My story

ninjasword71 · 12-12-2006, 10:15 AM

During the summer I had a mild heart attack and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. Once there, the tests proved negative to a heart attack. I had enormous pressure in my chest and had collapsed twice before I told my wife to phone 911. The doctor said it was anxiety and prescribed Paxil. My life has changed ever since. I am also taking Altace for my high blood pressure which helps prevent heart attacks. Hell, I sure had a rude awakening when I tried to stop cold turkey. Confusion, hallucinations, ZAPS, did I mention ZAPS?, and many other weird symptoms. I thought I was dying to say the least. Over time I began drinking more and more and have started college for Web Design. This is proving difficult as I forget too easily and have more social fears that I never had before. I had to drop 3 classes because of an old injury and because of fear of failure. I tried many times to quit cold turkey with the same problems every time. If I forget to take it, I can't function properly, never mind driving and socializing. The thing is that I never had problems before taking this medication. I need out so that I can go on with my life. This drug should be banned, but not until everyone is weaned off. Thanks for reading.

scotty · 12-12-2006, 10:20 AM

Ninja, cold turkey is not going to work... which you have found out. Weaning slowly is the way to get free of Paxil.

Homerbcool · 12-12-2006, 10:24 AM

ninja..welcome to PaxilProgress..the best dam paxil tapering website..so much information from so many wonderful wonderful people...

WE need to know what dose yuo are on...it si amaizing how this pill is nonadicitve (he said sarcastically)..thats what my doctor told me, and no problems getting off of it, no side affects..the lying jerk......

Have you been doing any therapy along with the paxhell..coping skills are what is requried..the drug jsut masks the anxiety, it literallyblocks us from feeling what is really there..so to live med free..we need to educate ourselves again on how to live med free..how to acknowledge the triggers of our anixety and what to do when anxiety rings the door bell..this, in my opinion is the key to lliving beyond paxhell...

So, ask away, rant, rage, vent...we all do it..this is the ebst place to do it..like this...

GSK..you stupid lieing sons of the devil Bealsabob himself..how dare you lie to the FDA..how dare you, lie to my doctor..how dare you take 14 yrs off of my life..in which I divorced and subsequently lost both of my kids..your day will come you will be judged..you #@@#$*#$%#$&!!!

There I feel a bit better...

plummerw · 12-12-2006, 10:27 AM

Totally agree!!! How long have you been on Paxil? Since summer? You've tried to quit cold turkey many times? Sorry had a little trouble following you. I know it's hard but if I reading right you've only been on Paxil 6 months or so. Do not cold turkey the stuff. You should gradually wean off. Start now before you get more entwined in the Paxil web. Good luck

ninjasword71 · 12-12-2006, 11:26 AM

Its been since summer. Most times it wasnt trying to quit exactly as forgetting on purpose. I had no idea that paxhell was that hard to get off of. I would never have taken it if the doctor had said that it would be a long nasty road to kick it. I never had anxiety before taking it and do now. Thanks for the help and will continue to read all I can on here to prepare my body and mind for the hell ride. I saw the list of side effects on the sticky area and holy****!! Thats worse than the problem itself. At first I thought that you can just quit like most other meds. I am worried about getting some nasty side effects from weaning like the hallucinations and confusion and the ZAPS! I have to drive 30 min. to school everyday and don't want to cause an accident. On the other hand, it affects my studies and makes me cold to people. I will succeed, I just need some careful planning. I am sure that these forums will help me through. One question: are most of you off paxhell or are you a mix of the addicts (lol) and weaners?

this head reminds me of the pain of the electric currents that ran through me when I miss doses.

scotty · 12-12-2006, 11:30 AM

Those on this board are in all stages of withdrawal, and some who are still contemplating getting off paxil. AND there are some who are successfully off and stay around to give support. Read, learn, and know that will not have to go this alone... we're here!!!

Iksfreundin · 12-12-2006, 11:31 AM

Some on here are on the meds, some are weaning, some are completely off. And the problems this medicine causes CAN definitely be worse than what you started with. Read all you can, and ask questions if you have them. The search function is very helpful if you have specific questions, like supplements, weaning schedules, cold turkey, side effects - type em in and see what you get.

Welcome to the site!

ninjasword71 · 12-12-2006, 11:32 AM

Thank you all for your support, I will need it soon. Good luck for the rest of you too.

Homerbcool · 12-12-2006, 12:03 PM

yeah..I took it for anxiety and panic..but the drug covers or coats so many other areas like anger and rage..it is like the pill got into my body..looking for things it could do, saw the anxiety and panic and covered it in a layer of goo..when it noticed I did not have rage, anger, no loss of libidio...it was if the drug thought it was on a delivery and left these symptoms behind..thanks a heelluva lot GSK..you shcmuck heads...

LCrawford67 · 12-12-2006, 03:19 PM

Welcome, Ninja! As stated, we're all in various stages with these drugs. Not just Paxil, but many other SSRIs and benzos. We're here to help you in any way we can, so read, read, read and ask as many questions as you like!

LinLou · 12-12-2006, 04:52 PM

Am I seeing thing? Or do you really have two pairs of sunglasses on?

scotty · 12-12-2006, 06:44 PM

Oh, Oh, another pic avatar!!! Great to see your face.... and your 4 eyes!!!

12-12-2006, 10:15 AM	#1
ninjasword71 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	My story During the summer I had a mild heart attack and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. Once there, the tests proved negative to a heart attack. I had enormous pressure in my chest and had collapsed twice before I told my wife to phone 911. The doctor said it was anxiety and prescribed Paxil. My life has changed ever since. I am also taking Altace for my high blood pressure which helps prevent heart attacks. Hell, I sure had a rude awakening when I tried to stop cold turkey. Confusion, hallucinations, ZAPS, did I mention ZAPS?, and many other weird symptoms. I thought I was dying to say the least. Over time I began drinking more and more and have started college for Web Design. This is proving difficult as I forget too easily and have more social fears that I never had before. I had to drop 3 classes because of an old injury and because of fear of failure. I tried many times to quit cold turkey with the same problems every time. If I forget to take it, I can't function properly, never mind driving and socializing. The thing is that I never had problems before taking this medication. I need out so that I can go on with my life. This drug should be banned, but not until everyone is weaned off. Thanks for reading.

12-12-2006, 10:20 AM	#2
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: My story Ninja, cold turkey is not going to work... which you have found out. Weaning slowly is the way to get free of Paxil. __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

12-12-2006, 10:24 AM	#3
Homerbcool "colors outside the lines" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,949	Re: My story ninja..welcome to PaxilProgress..the best dam paxil tapering website..so much information from so many wonderful wonderful people... WE need to know what dose yuo are on...it si amaizing how this pill is nonadicitve (he said sarcastically)..thats what my doctor told me, and no problems getting off of it, no side affects..the lying jerk...... Have you been doing any therapy along with the paxhell..coping skills are what is requried..the drug jsut masks the anxiety, it literallyblocks us from feeling what is really there..so to live med free..we need to educate ourselves again on how to live med free..how to acknowledge the triggers of our anixety and what to do when anxiety rings the door bell..this, in my opinion is the key to lliving beyond paxhell... So, ask away, rant, rage, vent...we all do it..this is the ebst place to do it..like this... GSK..you stupid lieing sons of the devil Bealsabob himself..how dare you lie to the FDA..how dare you, lie to my doctor..how dare you take 14 yrs off of my life..in which I divorced and subsequently lost both of my kids..your day will come you will be judged..you #@@#$*#$%#$&!!! There I feel a bit better... __________________ That's one of the curses of anxiety--we make possibilities into certainties.....Tim

12-12-2006, 10:27 AM	#4
plummerw Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 279	Re: My story Totally agree!!! How long have you been on Paxil? Since summer? You've tried to quit cold turkey many times? Sorry had a little trouble following you. I know it's hard but if I reading right you've only been on Paxil 6 months or so. Do not cold turkey the stuff. You should gradually wean off. Start now before you get more entwined in the Paxil web. Good luck __________________ 9/98 paxil for anxiety 30 mg. 4/05 concerta for ADHD 11/05 quit concerta cold turkey 12/05 started paxil withdrawal skip one day for a week then skip 2 days for a week and so on. 2/06 off paxil.

12-12-2006, 11:26 AM	#5
ninjasword71 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	Re: My story Its been since summer. Most times it wasnt trying to quit exactly as forgetting on purpose. I had no idea that paxhell was that hard to get off of. I would never have taken it if the doctor had said that it would be a long nasty road to kick it. I never had anxiety before taking it and do now. Thanks for the help and will continue to read all I can on here to prepare my body and mind for the hell ride. I saw the list of side effects on the sticky area and holy****!! Thats worse than the problem itself. At first I thought that you can just quit like most other meds. I am worried about getting some nasty side effects from weaning like the hallucinations and confusion and the ZAPS! I have to drive 30 min. to school everyday and don't want to cause an accident. On the other hand, it affects my studies and makes me cold to people. I will succeed, I just need some careful planning. I am sure that these forums will help me through. One question: are most of you off paxhell or are you a mix of the addicts (lol) and weaners? this head reminds me of the pain of the electric currents that ran through me when I miss doses.

12-12-2006, 11:30 AM	#6
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: My story Those on this board are in all stages of withdrawal, and some who are still contemplating getting off paxil. AND there are some who are successfully off and stay around to give support. Read, learn, and know that will not have to go this alone... we're here!!! __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

12-12-2006, 11:31 AM	#7
Iksfreundin "Dancing Queen" Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,572	Re: My story Some on here are on the meds, some are weaning, some are completely off. And the problems this medicine causes CAN definitely be worse than what you started with. Read all you can, and ask questions if you have them. The search function is very helpful if you have specific questions, like supplements, weaning schedules, cold turkey, side effects - type em in and see what you get. Welcome to the site! __________________ 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

12-12-2006, 11:32 AM	#8
ninjasword71 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	Re: My story Thank you all for your support, I will need it soon. Good luck for the rest of you too.

12-12-2006, 12:03 PM	#9
Homerbcool "colors outside the lines" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,949	Re: My story yeah..I took it for anxiety and panic..but the drug covers or coats so many other areas like anger and rage..it is like the pill got into my body..looking for things it could do, saw the anxiety and panic and covered it in a layer of goo..when it noticed I did not have rage, anger, no loss of libidio...it was if the drug thought it was on a delivery and left these symptoms behind..thanks a heelluva lot GSK..you shcmuck heads... __________________ That's one of the curses of anxiety--we make possibilities into certainties.....Tim

12-12-2006, 03:19 PM	#10
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: My story Welcome, Ninja! As stated, we're all in various stages with these drugs. Not just Paxil, but many other SSRIs and benzos. We're here to help you in any way we can, so read, read, read and ask as many questions as you like! __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. ~Kevin James

12-12-2006, 04:52 PM	#11
LinLou Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,418	Re: My story Am I seeing thing? Or do you really have two pairs of sunglasses on? __________________ Drug free 45 months

12-12-2006, 06:44 PM	#12
scotty Administrator & Advocate Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 38,590	Re: My story Oh, Oh, another pic avatar!!! Great to see your face.... and your 4 eyes!!! __________________ AKA Laurie "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." ~Frank A. Clark

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