Updated 8 months off

stan · 11-25-2009, 09:05 AM

7 months suffering heavy in permanent, 1 month suffering more minor improvements
Today:
great difficulty walking, standing, anxiety, bladder, intestine, colon, stomach,
chest pain, brain electricity, episodic vertigo,
do not know who I really am, right calf pain, aggression bright lights,
feelings of strangeness, weakness, heart pain and left arm that goes,
difficulty breathing walking ...

had 2 half-windows the last time

I await the improvements

Lucy · 11-25-2009, 09:19 AM

Stan, I hope someone else will respond to you, but some of your complaints sound heart-related. Have you seen a doctor about this?

stan · 11-25-2009, 10:43 AM

hello lucy
i think it's anxiety
thank you for your thoughts but now I'll wait several months and
I will balance this time because today too many things do not work

i take the risk

Songbird · 11-25-2009, 05:21 PM

It could very well be anxiety, but at 59 years old, it would be sensible to get your heart checked, just in case.

SareBare · 11-25-2009, 09:38 PM

Stan it does sound like anxiety and because there are so many symptoms it is more than likely anxiety but you should just go get a quick ECG and heart check etc just to rule it out and for peace of mind. Take Care

mapleleafgirl25 · 11-26-2009, 04:48 PM

I HAD YOUR EXACT SYMPTOMS AT 8 months off...i was 39 when i went off..i went to my doctor weekly to have EKG's..i thought i was having heart attacks..i had shortness of breath..i had the pain in my chest..back and shoulders..pain in my legs..blurry vision..and the list goes on!..BUT..please do go and have that checked out! i was suffering from protracted withdrawal from going off paxil too fast....

11-25-2009, 09:05 AM	#1
stan Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FRANCE Posts: 123	Updated 8 months off 7 months suffering heavy in permanent, 1 month suffering more minor improvements Today: great difficulty walking, standing, anxiety, bladder, intestine, colon, stomach, chest pain, brain electricity, episodic vertigo, do not know who I really am, right calf pain, aggression bright lights, feelings of strangeness, weakness, heart pain and left arm that goes, difficulty breathing walking ... had 2 half-windows the last time I await the improvements __________________ 59 years old, 12 years paxil,1 year citalopram,for Anxiety 2 tries to stop, beginning december 2007 (hell) march 2008 to march 2009 : 20 mg to 0 mg off since april 2009

11-25-2009, 09:19 AM	#2
Lucy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 492	Re: Updated 8 months off Stan, I hope someone else will respond to you, but some of your complaints sound heart-related. Have you seen a doctor about this? __________________ Took paxil for a few years in the 1990's Had some exposure to celexa or lexapro late 1990's Took lexapro in 2008, cold-turkeyed, reinstated, tapered too fast

11-25-2009, 10:43 AM	#3
stan Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FRANCE Posts: 123	Re: Updated 8 months off hello lucy i think it's anxiety thank you for your thoughts but now I'll wait several months and I will balance this time because today too many things do not work i take the risk __________________ 59 years old, 12 years paxil,1 year citalopram,for Anxiety 2 tries to stop, beginning december 2007 (hell) march 2008 to march 2009 : 20 mg to 0 mg off since april 2009

11-25-2009, 05:21 PM	#4
Songbird Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 7,532	Re: Updated 8 months off It could very well be anxiety, but at 59 years old, it would be sensible to get your heart checked, just in case. __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb - Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07 - Feb 08 20mg - 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg zopiclone > seroquel Jul 20mg Aug + methionine Oct aropax > loxamine Dec off seroquel 7 Dec 17.5mg 30 Dec 15mg 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg 18 Dec 6.3mg Appreciation is the antidote to stress - Trust is the antidote to fear

11-25-2009, 09:38 PM	#5
SareBare Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 390	Re: Updated 8 months off Stan it does sound like anxiety and because there are so many symptoms it is more than likely anxiety but you should just go get a quick ECG and heart check etc just to rule it out and for peace of mind. Take Care __________________ Aka Sarah 2000 20mg Paxil for depression/anxiety 2002 Doc advised stop taking CT - Bad idea 2002 Recommenced 20mg then increased 40mg 2003 several failed weaning attempts 2004 failed C/T again 2005 Dropped from 40mg to 20mg with minimal w/d - go figure!!! 2006 Changed to Lexapro to help wean, symptoms to severe - back to paxil 20mg 2007 Feb 20mg - 17.5mg 17.5 - 15mg 11 March 12.5 26th March 2007 - 10mg Aug 09 - 9.5mg sept 09 8.5mg oct 09 7.5mg Nov 09 5mg

11-26-2009, 04:48 PM	#6
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,145	Re: Updated 8 months off I HAD YOUR EXACT SYMPTOMS AT 8 months off...i was 39 when i went off..i went to my doctor weekly to have EKG's..i thought i was having heart attacks..i had shortness of breath..i had the pain in my chest..back and shoulders..pain in my legs..blurry vision..and the list goes on!..BUT..please do go and have that checked out! i was suffering from protracted withdrawal from going off paxil too fast.... __________________ aka MICHELE My history with paxil is too long to write here..lol..but you can look at my old posts to see!

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