anxiety after 3.5 months

NicolasG · 12-05-2009, 03:40 AM

Is it normal after 3.5 months off to still suffer from debilitating anxiety? with such symptoms as tachycardia,abdominal pain/cramp?

nickels · 12-05-2009, 05:32 AM

Yes it is normal unfortunately. Also, considering your history of a few failed taper attempts and drug switches under your belt, 3 1/2 months out is still a very sensitive time.

It will get better...but time and patience are really the only way. In the meantime, are you working on any sort of coping skills? I highly recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety.

Lucy · 12-05-2009, 05:43 AM

Have you tried probiotics for your gut problems? SSRI drugs and withdrawal had a bad effect on my gut (diarrhea), and I have found probiotics, especially Florastor, to be very helpful.

NicolasG · 12-05-2009, 06:33 AM

Hi Nicole, yes i m working on CBT and mindfulness/meditation, but i have the sense that this anxiety is mostly due to some kind of physiological dysregulation. So i have the feeling i can t get to the core of this anxiety with those techniques. I m also completely lost in life at the moment, 33 yr old college dropout, totally unable to work at the moment. My eyesight is not so good at the moment either although i m not disabled and i have to deal with various body aches...I just hope time will heal...What a bummer!
i m sometimes tempted to try other meds (neuroleptics or anti-convulsants), but i had such horrific experiences in the past...i don t trust shrinks anymore.

Lucy: my digestion is ok, my guts and abdominal wall are just tense

stan · 12-05-2009, 02:37 PM

hello Nicolasg

hang on, there is no future to take drugs that complicate later
each day that passes brings the issue

luc · 12-05-2009, 02:42 PM

It's totally normal, Nicolas. It will get better.

12-05-2009, 03:40 AM	#1
NicolasG Join Date: May 2009 Location: Europe Posts: 97	anxiety after 3.5 months Is it normal after 3.5 months off to still suffer from debilitating anxiety? with such symptoms as tachycardia,abdominal pain/cramp? __________________ 2001-2003: 40-20mg Paxil 2003-2005:20 mg Paxil 2005: second attempt to quit (6 weeks tapering) 2005: up and down (feeling completely lost) , at that point found out about w/d. then tried a one mg/week taper from 30mg...unsuccessful 2006-09: chaos...several attempts to quit, poop-out, switch to other AD and others (Effexor,Lexapro,abilify..), August 2009: finally drug-free after a final 6 monthes taper of effexor. At 6 months out, started to feel slowly better!

12-05-2009, 05:32 AM	#2
nickels Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,280	Re: anxiety after 3.5 months Yes it is normal unfortunately. Also, considering your history of a few failed taper attempts and drug switches under your belt, 3 1/2 months out is still a very sensitive time. It will get better...but time and patience are really the only way. In the meantime, are you working on any sort of coping skills? I highly recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety. __________________ Nicole 2000 - 20mgs Paxil for GAD & Panic Attacks 2001 - 30mgs increased to 40mgs 2006 - back down to 20mgs - poop out 2/2007 - C/T off 20mgs - went back on at 10mgs 7/2007 - stabilized then started my taper off of 10mgs 8/2007 - down to 5mgs then found PP and began 10% taper 10/15/2008 - 0! 2/2009 - started CBT to finally work on anxiety

12-05-2009, 05:43 AM	#3
Lucy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 870	Re: anxiety after 3.5 months Have you tried probiotics for your gut problems? SSRI drugs and withdrawal had a bad effect on my gut (diarrhea), and I have found probiotics, especially Florastor, to be very helpful.

12-05-2009, 06:33 AM	#4
NicolasG Join Date: May 2009 Location: Europe Posts: 97	Re: anxiety after 3.5 months Hi Nicole, yes i m working on CBT and mindfulness/meditation, but i have the sense that this anxiety is mostly due to some kind of physiological dysregulation. So i have the feeling i can t get to the core of this anxiety with those techniques. I m also completely lost in life at the moment, 33 yr old college dropout, totally unable to work at the moment. My eyesight is not so good at the moment either although i m not disabled and i have to deal with various body aches...I just hope time will heal...What a bummer! i m sometimes tempted to try other meds (neuroleptics or anti-convulsants), but i had such horrific experiences in the past...i don t trust shrinks anymore. Lucy: my digestion is ok, my guts and abdominal wall are just tense __________________ 2001-2003: 40-20mg Paxil 2003-2005:20 mg Paxil 2005: second attempt to quit (6 weeks tapering) 2005: up and down (feeling completely lost) , at that point found out about w/d. then tried a one mg/week taper from 30mg...unsuccessful 2006-09: chaos...several attempts to quit, poop-out, switch to other AD and others (Effexor,Lexapro,abilify..), August 2009: finally drug-free after a final 6 monthes taper of effexor. At 6 months out, started to feel slowly better!

12-05-2009, 02:37 PM	#5
stan Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: FRANCE Posts: 2,044	Re: anxiety after 3.5 months hello Nicolasg hang on, there is no future to take drugs that complicate later each day that passes brings the issue __________________ 59 years old, for anxiety 12 years paxil, cold turkey 1,5 month,held 8 days, then switch citalopram, 1 month 20 mg then taper 11 months avril 2008 to march 2009 : 20 mg to 0 mg off since april 2009

12-05-2009, 02:42 PM	#6
luc Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Europe Posts: 3,793	Re: anxiety after 3.5 months It's totally normal, Nicolas. It will get better. __________________ Xanax c/t July 2008 Paxil c/t December 2008 ...ended with a double ticket to Hell of a double c/t...to not lose my job, I worked all that time. I have no idea how I've made it... But due to WD I lost someone I loved so much... Keep walking. Just keep walking...

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