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10-22-2004, 10:08 AM
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wondering!!
hey all,
hope everyone is progressing in a good way. im doing pretty well. been off now for 5 weeks. wondering if being light-headed and having screwy vision is a withdrawal that can occur 5 weeks after being on the drug for only 2.5 months. i also still have pain in hands when i wake in the morning... and every morning. and when do i start losing weight????? arrrggghhhhh!!! nice new update to the site!! darren |
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10-22-2004, 10:37 AM
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Screwy vision after 5 weeks is not unheard of, but it should start going away soon. As far as hand pain in the morning, would that coincide with the change seasons?
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10-22-2004, 10:46 AM
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Darren's a hypochondriac anyway............
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10-22-2004, 11:13 AM
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Ain't we all X??
In our own little ways.... I know I've got a touch of it....after all this doody....
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10-22-2004, 01:21 PM
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whateva mr. x.? look whos calling the kettle black????
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10-22-2004, 01:26 PM
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the thing is darcy, i never had the screwy vision/light-headedness when i first got off paxil... in fact for four weeks i felt good.... just this week. but i did have this when i was on paxil.
it is alot of pressure in my temple region... and it is not sinus infection. maybe lack of sleep. |
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10-22-2004, 01:29 PM
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I suffer from many odd things, Hypochondria however is not amongst them...
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10-22-2004, 01:29 PM
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"has a lavender scented keyboard"
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Darren, nice to see you here. Sounds for the most part that things have been going well for you, that is great. Keep it up, give yourself time to get back to 100%. Keep well.
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10-22-2004, 01:40 PM
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10-22-2004, 02:00 PM
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Mr. X - I love the cartoon !!!!
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10-22-2004, 02:04 PM
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LOL..love that cartoon..made me totally laugh...
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10-22-2004, 02:10 PM
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I have now prepared myself for layers of withdrawal. I was ok tapering but 5 weeks Serzone-free, is when the horrible nerve stuff hit...just give yourself time with each "stage" you will be fine.
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10-22-2004, 02:16 PM
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oh yah darren about the weight ......i have barely eaten in 8 days...you would think the scale would move down.....but no..guess paxil is not ready to give that up yet...
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10-22-2004, 02:21 PM
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my pants are so tight these days it depresses me. the last thing i wanna do is buy bigger clothes... maybe i should and send the friggin bill to GSK... they can afford it with the markup they add.
anyone watch "real time with bill maher"? my new fav. show... he is so right on when it comes to alot of issues. hope i didnt open up a can of worms. hey shaney, im not looking for sympathy. as my title says im just "wondering"... and mr. x why does that make me a hypo? one thing i have to say is my sexual appetite is back....LOL. nuff said! |
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10-22-2004, 02:30 PM
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yes i know..that is why i wear yoga pants..they have an elastic waist....
Bill maher..is great..he tells it like it is..no bull
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10-22-2004, 03:06 PM
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Well, I'm now 7 months free of Anti depressants and just now am experiencing the nausea and dizzy feelings...What's up with that....
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10-22-2004, 04:21 PM
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maybe some people get the nausea and dizzyness right away..and then maybe others get a delayed reaction and have it later..
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10-22-2004, 05:30 PM
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10-22-2004, 05:32 PM
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Withdrawal come and goes in waves. You can feel fine for 3 months and then wham...have a day that feels like you just began withdrawing again.
Don't analyze todays. Look over your shoulder at the gentle wash towards good days. It will leave you feeling calmer so you don't become a hypo hippo. |
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10-22-2004, 07:11 PM
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Darren, my nervous system is a bit screwy a year off paxil. I've been seeing a chiropractor and he says he can see from the way my spine is that there are areas of toxicity still present. (?). As far as the weight, 14 months ago I was about 130 lbs. Now I'm 108 and losing. Not exercising. After several months the weight just seemed to fall off. But i think paxil is stored in fat, so with the weight loss you can get some symptoms again. the dizziness hasn't cleared up yet for me.
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Hope. "I never cared much for flim flam doctors." (Doctor Baker, Little House on the Prairie). Put on Paxil in 1996 for Post-partum depression. After 5th withdrawal attempt, went into severe debilitating withdrawal, restarted Paxil in the ER which didn't work anymore. Taken off again quickly by a shrink, started on Lexapro. Body rejected all drugs except benzos. Currently off all drugs. Not quite 100% yet, but working towards getting there. |
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10-25-2004, 10:33 PM
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Darren,
We love you anyway, hypochondriac and all! LOL My suggestion? As depressing as this may sound. By the bigger clothes. I resisted for months, but realized that I got more depressed fitting into my tighter clothes than when I put on my new larger clothes. They fit better and l look better. The weight will come off when I am ready. Take care,
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Paxilgirl Put on Paxil for situational depression in August 2003. Was also on .5 mg of Clonozapem. Started on 10mg and increased to 30mg. Weaned off during the summer of 2004. Became PAXIL FREE October 4, 2004. Completely recovered!!! 
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10-26-2004, 03:32 AM
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This may be a totally inappropriate question, and I apologise if it is, but do you exercise? I gradually grew from about 90 kg before my crisis, 84 in my crisis (5 years ago), to almost 100 kg on paxil. I exercised lightly for about 3 years with no weight loss effect at all. But then I started karate two years ago, and got real fanatic at it, and I gradually got down to 89 kg again! I also find it easier to say no to cookies and pie and chocolate and junkfood when I exercise. During my (failed) withdrawal attempts last summer and this summer I gained a little weight back though.... Again, sorry if this was inappropriate, I just want to share what worked for me. BTW, where's that nice pic you had? Eppe. |
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