vicky1991: Paxil withdrawal - struggling

[vicky1991]

Hi Guys,

 

I am 27 year Old Male.It was in Mar 2015  I started to take Various Antidepressants (Luvox ,Paxil and Clonezepam) For Anxiety ,Panic  Issues.I managed to get rid of  Luvox by Jan 2016 and Have been Paxil+Clonezepam for the past 2 and half Years.However i tapered Clonezepam by Feb 2018 and Tapered of Paxil 12.5 Mg over a period of 1 and Half Months on Apr 22nd 2018.It has been 7 weeks since i took my last dose of Paxil.

I am still struggling with 

1)Noise and Light Sensitivity

2)Neuro Emotions

3)Chillness in Extremeties

4)Occasional Brain Zaps

5)Anxiety

6)Palpitations

7)Startling

8)Nervousness

9)Afraid of my future.

10)Fatigue

 

 

How long will it take for me to get better?

 

Any Help would be appreciated.

Edited June 4, 2018 by vicky1991
Added Few Symptoms

[Songbird]

Hello vicky1991, welcome to SA!  All the symptoms you have listed are very common Paxil withdrawal symptoms.

 

It would be helpful if you could create a signature with your med history, including all drugs, doses and dates (starting and stopping).  You can edit your signature under your Account Settings.  See this topic for more info: Please put your withdrawal history in your signature

 

Tapering off 12.5mg Paxil in just one and a half months is a very rapid taper.  We recommend very slow tapering here to minimise withdrawal symptoms.  (See: why taper by 10% of my dosage)  We can't give a time-frame for recovery, it is very individual, however it can take many months or even years, which is why we don't recommend cold turkey or rapid tapers.

 

You might want to consider reinstating some of your Paxil dose to alleviate your withdrawal symptoms and prevent them from getting worse.

See: about reinstating and stabilizing to reduce withdrawal symptoms

 

Please keep us updated and ask us any questions here on your introduction topic.

[vicky1991]

5 hours ago, vicky1991 said:

Hi Guys,

 

I am 27 year Old Male.It was in Mar 2015  I started to take Various Antidepressants (Luvox ,Paxil and Clonezepam) For Anxiety ,Panic  Issues.I managed to get rid of  Luvox by Jan 2016 and Have been Paxil+Clonezepam for the past 2 and half Years.However i tapered Clonezepam by Feb 2018 and Tapered of Paxil 12.5 Mg over a period of 1 and Half Months on Apr 22nd 2018.It has been 7 weeks since i took my last dose of Paxil.

I am still struggling with 

1)Noise and Light Sensitivity

2)Neuro Emotions

3)Chillness in Extremeties

4)Occasional Brain Zaps

5)Anxiety

6)Palpitations

7)Startling

8)Nervousness

9)Afraid of my future.

10)Fatigue

 

 

How long will it take for me to get better?

 

Any Help would be appreciated.

 

Thank you very much SongBird.But I am able to Manage All The Symptoms on a Daily basis.Symptoms Are not intese as they Were Intial weeks.

Also I am taking in Magnesium and Fish Oil to minimise the Symptoms.Still do you Feel that i should re-instate.

 

[Songbird]

19 hours ago, vicky1991 said:

 

Thank you very much SongBird.But I am able to Manage All The Symptoms on a Daily basis.Symptoms Are not intese as they Were Intial weeks.

Also I am taking in Magnesium and Fish Oil to minimise the Symptoms.Still do you Feel that i should re-instate.

 

 

It's up to you whether to reinstate or not.  There are pros and cons - if you read the topic there's a lot of info there.  At only 7 weeks off, it has a reasonably good chance of working, but the longer you wait, the less chance of working and the higher the risk of adverse reactions.  If you feel you are managing well and improving and the magnesium and fish oil is also helping you, then maybe staying off would be better.  Unfortunately there is no way to predict these things.  I hope you get more improvement soon.

[rupa]

On 4 June 2018 at 2:52 PM, vicky1991 said:

 

Thank you very much SongBird.But I am able to Manage All The Symptoms on a Daily basis.Symptoms Are not intese as they Were Intial weeks.

Also I am taking in Magnesium and Fish Oil to minimise the Symptoms.Still do you Feel that i should re-instate.

 

Vicky ....Hi

How are you doing? , How are the symptoms now, and what are all the symptoms now?