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Posted by medlib on December 10, 2002, at 2:25:22
Originally posted by Joe Nelson on Psychological Babble 12/9/02
> Hi I have a very serious problem after using Paxil, I was given it about 3 1/2 years ago for panic attacks I began to notice alot of the usuall things after taking it that everyone complains about, I contacted my Dr. several times about the changes I seen, anyway I am going to try and make a long story short here, after about 2 months of use I notced the brain altering effects of the drug already, this included worse feeling panic symptoms obsessive thoughts already felt like I was in a dream world etc. but it was when I tried to quit it the first time I got a heck of a expirience, I made it about 2 weeks wihtout the stuff and had felt all the usual withdrawals that people get, but I did not know that is what I had, anyway after the end of the second week I felt like I needed to go back on Paxil so I went back to it I was only taking 10mg at the time, when I started the Paxil up again, I was working on a car 3 days later and all of the sudden my brain fired a thought this was what it was quote"afraid of everything" when my brain did this I kind of shrugged it off did not seem all that unusual right away untill it came back again seconds later this time when it came back my brain froze inside I could not think even, I felt a almost jolt like expirience of many things go through my body one of terror, emotional breakdown, and almost panic like only worse, the next thing to happen was I sensed all objects around me and freaked out, the idea was so real that even my own judgement could not make up for the thought, what made it even worse was that everytime I picked up a object or was around something my brain would fire this thought, and I would get the symptoms all at ounce which is what made it scary.It was the first time in my life that I actually had no control over my brain and felt as though I would begin screaming for help somehow, well after being back on paxil for about 2 weeks the thought got more distant and the symptoms were easing I knew I might make it now, well in the meantime I started seeking out someone in the mental health proffession because I knew something happened that was not good, there reasoning was OCD well I did not know any better so thought that was what it was, well after this I was afraid to quit paxil but the nice thing about it was I was not really okay yet, though I seemed to pull out of this I was still seeing all the abnormal problems that paxil was causing I got my final blow on December 16,1999 I had come home from town sat down in front of the tv had no idea what was going to happen to me that day, as I watched Tv I noticed that this guy had a red shirt on and my brain seemed to go weird over the color of it, now the shirt was red still but something had altered just in a split second, when I went to bed that night my brain kept firing the thought color over and over again, when I got up the next day everything seemed okay, and I thought well after being on Paxil now and having so many strange things happen already I kind of blew it off, well when I went outside that day I was fueling up a model aircraft engine and was struck down again,as I drew up the pink fuel my brain fired the thought"color" and then here again felt like someone pulled the rug out from under me, had the terror like symptoms, brain froze up the whole bit just about like the previous couple months before, only this time, instead of just having thoughts about color my brain would do these symptoms just looking at colors, so to make a even longer story short here, it is 3 years later now, I have had no improvemnt I threw paxil away 2 weeks after this color problem happened to me, after that my brain has never been right over color, the problem is so bad after having suffered for this long that I vomit almost on a daily basis from it, my brain has gotten weak from me having to deal with these kinds of symtpoms and the bizzare way that it is composing color now, I can't even look at the blue sky without my brain being all queer like and stuff, I mean is absolutely horrible, now what I am looking for is what kind of help is there for me now, I know what psychiatry would try as I asked them now, say Resiperdone or say Zyprexa, yeah I am shure that would fix me right up alright, I know someone must have a answer to this and hoping that I might find the right kind of help now. any imput on this would be appreaciated thanks.
Posted by worrier on December 11, 2002, at 18:09:49
In reply to Re: Paxil » Joe Nelson, posted by medlib on December 10, 2002, at 2:25:22
> Originally posted by Joe Nelson on Psychological Babble 12/9/02
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> > Hi I have a very serious problem after using Paxil, I was given it about 3 1/2 years ago for panic attacks I began to notice alot of the usuall things after taking it that everyone complains about, I contacted my Dr. several times about the changes I seen, anyway I am going to try and make a long story short here, after about 2 months of use I notced the brain altering effects of the drug already, this included worse feeling panic symptoms obsessive thoughts already felt like I was in a dream world etc. but it was when I tried to quit it the first time I got a heck of a expirience, I made it about 2 weeks wihtout the stuff and had felt all the usual withdrawals that people get, but I did not know that is what I had, anyway after the end of the second week I felt like I needed to go back on Paxil so I went back to it I was only taking 10mg at the time, when I started the Paxil up again, I was working on a car 3 days later and all of the sudden my brain fired a thought this was what it was quote"afraid of everything" when my brain did this I kind of shrugged it off did not seem all that unusual right away untill it came back again seconds later this time when it came back my brain froze inside I could not think even, I felt a almost jolt like expirience of many things go through my body one of terror, emotional breakdown, and almost panic like only worse, the next thing to happen was I sensed all objects around me and freaked out, the idea was so real that even my own judgement could not make up for the thought, what made it even worse was that everytime I picked up a object or was around something my brain would fire this thought, and I would get the symptoms all at ounce which is what made it scary.It was the first time in my life that I actually had no control over my brain and felt as though I would begin screaming for help somehow, well after being back on paxil for about 2 weeks the thought got more distant and the symptoms were easing I knew I might make it now, well in the meantime I started seeking out someone in the mental health proffession because I knew something happened that was not good, there reasoning was OCD well I did not know any better so thought that was what it was, well after this I was afraid to quit paxil but the nice thing about it was I was not really okay yet, though I seemed to pull out of this I was still seeing all the abnormal problems that paxil was causing I got my final blow on December 16,1999 I had come home from town sat down in front of the tv had no idea what was going to happen to me that day, as I watched Tv I noticed that this guy had a red shirt on and my brain seemed to go weird over the color of it, now the shirt was red still but something had altered just in a split second, when I went to bed that night my brain kept firing the thought color over and over again, when I got up the next day everything seemed okay, and I thought well after being on Paxil now and having so many strange things happen already I kind of blew it off, well when I went outside that day I was fueling up a model aircraft engine and was struck down again,as I drew up the pink fuel my brain fired the thought"color" and then here again felt like someone pulled the rug out from under me, had the terror like symptoms, brain froze up the whole bit just about like the previous couple months before, only this time, instead of just having thoughts about color my brain would do these symptoms just looking at colors, so to make a even longer story short here, it is 3 years later now, I have had no improvemnt I threw paxil away 2 weeks after this color problem happened to me, after that my brain has never been right over color, the problem is so bad after having suffered for this long that I vomit almost on a daily basis from it, my brain has gotten weak from me having to deal with these kinds of symtpoms and the bizzare way that it is composing color now, I can't even look at the blue sky without my brain being all queer like and stuff, I mean is absolutely horrible, now what I am looking for is what kind of help is there for me now, I know what psychiatry would try as I asked them now, say Resiperdone or say Zyprexa, yeah I am shure that would fix me right up alright, I know someone must have a answer to this and hoping that I might find the right kind of help now. any imput on this would be appreaciated thanks.
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>Sorry to hear about your horrible experience with Paxil...mine was similar but without the obsessive thoughts. The overwhelming terror, utter lack of control over mind, body, etc. were very much like yours. My Dr. kept telling me to expect "breakthrough anxiety" and kept increasing the dose. The night the "rug got pulled out from under me" as you described was the begining of a nightmare that has lessened but isn't over 6 months later. That night I did have obsessive thoughts or an obsessive thought which was "SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!" didn't know what, but that was all I could think between all the sweating, vomiting, trembling, etc. then it would ease off and I'd think it was over and then wham! It would start all over again. Finally found a doc (in the ER!) who gave me Xanax and saved me for the moment. My regular doc was totally anti benzo and wouldn't prescribe it, so I slipped back into that super anxious state again. Finally found a psychiatrist who realized the paxil caused a serotonin overload in my brain and really screwed up the "hardwiring". To make a long story short if you aren't taking anything now I'd try Xanax or some other benzo to at least simmer your brain down to a level where you can think sort of straight again. Be patient, I get depressed and frustrated because I'm still not myself again yet. But things are better.
Posted by Joe Nelson on December 12, 2002, at 4:23:08
In reply to Re: Paxil, posted by worrier on December 11, 2002, at 18:09:49
Thanks for replying worrier, yeah sounds like you got a bad deal with Paxil also it amaizes me that these drugs can do stuff like this, had one question for you I know you mentioned the Xanax is helping to get you through all of this I have been doing research myself on what has been tried for people who have HPPD which can be caused by the halucinogens like LSD etc. and found a report that the benzos seemed to help as well so you may be right might be on to something here thank you for your imput hope you will get better as well just hang in there through it.
Posted by worrier on December 13, 2002, at 20:42:07
In reply to Re: Paxil, posted by Joe Nelson on December 12, 2002, at 4:23:08
> Thanks for replying worrier, yeah sounds like you got a bad deal with Paxil also it amaizes me that these drugs can do stuff like this, had one question for you I know you mentioned the Xanax is helping to get you through all of this I have been doing research myself on what has been tried for people who have HPPD which can be caused by the halucinogens like LSD etc. and found a report that the benzos seemed to help as well so you may be right might be on to something here thank you for your imput hope you will get better as well just hang in there through it.
> Sometimes it helps just to know it's not just you that these things happen to. If you have the time or concentration read a book called "Healing Lazarus" by Lewis Richmond. It deals mainly with his recovery from encephalitis, but the last part of the book describes an experience he had with an antidepressant that I think you'll really relate to. He is a former Buddist priest and offers some unique coping mechanisms and ways of looking at these things that happen to you out of the blue and change your life. Hang in there.
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