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Posted by KAK on August 1, 2001, at 9:39:01
to go away???? I feel so sick, and light headed, sick to my stomach, headachy....I feel terrible. In Jan I was up to 60mg...Now I am down to 7mg....I just cut back from 15mg....I hate this stuff....and I want my head back!! I have gained 40 punds on this terrible drug!! FOURTY POUNDS!!! Oh man, I just want to feel better again.....What kind of experiences have you all had with getting off Paxil? How long did it take before you were symptom free? Did you ever manage to loose all the weight?
~KAK
Posted by mila on August 1, 2001, at 10:26:02
In reply to How long does it take for the withdrawl from Paxil, posted by KAK on August 1, 2001, at 9:39:01
Hi ~KAK,
sorry to hear that you are not feeling good during withdrawal.
it took me about 2 months to become fully physical symptoms free when withdrawing from paxil. the first 2 weeks were the toughest, but then I experienced the symptoms only occasionally. cognitive and emotional symptoms have to be worked on consciously. I have never expected them to go away on their own, so I use learned in therapy skills to deal with occasional flareups of anxiety and memory loss. I've been very successful. the last anxiety episode I experienced was two weeks ago and I recovered within hours. and now I only occasionally fail to recall a name or a word and I learned how to retrieve them consciously using recall tricks.
I also gained 40 pounds on paxil and it was relatively easy to knock the first 17 off, but then I got stuck and asked my doc for a weight-loss medication. I use Xenical which blocks fat absorbtion and the pounds fly off like a charm (I lose about 2-3 pounds a week on this medication, although 1-2 would be more typical).
hope this helps
and
wishing you a speedy and successful recovery.
mila
Posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 16:15:27
In reply to How long does it take for the withdrawl from Paxil, posted by KAK on August 1, 2001, at 9:39:01
> to go away???? I feel so sick, and light headed, sick to my stomach, headachy....I feel terrible. In Jan I was up to 60mg...Now I am down to 7mg....I just cut back from 15mg....I hate this stuff....and I want my head back!! I have gained 40 punds on this terrible drug!! FOURTY POUNDS!!! Oh man, I just want to feel better again.....What kind of experiences have you all had with getting off Paxil? How long did it take before you were symptom free? Did you ever manage to loose all the weight?
>
> ~KAKThere is a site that is somthing like this one. You shouldn't do paxil withdrawal alone. Join us at http://bbs.onecenter.com/cgi-bin/bbs.cgi? It's a message board for suffering withdrawal from paxil. Hope to see you there. I couldn't have done it alone. I gained 20 lbs and felt horrible on paxil. I thought I felt great but realized after weaning that I didn't. The drug changed me into thinking I felt nothing bad.
Posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 16:24:57
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl from Paxil, posted by mila on August 1, 2001, at 10:26:02
> Hi ~KAK,
>
> sorry to hear that you are not feeling good during withdrawal.
>
> it took me about 2 months to become fully physical symptoms free when withdrawing from paxil. the first 2 weeks were the toughest, but then I experienced the symptoms only occasionally. cognitive and emotional symptoms have to be worked on consciously. I have never expected them to go away on their own, so I use learned in therapy skills to deal with occasional flareups of anxiety and memory loss. I've been very successful. the last anxiety episode I experienced was two weeks ago and I recovered within hours. and now I only occasionally fail to recall a name or a word and I learned how to retrieve them consciously using recall tricks.
>
> I also gained 40 pounds on paxil and it was relatively easy to knock the first 17 off, but then I got stuck and asked my doc for a weight-loss medication. I use Xenical which blocks fat absorbtion and the pounds fly off like a charm (I lose about 2-3 pounds a week on this medication, although 1-2 would be more typical).
>
> hope this helps
>
> and
>
> wishing you a speedy and successful recovery.
>
> milaI was wondering how long you were on paxil. It really scares me about my memory loss. I was hoping it would go away. Do you seem like it's improved a lot? Do you feel like it's something that you will have forever? I think this is what scares me the most about this drug. I'm almost off of it but I've been weaning very slowly, 3 months so far. I hope you say something to help me feel better about this.
Posted by KAK on August 1, 2001, at 20:28:50
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl from Paxil, posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 16:15:27
> There is a site that is somthing like this one. You shouldn't do paxil withdrawal alone. Join us at http://bbs.onecenter.com/cgi-bin/bbs.cgi? It's a message board for suffering withdrawal from paxil. Hope to see you there. I couldn't have done it alone. I gained 20 lbs and felt horrible on paxil. I thought I felt great but realized after weaning that I didn't. The drug changed me into thinking I felt nothing bad.
Hi lrc...I tried to get to the link you gave, but I cannot get anything. I am only getting a screen that says, "Command not found"....Do you have another link maybe?
Thanks.
Posted by mila on August 1, 2001, at 21:10:23
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl( mila), posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 16:24:57
Hi lrc
>
> I was wondering how long you were on paxil.5 months out of 8 total on SSRIs. It wiped my memories for names to the point that i couldn't recall my grandma's name and my brother's name sounded strange to me, I wasn't really sure if I was right when I would use it in a conversation. Less damaged was memory for the 'general' words, and spelling was also badly affected.
> It really scares me about my memory loss.
oh, it's not that bad, really. annoying and frustrating, yes, but not really scary once you know you can get it all back and then some more, more powerful ability to recall than before.
> I was hoping it would go away.
I have no idea if it will go away on its own, since I haven't tried a 'wait and see what happens' approach. I am a university student and for me ability to recall is everythig now in a sense that it feeds my pride and satisfaction, plus it will have a strong impact on my future.
> Do you seem like it's improved a lot? Do you feel like it's something that you will have forever? I think this is what scares me the most about this drug. I'm almost off of it but I've been weaning very slowly, 3 months so far. I hope you say something to help me feel better about this.
Look, my memory is better than it has ever been both for words and for life events, but it wasn't that way when I stopped Paxil. Paxil wiped off emotional component of the memories and emotion is The retrieval cue number one. What I did is the following: I got determined to get my memory back and started working on it every day. Since I naturally have a lot of new material to download into my memory from school when i read I stop frequently and imagine vivid humorous images for the concepts, processes, and new words (both spelling and meaning). I do whatever it takes to make me laugh or shudder, or feel disgust, whatever strong emotion happens to be associated with the material, I blow it totally out of proportion. Next, I bring something from my past and link it to the new memory. These frequent trips to the past memories storage room made a big difference. Now I recall events from the past easier than ever.
Memory is really like a muscle, plus the brain is very redundant in the way it stores memories, if one door doesnt work, you can always use several others. Paxil does impact the usual route to recall, but it can be restored and while you are working on it, you can use other ways to get to the memory.
please, be very careful with what you believe about your memory. avoid autosuggestions of the hopeless kind. Take it easy and with a healthy dose of humour, especially when a very important memory slips away when you most need it. It will resurface on its own a bit later, or you can pull it out of your head if you stay calm and use a trick that you know will work for you. I will share those with you if you'll need it later.best
mila
Posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 22:19:39
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl from Paxil, posted by KAK on August 1, 2001, at 20:28:50
> > There is a site that is somthing like this one. You shouldn't do paxil withdrawal alone. Join us at http://bbs.onecenter.com/cgi-bin/bbs.cgi? It's a message board for suffering withdrawal from paxil. Hope to see you there. I couldn't have done it alone. I gained 20 lbs and felt horrible on paxil. I thought I felt great but realized after weaning that I didn't. The drug changed me into thinking I felt nothing bad.
>
> Hi lrc...I tried to get to the link you gave, but I cannot get anything. I am only getting a screen that says, "Command not found"....Do you have another link maybe?
>
> Thanks.http://www.members.tripod.com/fstreicher/chat.htm If that doesn't work for you, just put in paxil withdrawal. You'll find several. Best to you
Posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 22:26:01
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl lrc, posted by mila on August 1, 2001, at 21:10:23
> Hi lrc
> >
> > I was wondering how long you were on paxil.
>
> 5 months out of 8 total on SSRIs. It wiped my memories for names to the point that i couldn't recall my grandma's name and my brother's name sounded strange to me, I wasn't really sure if I was right when I would use it in a conversation. Less damaged was memory for the 'general' words, and spelling was also badly affected.
>
> > It really scares me about my memory loss.
>
> oh, it's not that bad, really. annoying and frustrating, yes, but not really scary once you know you can get it all back and then some more, more powerful ability to recall than before.
>
> > I was hoping it would go away.
>
> I have no idea if it will go away on its own, since I haven't tried a 'wait and see what happens' approach. I am a university student and for me ability to recall is everythig now in a sense that it feeds my pride and satisfaction, plus it will have a strong impact on my future.
>
> > Do you seem like it's improved a lot? Do you feel like it's something that you will have forever? I think this is what scares me the most about this drug. I'm almost off of it but I've been weaning very slowly, 3 months so far. I hope you say something to help me feel better about this.
>
> Look, my memory is better than it has ever been both for words and for life events, but it wasn't that way when I stopped Paxil. Paxil wiped off emotional component of the memories and emotion is The retrieval cue number one. What I did is the following: I got determined to get my memory back and started working on it every day. Since I naturally have a lot of new material to download into my memory from school when i read I stop frequently and imagine vivid humorous images for the concepts, processes, and new words (both spelling and meaning). I do whatever it takes to make me laugh or shudder, or feel disgust, whatever strong emotion happens to be associated with the material, I blow it totally out of proportion. Next, I bring something from my past and link it to the new memory. These frequent trips to the past memories storage room made a big difference. Now I recall events from the past easier than ever.
> Memory is really like a muscle, plus the brain is very redundant in the way it stores memories, if one door doesnt work, you can always use several others. Paxil does impact the usual route to recall, but it can be restored and while you are working on it, you can use other ways to get to the memory.
> please, be very careful with what you believe about your memory. avoid autosuggestions of the hopeless kind. Take it easy and with a healthy dose of humour, especially when a very important memory slips away when you most need it. It will resurface on its own a bit later, or you can pull it out of your head if you stay calm and use a trick that you know will work for you. I will share those with you if you'll need it later.
>
> best
> milaThank you. It really bothers me when I can't figure out how to spell a word or mess up while I'm typing. I don't have a big problem with remembering names. It is good to know that it can improve. I forget to return phone calls and get side tracked way to easy. Not just one of those things where you go to the kitchen to get something and forget what you were looking for (that happens also) but I feel like I'm so forgetful with everything all of the time. Thanks again. lrc
Posted by KAK on August 2, 2001, at 8:08:31
In reply to Re: How long does it take for the withdrawl lrc, posted by mila on August 1, 2001, at 21:10:23
Oh, mila.....I have also had some "forgetfulness" but I have just assumed that it was me....I never once thought that it was Paxil related. I am stunned to learn that it may be a side effect.
Thank you so much for your reply before regarding the withdrawl issues. Paxil is an odd drug....When you are given the drug for whatever reason, it does *seem* to help....but the longer you are on it, the more you are aware that *you* are no longer you. I do think the weight gain side effect is terrible. I strongly suspect that Paxil has permanently ruined my metabolisim. I am planning on seeing a nutritionist tomorrow....with luck, I can try to remove these extra fourty pounds from my 5'4" frame.
~KAK
Posted by KAK on August 2, 2001, at 8:11:17
In reply to Re:KAK, posted by lrc on August 1, 2001, at 22:19:39
Thank you very much for the link....I just got in. What an amazing site.....I am sure I will be reading it every chance I can get. How sad there are so many of us who are suffering from the detox.
~KAK
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