TRP Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Hi, I'm new here and I am now going back up on my Paxil from 40-50mg a day. I was on 60mg and my ex psych doc told me I had to go down because anything above 40mg Paxil could cause me to go into cardiac arrest. He said this was s study done by the FDA. Not sure how true it is. Anyway, it took me about 6 months to taper from 60-40mgs. I felt like I had the flu and sometimes thought I was getting a sinus infection. Headaches almost everyday and always woke up in the morning feeling like crap until around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Seeing a new doc now after I had a med supplement reaction and he wants me to go back up to 60 after all that suffering. I am currently going through what I believe to be a benzo withdrawal from the interaction with the supplement I had back in July. Panic and anxiety daily.
Administrator Altostrata Posted October 16, 2015 Administrator Posted October 16, 2015 Welcome, TRP. 60mg Paxil is indeed a very high dose of Paxil. Adverse effects of paroxetine are described here http://www.drugs.com/pro/paroxetine.html You are describing withdrawal symptoms from Paxil and possibly a benzo? To help us out, see these instructions Please put your drug and withdrawal history in your signature Please put ALL the drugs you take in the Drug Interactions Checker http://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.html and copy and paste the results in this topic. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted.
dreamspirit Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Welcome, TRP! How long have you been on paxil? What kind of supplements were you taking? Been on Paxil since 96”-97”, 40mg tried 3 times to get off and didn’t work, started a very slow taper Jan 2016, have only dropped down by 3 mg.. on 37mg currently.. have very delayed withdrawals. Last drop was in July 2017.. still have waves and windows. Magnesium 200mg, foilc acid 1 mg, vitamin d3 5000iu, Blood pressure meds-Verapamil & Irbesartan... Smoke cbd flower once in awhile.
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