share of wine.

NO more violent muscle spasms and night sweating, just minor twitches that are more of an annoyance than anything else.

NO More insomnia for days on end… or waking up in a panic or NIGHTMARES EVERY NIGHT. I now sleep pretty well, rarely can’t sleep at all, still sometimes wake up too early or have trouble falling asleep but it is the exception to the rule now if that happens.

No more numbness in my legs and arms.

NO More headaches or facial pain ALL DAY, occasional a brief moment of my cheeks feel pressure and then it is gone.

I’m sure there were things I forgot but I can say I’m practically symptom free, every month getting a little better. My life is back to normal, working hard living life to the fullest. There are days where I forget about paxil and that it as even a part of my life, which Is amazing since it was at one point all I could think about.

So to all of you who don’t think you can make it, trust me YOU CAN… I was at the bottom and have MADE A FULL RECOVERY and so can ALL OF YOU.

As a great man I once knew used to always say…

Avanti,
Dan

Homerbcool · 08-01-2006, 11:57 AM

happy anniversary.jpg...from Fred, barney and homer of course.....oh yeah, and the bedrock police force with piano courtesy of 88 fingers Louie...

Buxy`s Back · 08-01-2006, 12:13 PM

woahhhhhh way to go thats a great read,congrats,unfortunately im still getting hit with all you have listed at 22 mths but its given me great encouragement,if you can feel this bad but recover there is hope for us all,way to go and good luck on everything you set out to achieve in the future

scotty · 08-01-2006, 12:44 PM

This is great to hear!!!

Light · 08-01-2006, 12:59 PM

Great news, Dan! Please keep us posted.

Iksfreundin · 08-01-2006, 01:04 PM

Awesome! I cannot wait until that day comes for me! Congratulations! Congrats congrats congrats!

diana.p · 08-01-2006, 01:05 PM

Good for you!
I think I needed your message. I was beginning to lose my faith and I just read your story. It's great.

summer bee · 08-01-2006, 01:05 PM

that's awesome that your girlfriend was so supportive. congrats!

Katesmom · 08-01-2006, 01:29 PM

Dan-

You weren't far behind me. Isn't it the most amazing feeling to know that that particular year is behind you? Surviving it is an accomplishment! All the best to you!

special k · 08-01-2006, 04:10 PM

Congrats! So nice to read a happy ending!!! YAY YOU!

nina900 · 08-01-2006, 05:33 PM

Congratulations Dan, its so good to hear that your doing well.

Tomas2 · 08-01-2006, 05:55 PM

Rock'n'roll!

LossLeader · 08-01-2006, 06:41 PM

Fantastic news! Congratulations - although I suspect you won't even need congratulations, you must be feeling so positive right now...

And remember that reading these success stories is a massive boost to all of us as well.

nic908 · 08-01-2006, 07:01 PM

It's sooooo good to hear a success story! Glad you are doing so well!

sheacarney · 08-02-2006, 12:22 AM

I am so happy to read this post as every symptom you mentioned I've had, to some degree or another for the last two years. So much better now, but to know that it will be COMPETELY gone is music to my ears.

heyK · 08-02-2006, 12:46 AM

Congratulations, Dan! And thanks for sharing your story. When did you start to feel relief from all those god-awful symptoms? Was it recent, or have you been feeling better for a while?

rdjanis · 08-02-2006, 12:46 AM

Congrats Dan!! I am glad you have finally found the relief, and thanks for sharing it with us.

mach3939 · 08-02-2006, 01:03 AM

Thank you for sharing your success! We all need encouragement and your post is very encouraging to me! A light at the end of a dark tunnel.

Come back and let us know it continues for you!
Good Luck
Debbie

BanjoDan · 08-02-2006, 01:50 AM

Thanks for all the congrats everyone, I couldn't have done it without the support group here.

As for my symptoms, a lot of them persisted up until recently. The headaches went away after maybe 5-6 months as did the dizziness on a daily basis, but even these came back without rhyme or reason up until 11 months. Most of the other symptoms were still hanging around up until the past month. It's amazing when something just GOES AWAY as if you never had it.

Emotionally I stopped my major depression somehwat early on especially after the fish oil became my daily regimen, but the anxiety and nervousness has been strong all the time up until recently, I stopped seeing a therapist at her suggestion ad even when I am stressed at work which can be very often with the deadlines of my job, I don't lose control of myself like I did just a couple months ago.

I also forgot to mention the internal tremor i had EVERY night befoe going to bed which made me actually think my floor was shaking I came close to complaining to the landlord, until it happened when I went away for the weekend, this is also completely gone as are the hot flashes that made me feel like a menopausal woman which is weird since I'm a 27 year old man.

I really am so strong and healthy now I recently went to puerto rico and went out dancing all night slept 3 hours hiked for 6 hours in the day and went back out did this for 4 days straight and felt great... something my body couldn't have handled even just a couple months ago.

So everyone know it will go away, I thought i was permanently damaged I was going up and down on this drug 30 mg at a time taking steroids antiobiotics antifungals which were increasing and decreasing the amount of drug in my system for almost a year before realiing i had to wean, which i did WAY TOO QUICK, so even the way i abused my body with this stuff I made a FULL RECOVERY, and because of all this dealt with a lot of issues I wouldn't have, and also realize I never had any of these symptoms of panic anxiety depression etc.. before taking paxil I took it for stomache problems probably due to accutane and antiobiotics i took for acne when I was 19 and ALL of these symtoms hit me, so NO it;s not your depression returning it IS WITHDRAWAL KNOW THAT FOR SURE, and it WILL GO AWAY.

We are the strongest community of people I have ever been apart of and I congratulate everyone here for even attempting this journey to get off of this poison, trust me you will be stronger for it.

Dan

Tomas2 · 08-02-2006, 07:25 AM

What a story. I hope you keep doing well. Congratulations!

Homerbcool · 08-02-2006, 07:38 AM

You just gots to love the succes stories..they make each step that much lighter..but becareful to those you want it so bad they increase their speed of recovery and actually set themselves back...keep the pace is the message..slow slow..

Dan...thanks, please keep a regular update, it does mean a lot!!

altostrata · 08-02-2006, 11:25 AM

BanjoDan, that is excellent, excellent news.

Please consider posting an outline of your case history in the sticky labeled RESEARCHERS up at the top of General Discussion.

It's for anyone who's had this damn thing for more than 6 months. We hope visiting researchers will consider this list of case histories.

special k · 08-02-2006, 11:33 AM

banjodan, I am just sickened to read that they put you on Paxil for stomach problems and that you never had anxiety or depression in the first place. That is horrible, just horrible. I really REALLY hope docs have learned since then.

Suze · 08-02-2006, 03:06 PM

Dan, what a kickass post.
Always so heartening to read of successes like yours.
Hope you'll keep everyone posted on your continued progress and plans. It's always great when you stop by.

Homerbcool · 08-02-2006, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suze

Dan, what a kickass post.
Always so heartening to read of successes like yours.
Hope you'll keep everyone posted on your continued progress and plans. It's always great when you stop by.

suze ..it is great when you stop by too

08-01-2006, 11:51 AM	#1
BanjoDan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 150	1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! So I made it 1 year off the poison…. What a long strange trip it’s been. First I want to thank all of you who took the time to listen to me and reassure me in the early and not so early days of my withdrawal. Laurie and Rita I can’t even describe in words how much support you two gave to me and everyone else here. There were times I never thought this would end, that I would be nervous and depressed and anxious and crazy and dizzy and tired and angry FOREVER, and all of you helped me through that here. Fortunately for me my parents were patient and loving and understanding which made this a lot easier, although I know I wasn’t easy on them. While I’d like to take a lot of credit myself for getting here, the person who I really have to be grateful to and who is ultimately the real reason I made it through this ***ing HELL is my girlfriend Denise. Besides the fact that she put up with every new anxiety or insecurity or lunacy I put on her and believe me you there was a new one every day it seemed… she was the light at the end of this deep dark hole I was in. If I ever thought what’s the point or why am I doing this or where am I going, she was always there for me giving me reason to come through this in one piece and maybe even stronger than before. I wanted to get better for myself but for her too. I can’t even imagine what it is like for a loved one of someone going through this nightmare, all I know is that I wish all of you have someone like my girlfriend to help you through this and to love you when you don’t think anyone does, or to give you comfort when you are afraid of everything, because as only we know PAXHELL is a despair that consumes your brain, gives you no hope and makes you forget why you even wanted to live in the first place, and to have someone there for you is something that can’t be described… it’s not a miracle I made it through because I had all the love and support and then some from Denise. I Love you forever. Now to the part where I tell you how GREAT I f#$%^&()ing FEEL!!!!! I am like a new man come out of this drug, NEW AND IMPROVED I’d like to think. NO MORE DEPRESSION, OCD, CRIPPLING ANXIETY, FEAR, RAGE… I have emotions, maybe slightly elevated but compared to my past year I can safely say back to normal. Physically I have NO DIZZINESS, very little Stomache problems. Wentt from pain as if a knife was being jabbed into my abdomen ALL DAY to occasional cramps…Went from nauseau and heartburn EVERYDAY ALL DAY to occasional evening indegestion. NO more hungover feeling EVERY morning, only after I’ve had more than my fair share of wine. NO more violent muscle spasms and night sweating, just minor twitches that are more of an annoyance than anything else. NO More insomnia for days on end… or waking up in a panic or NIGHTMARES EVERY NIGHT. I now sleep pretty well, rarely can’t sleep at all, still sometimes wake up too early or have trouble falling asleep but it is the exception to the rule now if that happens. No more numbness in my legs and arms. NO More headaches or facial pain ALL DAY, occasional a brief moment of my cheeks feel pressure and then it is gone. I’m sure there were things I forgot but I can say I’m practically symptom free, every month getting a little better. My life is back to normal, working hard living life to the fullest. There are days where I forget about paxil and that it as even a part of my life, which Is amazing since it was at one point all I could think about. So to all of you who don’t think you can make it, trust me YOU CAN… I was at the bottom and have MADE A FULL RECOVERY and so can ALL OF YOU. As a great man I once knew used to always say… Avanti, Dan __________________ On 60mg Paxil for IBS since 1999 Paxil Free since July 23rd 2005! 1 Year for full recovery!!!!!!!!!!!

08-01-2006, 11:57 AM	#2
Homerbcool "colors outside the lines" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,949	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! happy anniversary.jpg...from Fred, barney and homer of course.....oh yeah, and the bedrock police force with piano courtesy of 88 fingers Louie... __________________ That's one of the curses of anxiety--we make possibilities into certainties.....Tim

08-01-2006, 12:13 PM	#3
Buxy`s Back Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: grimsby,england Posts: 4,463	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! woahhhhhh way to go thats a great read,congrats,unfortunately im still getting hit with all you have listed at 22 mths but its given me great encouragement,if you can feel this bad but recover there is hope for us all,way to go and good luck on everything you set out to achieve in the future __________________ September 2009, not in severe hell just moderate hell, still recovering Joanne. LITTLE EVIL MEN HIDE BEHIND BIG COMPANY NAMES................QUOTE BY......MOI

08-01-2006, 12:44 PM	#4
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! This is great to hear!!! __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

08-01-2006, 12:59 PM	#5
Light Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,271	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Great news, Dan! Please keep us posted. __________________ Drug-free since 4/9/05 If you ever teach a yodeling class, probably the hardest thing is to keep the students from just trying to yodel right off the bat. You see, "we build to that. " — Jack Handey

08-01-2006, 01:04 PM	#6
Iksfreundin "Dancing Queen" Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,572	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Awesome! I cannot wait until that day comes for me! Congratulations! Congrats congrats congrats! __________________ 95' - started paxil, 20 mgs; up to 30. two ct's, then 60 mgs for years. 40 mgs in '02, poop-out in '05 start taper= 5/8/06 at 20 = 6/17/06 at 15 = 8/8/06 at 10 = 10/15/06 at 5 = 12/14/06 Paxil free as of 3/8/08 (drops were done gradually - not from 20 to 15 and so on) Smoke-free as of 2/27/08 Still doing well, no smoking yet and I haven't been hospitalized - 10/2/09 "You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you!" Job 13:4, KJV Bible

08-01-2006, 01:05 PM	#7
diana.p Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Romania Posts: 493	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Good for you! I think I needed your message. I was beginning to lose my faith and I just read your story. It's great.

08-01-2006, 01:05 PM	#8
summer bee Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 1,665	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! that's awesome that your girlfriend was so supportive. congrats! __________________ 06/26/2006: 10mg; found paxilprogress.org 06/28/2006-01/20/07: a long, zappy time of tapering paxil-free for: TWO YEARS! video: tapering off of paxil. facebook: the dangers of antidepressants. la times: my paxil withdrawal story "all systems begin and end in silence; nothing needs solving, nothing is a problem..." - al zolynas, the algebra nightmare

08-01-2006, 01:29 PM	#9
Katesmom Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 13,706	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Dan- You weren't far behind me. Isn't it the most amazing feeling to know that that particular year is behind you? Surviving it is an accomplishment! All the best to you! __________________ 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

08-01-2006, 04:10 PM	#10
special k Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 135	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Congrats! So nice to read a happy ending!!! YAY YOU! __________________ On Paxil 30 mg for almost 10 years for GAD/panic attacks. Tapered slowly over the past year because I want to get pregnant eventually! Pregnancy plans now on hold because things are just too difficult. Did slow liquid taper from 8 ml (equal to 16 mg) starting in November. Finished last .5 ml dose on March 29, 2006 after tapering 1 ml every few weeks. Withdrawal has created bad depression on and off. Trying to live in the present moment, and not dwell on the past or worry about the future!

08-01-2006, 05:33 PM	#11
nina900 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 158	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Congratulations Dan, its so good to hear that your doing well. __________________ Summer 1999 -started Seroxat/Paxil 20 mg aged 18. Feb 2001-quit Seroxat cold turkey Summer 2003 -back on Seroxat 20 mg for anxiety Sept 2004 -Quit Seroxat cold turkey Feb 2005 -started Cipralex/Lexapro 20 mg for severe depression. SSRI free since October 2005 (again cold turkey)

08-01-2006, 05:55 PM	#12
Tomas2 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 320	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Rock'n'roll! __________________ Badly damaged by paroxetine: fatigue, nausea and dizziness (when using voice!), diarrhea, rhinitis. Upon withdrawal, hospitalized and brain damaged by electroshock. 30 mg paroxetine 200109 - 200501 Tapered to 0 mg 200501 - 20050519. 0 mg 05 - 06 (3 1/2 weeks) 5-20 citalopram 06 - 07 15 mg escitalopram 07 - 08 6 RUL ECT 200507 20 mg escitalopram 200508 - 200512 Found ect.org and zaprap.org 200509. Tapering to currently 7.5 mg escitalopram since 200512. Found paxilprogress.org 200607.

08-01-2006, 06:41 PM	#13
LossLeader Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,561	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Fantastic news! Congratulations - although I suspect you won't even need congratulations, you must be feeling so positive right now... And remember that reading these success stories is a massive boost to all of us as well. __________________ I see my light come shining, from the west down to the east Any day now, any day now, I shall be released

08-01-2006, 07:01 PM	#14
nic908 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 109	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! It's sooooo good to hear a success story! Glad you are doing so well! __________________ Started Paxil CR 25 mg in Jan '03 for severe anxiey/depression Switched to generic Paxil 20 mg in March '05 during Paxil CR recall Completely weaned off Paxil by June '05 Started Prozac 20 mg shortly afterward Off Prozac and back on Paxil CR 12.5 mg in July '05 Determined to successfully rid myself of Paxil for good Completely off paxil as of 12/12/05!!

08-02-2006, 12:22 AM	#15
sheacarney Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,773	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! I am so happy to read this post as every symptom you mentioned I've had, to some degree or another for the last two years. So much better now, but to know that it will be COMPETELY gone is music to my ears. __________________ shea_alexander2000@hotmail.com Drug free since April 12th, 2005

08-02-2006, 12:46 AM	#16
heyK Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 418	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Congratulations, Dan! And thanks for sharing your story. When did you start to feel relief from all those god-awful symptoms? Was it recent, or have you been feeling better for a while? __________________ 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.

08-02-2006, 12:46 AM	#17
rdjanis "has a lavender scented keyboard" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario Posts: 22,238	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Congrats Dan!! I am glad you have finally found the relief, and thanks for sharing it with us. __________________ Rita

08-02-2006, 01:03 AM	#18
mach3939 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Romulus, Michigan Posts: 1,089	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing your success! We all need encouragement and your post is very encouraging to me! A light at the end of a dark tunnel. Come back and let us know it continues for you! Good Luck Debbie __________________ Antidepressants since 1997 Zoloft, Serzone, Paxil for 7 years, Effexor for 9 months of that Welburtin & Lexapro mixed in too. Paxil 30mgs July 8 till Aug 6th, 15mgs Aug 7 till Sept 14, 10mgs sept 15 till Nov 14, 5mgs (Oct sinus infection 10 days antibiotics), Nov 15 thru Now, 2.5mgs (Dec sinsus infection 20 days antibiotics) Last Paxil 1/10/06 (Feb Bronchitis & URI 7 days antibiotics and Inhalers) (March Severe Sinus infection 5 weeks antibiotics & diflucan)

08-02-2006, 01:50 AM	#19
BanjoDan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 150	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Thanks for all the congrats everyone, I couldn't have done it without the support group here. As for my symptoms, a lot of them persisted up until recently. The headaches went away after maybe 5-6 months as did the dizziness on a daily basis, but even these came back without rhyme or reason up until 11 months. Most of the other symptoms were still hanging around up until the past month. It's amazing when something just GOES AWAY as if you never had it. Emotionally I stopped my major depression somehwat early on especially after the fish oil became my daily regimen, but the anxiety and nervousness has been strong all the time up until recently, I stopped seeing a therapist at her suggestion ad even when I am stressed at work which can be very often with the deadlines of my job, I don't lose control of myself like I did just a couple months ago. I also forgot to mention the internal tremor i had EVERY night befoe going to bed which made me actually think my floor was shaking I came close to complaining to the landlord, until it happened when I went away for the weekend, this is also completely gone as are the hot flashes that made me feel like a menopausal woman which is weird since I'm a 27 year old man. I really am so strong and healthy now I recently went to puerto rico and went out dancing all night slept 3 hours hiked for 6 hours in the day and went back out did this for 4 days straight and felt great... something my body couldn't have handled even just a couple months ago. So everyone know it will go away, I thought i was permanently damaged I was going up and down on this drug 30 mg at a time taking steroids antiobiotics antifungals which were increasing and decreasing the amount of drug in my system for almost a year before realiing i had to wean, which i did WAY TOO QUICK, so even the way i abused my body with this stuff I made a FULL RECOVERY, and because of all this dealt with a lot of issues I wouldn't have, and also realize I never had any of these symptoms of panic anxiety depression etc.. before taking paxil I took it for stomache problems probably due to accutane and antiobiotics i took for acne when I was 19 and ALL of these symtoms hit me, so NO it;s not your depression returning it IS WITHDRAWAL KNOW THAT FOR SURE, and it WILL GO AWAY. We are the strongest community of people I have ever been apart of and I congratulate everyone here for even attempting this journey to get off of this poison, trust me you will be stronger for it. Dan __________________ On 60mg Paxil for IBS since 1999 Paxil Free since July 23rd 2005! 1 Year for full recovery!!!!!!!!!!!

08-02-2006, 07:25 AM	#20
Tomas2 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 320	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! What a story. I hope you keep doing well. Congratulations! __________________ Badly damaged by paroxetine: fatigue, nausea and dizziness (when using voice!), diarrhea, rhinitis. Upon withdrawal, hospitalized and brain damaged by electroshock. 30 mg paroxetine 200109 - 200501 Tapered to 0 mg 200501 - 20050519. 0 mg 05 - 06 (3 1/2 weeks) 5-20 citalopram 06 - 07 15 mg escitalopram 07 - 08 6 RUL ECT 200507 20 mg escitalopram 200508 - 200512 Found ect.org and zaprap.org 200509. Tapering to currently 7.5 mg escitalopram since 200512. Found paxilprogress.org 200607.

08-02-2006, 07:38 AM	#21
Homerbcool "colors outside the lines" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,949	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! You just gots to love the succes stories..they make each step that much lighter..but becareful to those you want it so bad they increase their speed of recovery and actually set themselves back...keep the pace is the message..slow slow.. Dan...thanks, please keep a regular update, it does mean a lot!! __________________ That's one of the curses of anxiety--we make possibilities into certainties.....Tim

08-02-2006, 11:25 AM	#22
altostrata Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 4,652	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! BanjoDan, that is excellent, excellent news. Please consider posting an outline of your case history in the sticky labeled RESEARCHERS up at the top of General Discussion. It's for anyone who's had this damn thing for more than 6 months. We hope visiting researchers will consider this list of case histories. __________________ '97-'99 Prozac 10mg, tapered, no problem '02-'04 Paxil 10mg, tapered 1mg/wk Oct '04 10/04-12/04 Hypomania, sweating, brain zaps 12/04-7/05 Insomnia, weepy, pseudo-anxiety, anorgasmia 1/05-1/06 Wellbutrin 100-250mg 9/05-4/06 Disabled -- fatigue 1/06-5/07 Vits C, D3, E, mag, zinc, fish oil, acupuncture, whey protein isolate, melatonin help 1/08-1/09 Disabled -- severe insomnia Recovering with aid of an extraordinary MD. See http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/...?p=582889#post

08-02-2006, 11:33 AM	#23
special k Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 135	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! banjodan, I am just sickened to read that they put you on Paxil for stomach problems and that you never had anxiety or depression in the first place. That is horrible, just horrible. I really REALLY hope docs have learned since then. __________________ On Paxil 30 mg for almost 10 years for GAD/panic attacks. Tapered slowly over the past year because I want to get pregnant eventually! Pregnancy plans now on hold because things are just too difficult. Did slow liquid taper from 8 ml (equal to 16 mg) starting in November. Finished last .5 ml dose on March 29, 2006 after tapering 1 ml every few weeks. Withdrawal has created bad depression on and off. Trying to live in the present moment, and not dwell on the past or worry about the future!

08-02-2006, 03:06 PM	#24
Suze Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,531	Re: 1 Year Anniversary - SUCCESS!!!!!!! Dan, what a kickass post. Always so heartening to read of successes like yours. Hope you'll keep everyone posted on your continued progress and plans. It's always great when you stop by.

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