Posted by belljar on August 21, 2007, at 9:44:35
In reply to Re: Paxil » belljar, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on August 18, 2007, at 8:34:11
> What do you mean a "Paxil prisoner", belljar? Was Paxil actually working for you? Or why would you have stayed on it so long if it wasn't?
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By Paxil prisoner I was describing... how I could never leave it even though ti wasn't working. I was put on it in 1992 because the doctor said it would help with my "curling iron being unplugged" obsession. Up until then I was kind, happy, friendly, patient, always wanted to help people, just had a lot of rituals.Paxil - I because superwoman. No more rituals. Angry. violent. bulldozer at work. Huge success. Took on amazing projects. lots of glory. Irritable. no patience. temper tantrums. Ground my teeth down to nothing (now saving money to get crowns !). I asked about it and was told to stick with it, that it would calm down. After several years tried to come off it so that I could have a sex life ! hallucinations. spins, head snaps, nighmares, anxiety , panic attacks. Once the crazies ended, the fear set in. Afraid to leave my bed. crying. Noises / tics constantly. I'd thought that once the paxil was gone I'd be like I was before. Nogo. lasted several months. ended up in the hospital. Back on paxil. SUPERWOMAN came back.
Been down that road a few times. This time I will find something else - NOT paxil. Mind you, this time 2007 - 15 years later ! I'm feeling not bad after 6 weeks. I am reading other people's experiences and using that to reassure myself. I am determined this time.
I do not beleive that paxil is evil - for some it is probably a miracle cure. But I do believe that if it is clear that it isn't working for you, you should stop taking it early on rather that wait years and allow a ll the negative effects to affect your life. "just quit it" as you say, isn't quite that simple. Or wasn't for me. I responded to GinoVA in case my experience could save him/her the pain I went through. and I only did because he/she said that it wasn't working. I don't have an agenda at all, only that I don't want people to hurt like I do.
> What is the actual warning you're giving? If she stays too long on Paxil, what could happen? I mean, if it's working, I don't see why not stay on it. If it's not, then just quit it.
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> Sorry, I guess I didn't really get what you were trying to say about Paxil. You said it gets worse the longer you stay on it, but why is that? If you could explain a little what you meant, I'd appreciate it.
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> Thank you
> GI78
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