quitpaxil2015 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Can someone please direct me to the chart of that happens when tapering from 10 mg down. I believe I saw this before when I tried to quit Paxil. I got into trouble when I dropped below the 10 mg threshold. I am trying to obtain this so I can show a new internal medicine physician with whom I have an appointment tomorrow. Thank you! Username: quitpaxil2015 - Started antidepressants sometime in 1990. Misdiagnosed with Bipolar, but later with thyroid disease in1998 (8 years of being on several different psychiatric meds with several psychiatric hospitalizations). Total thyroidectomy in 1999. At the time, was on 85 mg of Paxil. In 2001, tried to get off Paxil and had car crash due to vertigo and w/d symptoms. Given more psychiatric meds including Prozac and Trazodone to treat SEVERE w/d from Paxil - which is the only reason I still take Paxil. Tried to taper off Paxil again in 2004 - from 25 mg to 20 mg (5 mg cuts) - had to go back on 25 mg on the 10th day of the taper due to inability to function (dizziness, vertigo, motion sickness, crying spells, depersonalization, etc). Currently on Paxil 25 mg and Trazodone 100 mg. Trying to quit Paxil in 2015. April 22, 2015 - Paxil 22.5 mg. May 13, 2015 Paxil 20 mg. June 3, 2015 - Paxil 17.5 mg. June 24, 2015 - Paxil 15 mg. Don't remember - 12.5 mg. August 5, 2015 - Paxil 10 mg. September 16, 2015 - 7.5 mg (considering going back up - severe anxiety/panic) September 28, 2015 - back up to 10 mg. October 6, 2015 - back up to 15 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OreElect Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 This is one from Mark Horowitz. Celexa 20mg after mental breakdown following a major trauma 1996. 5 year span of deep depression that switched into pacnic attacks. Celexa 40 mg from 1996 until 2010 and remained on 20mg where i was stable from 2001 til 2012. Tramatic Brain injury 2012. Seizures began 5 months after injury and began Keppra then to Tegretol XR. Clonazepam to shut mind off to sleep at night. Battling seizures and then another major trauma`s in the last 1.5 years. Physiciatrist upped my celexa to 60mg. Feeling of being numb and still Panic attack until currently Dec 2015. New Phychiatrist going for a change from Celexa to Prozac. Dropped 20 mg Celexa and added 20 Mg of Prozac. Stuck with that for the holidays to be over. Currently 10mg Celexa and 20mg prozac.Next week dropping the Celexa to 0. Dr says up the prozac to 40mg. Im thinking I dont want to do this.. I have a fear of going on the Prozac 40 mg to not have to deal with WD later after going through what the Celexa has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quitpaxil2015 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Thank you so much! Username: quitpaxil2015 - Started antidepressants sometime in 1990. Misdiagnosed with Bipolar, but later with thyroid disease in1998 (8 years of being on several different psychiatric meds with several psychiatric hospitalizations). Total thyroidectomy in 1999. At the time, was on 85 mg of Paxil. In 2001, tried to get off Paxil and had car crash due to vertigo and w/d symptoms. Given more psychiatric meds including Prozac and Trazodone to treat SEVERE w/d from Paxil - which is the only reason I still take Paxil. Tried to taper off Paxil again in 2004 - from 25 mg to 20 mg (5 mg cuts) - had to go back on 25 mg on the 10th day of the taper due to inability to function (dizziness, vertigo, motion sickness, crying spells, depersonalization, etc). Currently on Paxil 25 mg and Trazodone 100 mg. Trying to quit Paxil in 2015. April 22, 2015 - Paxil 22.5 mg. May 13, 2015 Paxil 20 mg. June 3, 2015 - Paxil 17.5 mg. June 24, 2015 - Paxil 15 mg. Don't remember - 12.5 mg. August 5, 2015 - Paxil 10 mg. September 16, 2015 - 7.5 mg (considering going back up - severe anxiety/panic) September 28, 2015 - back up to 10 mg. October 6, 2015 - back up to 15 mg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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