Posted by Ebbie on May 17, 2005, at 12:35:52
I am relatively new to this site, but so far, so many of you guys have helped me answer so many questions, number 1, that I am not alone. I would like tell you why I am writing this post. TO make a long, VERY long story short...here goes...
At 15, I was put on paxil, which made me very lethargic and i gained 25 pounds(that really sucked), i got off of them, i realized by myself it wasnt helping, but i tapered off of them, ok so for the next year and about a half, i suffered anger like i had never before, normally(without drugs) i was a calm and rational person, i wasnt after i stopped taking paxil...i would yell at people, my family..my own grandmother...i coudlnt understand why i was feeling like this..(now i know its because my body was so used to getting "high" with paxil, and now i wasnt taking it anymore) It changed me completely at only a mere age of 17. So my mom took me to a shrink, she said i was depressed and put me on effexor xr....
Then at 22 years old, i had had enough..i stopped taking effexor xr 300mg COLD TURKEY! That was the worst decision i had even made, within 2 months, i had FULL blown depression, i wasnt getting outta bed, i wasnt eatting(lost 30 pounds, hey it was better then gaining right?, thanks paxil!), i never showered, i would cry ALL the time, i felt like i was going crazy, i DID NOT understand what was going on, IT was the MOST unbelievably excruciating experience ever...I would not even want this on my worst enemie...
My mistake was taking myself off an EXTREMELY(not to mention, UNneccessary) high dosage of a drug that virtually controls you and your brain...Thats my story, and guess what, i went back on those damn pills...now i am at 75mg, and trying everything in my legal power to get off of them, excersising, eatting well, sleeping properly and taking vitamins and reading..ALOT...let me know you guys if anyone has experienced anything simliar or if you have questions, i would love to know, thanks.
poster:Ebbie
thread:498942
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