I want out!!!

11-02-2003, 08:34 PM

I have been watching this forum for about a month now and I first need to say thank you - thank you for having the courage and taking the time to share your experiences. I want to be off this drug so bad....

I was prescribed Paxil for relief from frequent migraines. I must admit, the Paxil did help. I was put on 20mg and my migraines went bye-bye. I stayed on Paxil for about a year and half, but decided that I had enough this summer. I had gained tons of weight, I was very lazy, and I wanted to be drug free. I cut my 20's in half and took tens for about two weeks. I felt fine, so I stopped taking the 10's. BIG MISTAKE!!! My life became an absolute hell. I wanted to kill myself, I felt completely worthless, couldn't sleep - I kept telling my wife to leave me - insane! I tried to tough it out, but I just couldn't do it. After 4 weeks I started taking 10 again. Well, I didn't really feel any better - still anxious, depressed, no sleep - so I started taking 20mg again. I am really depressed about having to go back on this stuff, but I couldn't handle it any longer and I was worried I was going to lose my job (work was next to impossible). I am going to try again, but I am very afraid. My first experience was absolute hell. Lucky for me, I have an incredible wife who is so amazingly loving and supportive, so with her help I am determined to make it. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy - what an awful feeling!!! Thanks to the help and experiences posted here, I think I can do it without failing again. I just need to take it very slow and never look back. I hope I can do it...

safarigal · 11-02-2003, 10:16 PM

THis message board is a life line for many. I'm glad you found us!! Please don't hesitate to write again. Welcome!!

Scott · 11-03-2003, 02:16 AM

welcome, please click the link in my signature and report your experience to the FDA.. its the only voice we have

11-02-2003, 08:34 PM	#1
Anonymous Posts: n/a	I want out!!! I have been watching this forum for about a month now and I first need to say thank you - thank you for having the courage and taking the time to share your experiences. I want to be off this drug so bad.... I was prescribed Paxil for relief from frequent migraines. I must admit, the Paxil did help. I was put on 20mg and my migraines went bye-bye. I stayed on Paxil for about a year and half, but decided that I had enough this summer. I had gained tons of weight, I was very lazy, and I wanted to be drug free. I cut my 20's in half and took tens for about two weeks. I felt fine, so I stopped taking the 10's. BIG MISTAKE!!! My life became an absolute hell. I wanted to kill myself, I felt completely worthless, couldn't sleep - I kept telling my wife to leave me - insane! I tried to tough it out, but I just couldn't do it. After 4 weeks I started taking 10 again. Well, I didn't really feel any better - still anxious, depressed, no sleep - so I started taking 20mg again. I am really depressed about having to go back on this stuff, but I couldn't handle it any longer and I was worried I was going to lose my job (work was next to impossible). I am going to try again, but I am very afraid. My first experience was absolute hell. Lucky for me, I have an incredible wife who is so amazingly loving and supportive, so with her help I am determined to make it. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy - what an awful feeling!!! Thanks to the help and experiences posted here, I think I can do it without failing again. I just need to take it very slow and never look back. I hope I can do it...

11-02-2003, 10:16 PM	#2
safarigal Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 4,891	THis message board is a life line for many. I'm glad you found us!! Please don't hesitate to write again. Welcome!! __________________ Julie Paxil free since Nov 2002! Forum Rules Withdrawal FAQ

11-03-2003, 02:16 AM	#3
Scott Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 11,616	welcome, please click the link in my signature and report your experience to the FDA.. its the only voice we have __________________ Scott aka Scott What has happened to it all? Crazy, some are saying Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away But I won't cry for yesterday There's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to survive surviving an ssri reaction alternative anxiety treatments

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