Alexander Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) ADMIN NOTE Alexander's Introductions topic, which dates from 2014, is here. It's 7 years now since I took my last paroxatine after being on it 12 years. I would say it took 5 years to recover, and a lot of that time was horrendous. I had all the symptoms of nerve spasms, insomnia, many debilitating symptoms. I thought I would never recover. I am so glad I came off it and this forum was key to my recovery. I send my thoughts out to people going through this now, but please believe you can succeed. Edited January 18, 2021 by Altostrata added admin note 5 Prescribed 20mg a day of Seroxat on 2001 August 2013 decided to taper. Reduced by 10mg a week (adjusted over the week small amounts) Stopped completely in April 2014 Brain and body went haywire. Didn't realise it was withdrawal at first. Have not returned to ad's but can't get my life back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 18, 2021 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2021 Thank you for returning to write your Success Story, Alexander. How would you sum up the process of your recovery? What did you find here that helped you? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Cocopuffz17 Posted January 18, 2021 Mentor Share Posted January 18, 2021 14 hours ago, Alexander said: ADMIN NOTE Alexander's Introductions topic, which dates from 2014, is here. It's 7 years now since I took my last paroxatine after being on it 12 years. I would say it took 5 years to recover, and a lot of that time was horrendous. I had all the symptoms of nerve spasms, insomnia, many debilitating symptoms. I thought I would never recover. I am so glad I came off it and this forum was key to my recovery. I send my thoughts out to people going through this now, but please believe you can succeed. Great to hear you are doing well! Glad to see another success story Thanks for sharing I follow The Plant Paradox lifestyle by Dr.Gundry. This lifestyle has given me my life back and I feel better than I have ever felt in my life. It has enabled me to finally get off of this medication and truly live my life. Nutrition is the key to health!!!!! 2008 to 2019 - 20 mg Paroxetine Attempted 2 CT's around the 5-6 year mark. Were absolutely terrible and reinstated. Was never explained by the doctor the seriousness of the short half life of this drug. 2017 - Attempted a tapered discontinuation of this drug and reinstated after being unsuccessful. 2019 - Feb. 12 - After a three month taper I am off of paroxetine. The 3 months were terrible, awful withdrawal feelings. I followed the doctors guidelines for the reduction of this drug and now know it was way too fast. 2019 - Oct. 12 - 8 months off paroxetine. 75% improvement since coming off the drug. Definitely have had tons of challenges along the way. Let’s go!!!! 2021 - Feb. 12 - 24 months off paroxetine. I have minor challenges now. Tinnitus/Headaches are still around but are reduced by a massive amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longroadhome Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hi @Alexander So glad to hear you have recovered from Paxil WD . well done !! You are very brave it’s such an awful drug. I am in the process of tapering from Paxil too. Can you list the symptoms you had from tapering to recovery ? thanknyou for coming back and sharing it gives us all hope it’s such a difficult journey . Nov 2018 Pregabalin 2x50 mg a day to help with Paxil WD. Aug 2019 2 x 25mg a day, April 2020 45mg, May 40mg, June 35mg, July 30mg, end July 25mg, Aug 24mg, June 2021 14mg, Jan 2022 14mg (2x7mg a day), Oct 10mg, Nov 5mg, December 25th 2022 0mg 🎈 Oct 2004 - Oct 2018 Paxil 20 mg, Nov 15mg, Dec 10mg, Feb 2019 7.5mg crashed, Feb 8.5mg, Nov 8mg, March 2020 7.2mg, April 6.5mg, May 5.9mg, June 5.4mg, July 4.8mg, Dec 4.5mg, Jan 2021 4mg, Feb 3.6mg, March 3.2mg, April 2.9mg, Aug 2.7mg, Sept 2.4mg, Oct 2.2mg, Nov 2mg, Dec 1.8mg, Feb 2022 1.6mg, March 1.4mg, April 1.2mg, May 1.0mg, June 0.8mg, July 0.6mg, Aug 0.4mg, Sep 0.2mg, October 6th 2022 0mg 🎈 December 25th 2022 drug free these dates are approximate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus arbor Posted January 18, 2021 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 18, 2021 Thank you, @Alexander. I am so glad for your healing. And grateful that you are encouraging us by sharing it. Happy, happy days to you--🌞 Zoloft: 1995 - 2015 Prozac: 2015 - 2018 (tapered from 40mg x day on July 31 to 30mg on August 31 to 20mg on September 31 to 10mg October 31 to 0mg on December 15, 2018 Gabapentin: 2016 to 2019 (tapered from 300mg x day to 150mg on August 31, 2019 to 75mg on September 15 to 50mg on September 31 to 25ishmg on October 15 to 0mg on December 1, 2019 Enalapril: 2010 - 2019 Lipitor: 2017 -2017 Metformin: 2000 - 2020 Liothyronine: 2007 - 2019 Levothyroxine: 2000 - 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alua Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Well done for sticking it out and healing. Your story will encourage many and provide hope that healing is possible. You had mentioned that you take hrt in your thread, are you still taking this? Peri meno got me on meds and due to my extreme reactions to psych meds my fear of western medicine led me to wean off my hrt also. These dsys i dont know what are meno symptoms and what is wd. <p>Various benzos 4 months for insomnia prior to Effexor 37.5mg may 2014 for two weeks, Mirtazapine 30mg june 2014 - feb 2015.Pristiq 50 mg Feb 2015. six weeks later attempted coming off with a six week taper. ten days off and it got ugly. Tapering now using compounded pristiq with slow release agent. 37.5 mg 3 weeks, 30 mg 6 weeks, 25mg 4.5 weeks, 20mg for 6 weeks, 17.5 mgs 7 weeks, 20 mg 8 weeks, 19 mg 3 weeks, 18 mg 3 weeks, 17 mg 3 weeks, 16 mg 3 weeks, 15mg 2 weeks, 14mg 2 weeks, 13 mgs 2 weeks, 12 mgs 6 weeks, 11mg 3 weeks, 10.5mg 2 weeks, 10 mg 3.5 weeks. 9mg 4 weeks. Jumped at 8mg currently 16 months free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisseyb Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 @Alexander thank you for your success story! Glad you are doing well! 🙂 2005-2020 diff AD for trouble sleeping, switched multiple times. 2020 Dec Escitalopram 10 mg 2021 Jan 10 mg -start BMS taper w/2 wk hold 2022 March 3.63 mg 2022 July 2.65 mg 2022 November 1.96 mg 2023 February 1.48 mg 2023 August .90 mg .25mg Melatonin (as needed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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