off balance

momof2 · 03-06-2008, 09:35 AM

I seem to be getting more stable at 10 mg but for some reason this symptom of being off balance has stayed with me. It started about two weeks after my drop to 7.5 and has gotten slightly better but it is still hanging on. i am not dizzy, I guess it is hard to explain, I just don't seem to have my balance back. Anyone with a similar story? Thanks

rangerNY · 03-06-2008, 09:45 AM

29-30 months since my last dose of Paxil and the one symptom that has never really gone away completely is the off-balance disoriented thing that you're describing. It pops up again on me at least once every week or so for a short while.

I think others will agree that what you are feeling is something almost all of us have experienced. Its normal, at least as far as weaning/withdrawal goes.

LCrawford67 · 03-06-2008, 09:45 AM

ME!!

This is very common and should subside for you. I had it off and on during my taper, nothing serious, but I felt like a real klutz sometimes!

csnyder002 · 03-06-2008, 10:05 AM

Me too! I think the "term" for this symptom is VERTIGO to some extent.

Amaya's Nana · 03-06-2008, 10:49 AM

I had it something fierce at the beginning when I unwittingly cold turkeyed Paxil. Its happening in this benzo wean too but not to the severity of Paxil.

angelwings · 03-06-2008, 03:37 PM

Gosh, I hope it goes away. Actually, I think it's been getting better, now that I think of it. Knock on wood! (Where's that smiley!?!?!)

Who am I · 03-06-2008, 05:58 PM

There's actually difference between dizziness and vertigo. Dizzy, disoriented kind of explain themselves, vertigo is like having whatever you are looking at scroll past rapidly and repeatedly and the sensation usually doesn't stop if you close your eyes. Sorry this is the best I can explain vertigo, it's something you need to experience to really comprehend.

Yes, ME too, I have the dizziness, loss of balance most of the time, but it isn't scarey for me as in years past I have had several episodes of Labyrinthitis, malfunction in the inner ear which creates a permanent spinning effect, you can't stand up at all and it left me short of good balance for some years, your body learns to compensate eventually. I have had vertigo wake me at 4am but it seems to improve once I get up and start moving around, lol, then I only have to deal with the dizziness and balance issues.

Lilly · 03-06-2008, 07:01 PM

I had the dizziness big time in both w/ds, if I went into the mountains in turned into the vertigo, exactly as described above. And it all went away for me!

Lilly

daisyydaisy · 03-06-2008, 10:52 PM

yes i've had this symptom. Its like...when you get off a boat and u feel like your OFF BALANCE. It does go away. Just try and ignore it if you can. I know it is not easy. BUt don't worry we've all had it.

Johnnny off Paxil · 03-06-2008, 11:27 PM

Unfortunately one of the more common symptoms of withdrawal and yes even some 20 months down the road

Lets see now if I can describe them, there are several variations...
1) a sudden rush , like your going to pass out or black out
2) sudden rush, but a feeling like your going to fall sideways
3) a feeling like your head is inside a fishbowl full of water sloshing from left to right
4) sudden spinning, even though your standing still
5) general lightheadedness.
6) and of course constant tinnitus...background or very loud.. when loud.. a clear warning sign to expect some more "withdrawal symptoms"
..does this have to do with change in blood pressure?..well not for me.
But here is something interesting, when I feel my heart is no longer thumping and it sounds and feel normal and my ring on my ring finger is no longer lose, most of my symptoms have gone...so its related...somehow.

I know its related to issues with my inner ear.... its now mostly in my left ear.

Regards, Johnny

Who am I · 03-06-2008, 11:47 PM

Johnny I've always had tinnitus due to my inner ear issue but back then it was background mostly and using biofeedback I could block it out. Not any more, the day I started on paroxetine it became so loud that I am as good as deaf in my left ear and seriously annoyed with it. I've experienced all the above other than the fish bowl (#3), but like I said while it is inconvenient, it doesn't bother me I have already leant the ways to compensate for balance.

03-06-2008, 09:35 AM	#1
momof2 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 321	off balance I seem to be getting more stable at 10 mg but for some reason this symptom of being off balance has stayed with me. It started about two weeks after my drop to 7.5 and has gotten slightly better but it is still hanging on. i am not dizzy, I guess it is hard to explain, I just don't seem to have my balance back. Anyone with a similar story? Thanks __________________ Started Paxil 20 mg in July 2006 while husband was in Iraq. 15 mg beginning of Nov 2007 Dec. 12.5 mg Jan went to 10 mg. Feb went to 7.25mg....w/d for typical 3 days...then two weeks later things got bad again! Feb. 12 Back up to 10 mg...still trying to stabilize!!! Apr. 5 Up to 12.5mg no more going up!

03-06-2008, 09:45 AM	#2
rangerNY Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 658	Re: off balance 29-30 months since my last dose of Paxil and the one symptom that has never really gone away completely is the off-balance disoriented thing that you're describing. It pops up again on me at least once every week or so for a short while. I think others will agree that what you are feeling is something almost all of us have experienced. Its normal, at least as far as weaning/withdrawal goes. __________________ - Drew Paxil free since September 2005. "I enjoy throwing food. Especially after a cocktail or two." - Babs

03-06-2008, 10:05 AM	#4
csnyder002 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carthage, NY Posts: 408	Re: off balance Me too! I think the "term" for this symptom is VERTIGO to some extent. __________________ 30mg-40mg Paxil (6 years) 10/1/07 30mg Paxil, BusPar,Xanax,Lipitor 10/9 Tapering Paxil 22.5mg 10/22 @ 18.75 mg Paxil 11/6 @ 15 mg Paxil. 11/11 Tapering BusPar, Paxil on hold 11/18 Buspar Free 12/01 Paxil to 10 mg 12/5 up to 12.5 mg Paxil 12/15 10 mg Paxil 12/22 5mg Paxil 12/30 Zero 1/4/08 Back to 10mg 1/19 8.75 mg Paxil, Xanax and Lipitor Free 1/27 7.5 mg Paxil 1/8 5mg 1/23 2.5mg 3/2/08 ZERO/Done again

03-06-2008, 10:49 AM	#5
Amaya's Nana An "A bucket" gal! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 6,371	Re: off balance I had it something fierce at the beginning when I unwittingly cold turkeyed Paxil. Its happening in this benzo wean too but not to the severity of Paxil. __________________ a/k/a Lisa PAXIL FREE AS OF 3/18/06! Fully recovered! Currently weaning Klonopin - down to .25 mg - Onward and Upward!!!!!! Focus your attention on the here and now. Recognize it for what it is: the one moment of the only life you will ever have that you truly possess. Rare is the individual who has come to completely accept that the past is no more than a memory and the future an assumption about unborn events.

03-06-2008, 03:37 PM	#6
angelwings Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73	Re: off balance Gosh, I hope it goes away. Actually, I think it's been getting better, now that I think of it. Knock on wood! (Where's that smiley!?!?!) __________________ angel 1988-2000 Prozac, Prozac+Tegretol, Prozac 2001-2007 Celexa, then Celexa + Wellbutrin September 2007, cold turkey (not recommended!) I made a blog! Giving It Up

03-06-2008, 09:45 AM	#3
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: off balance ME!! This is very common and should subside for you. I had it off and on during my taper, nothing serious, but I felt like a real klutz sometimes! __________________ 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

03-06-2008, 05:58 PM	#7
Who am I Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 208	Re: off balance There's actually difference between dizziness and vertigo. Dizzy, disoriented kind of explain themselves, vertigo is like having whatever you are looking at scroll past rapidly and repeatedly and the sensation usually doesn't stop if you close your eyes. Sorry this is the best I can explain vertigo, it's something you need to experience to really comprehend. Yes, ME too, I have the dizziness, loss of balance most of the time, but it isn't scarey for me as in years past I have had several episodes of Labyrinthitis, malfunction in the inner ear which creates a permanent spinning effect, you can't stand up at all and it left me short of good balance for some years, your body learns to compensate eventually. I have had vertigo wake me at 4am but it seems to improve once I get up and start moving around, lol, then I only have to deal with the dizziness and balance issues. __________________ Lynn "The pain will go away. Giving up lasts forever" (Lance Armstrong - 7 times Tour de France Winner)

03-06-2008, 07:01 PM	#8
Lilly Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northwest Posts: 7,170	Re: off balance I had the dizziness big time in both w/ds, if I went into the mountains in turned into the vertigo, exactly as described above. And it all went away for me! Lilly __________________ 1 .5 Xanax a day for one month. C/T. Same year, 3 .5 mil Xanax a day, 4 by the end. Pooped out on me. 1 1/2 years on the drug. Doctors taper. Very bad w/d. 9 months later took 10 mg Paxil and my Xanax w/d dissapeared. On 20 mg by end. Pooped out on me. C/T then restarted it again after 3 days and big blow up. 6 months taper, never feeling much better. 2 1/2 years solid w/d then sporadic stuff for 5 years. Completely recovered! Drug free since June 2001.

03-06-2008, 10:52 PM	#9
daisyydaisy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 608	Re: off balance yes i've had this symptom. Its like...when you get off a boat and u feel like your OFF BALANCE. It does go away. Just try and ignore it if you can. I know it is not easy. BUt don't worry we've all had it.

03-06-2008, 11:27 PM	#10
Johnnny off Paxil Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Persona Non Grata... I am No Expert on Nothing Posts: 2,894	Re: off balance Unfortunately one of the more common symptoms of withdrawal and yes even some 20 months down the road Lets see now if I can describe them, there are several variations... 1) a sudden rush , like your going to pass out or black out 2) sudden rush, but a feeling like your going to fall sideways 3) a feeling like your head is inside a fishbowl full of water sloshing from left to right 4) sudden spinning, even though your standing still 5) general lightheadedness. 6) and of course constant tinnitus...background or very loud.. when loud.. a clear warning sign to expect some more "withdrawal symptoms" ..does this have to do with change in blood pressure?..well not for me. But here is something interesting, when I feel my heart is no longer thumping and it sounds and feel normal and my ring on my ring finger is no longer lose, most of my symptoms have gone...so its related...somehow. I know its related to issues with my inner ear.... its now mostly in my left ear. Regards, Johnny

03-06-2008, 11:47 PM	#11
Who am I Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 208	Re: off balance Johnny I've always had tinnitus due to my inner ear issue but back then it was background mostly and using biofeedback I could block it out. Not any more, the day I started on paroxetine it became so loud that I am as good as deaf in my left ear and seriously annoyed with it. I've experienced all the above other than the fish bowl (#3), but like I said while it is inconvenient, it doesn't bother me I have already leant the ways to compensate for balance. __________________ Lynn "The pain will go away. Giving up lasts forever" (Lance Armstrong - 7 times Tour de France Winner)

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