paxil

[KINGA76]

I was on paxil almost 9 years, worked great,decided to quit  get terrible anxiety again. tried to come back to paxil , it was a nightmare, after 3 weeks doctor switch me to lexparo, i felt terrible all the time, extremly high anxiety, after 6 monts i was switch to elavil, some help but still fell depressed. Right now my doctor wants me to try to come back to paxil and wean off elavil (i still have panic attacks on it)
Took only 1 dose of paxil 12.5 mg and 10 mg elavil and my symptoms start again, (anxiety, panic attacks)

Is thsi common to have anxiety when starting paxil again?

[KINGA76]

Thank you so much for your respond. Last night i quit paxil (3 days only on it) iwhen i started again i felt mentally sick,(terrible feeling), so i decided to stay on the elavil and maybe increase dosage. I am so scared of paxil. and about the pregancy, we are not trying... I dont want to bring a child to world beeing on those medications, By the way  do you know anybody who did saliva test for neurotrasmitters. My  came back all high on stress hormons, but normal on seratonin, ????? The worse part, i feel i cant cope on my own with stress level, Every moring I am waking up with high anxiety(almost shacking all over) and is taking me almost 2 hours to get up. Oh life...

[Paxiled]

Given what you're going through and what I've been through, I'd say you quit the Paxil too quickly for you as an individual and you've been suffering withdrawal from it ever since.  Other drugs won't make that go away.  I'm confused a bit, too, because as far as I know, none of these medications are recommended for pregnant women as it's best not to have a child born under the influence of drugs that affect the brain.  So don't see how Lexapro would have been safe, though it would have been less potent than Paxil.  I guess I'd say, go back on the Paxil, and if you really want to quit it, do it much more slowly.  If it takes a year, it takes a year.  You've tried other things and they haven't worked.  I was like you, I was scared of going back on it, and my psychiatrist who took me off it was a quack totally unaware of withdrawal, and this can turn into a long nightmare.  It's possible the Paxil won't work again, it has that reputation, but if it does and all this stuff goes away, you'll definitely know it was Paxil withdrawal.  But of course, the downside is, you'll still be on the stuff, so i understand you might not want to go that route.  It's a tough decision to make.  One theory on protracted withdrawals is to stay away from serotonin affecting drugs in the hope your brain will again learn to do without them, but you've kind of done that by using the elavil.  Don't know what else to say.  You might pick up a couple of books by Joseph Glanville (I hope I have the name right) on proper protocols for tapering safely off these meds.  Believe me, I know what you're going through, unfortunately.

[KINGA76]

Dear Paxiled, I stopped taking paxil last year, and almost loose my mind, Tried to take Paxil after 2 months, i felt terrible for thefirst 3 weeks, since i was thinking about getting pregnet in teh future, doctor switch me to lexparo, for 6 months i was taking thsi drug and everytime doctor increase doseage i was loosing my mind. I tried remeron & effexor only for a week, remeron- gave my hard palpitation and effexor high blood pressure 180/120. In January she changed to elavil 25 , but i was zombie, i couldnt get up from bad, so doctor lower to 10 mg of elavil. for the last 5 months i was suffering for major colon infection and stress and anxiety went to the roof, the last couple weeks, i cired almost every day that i am not able to live like that any longer, doctor sugessted to increase to elavil to 20 or tired paxil again, I am so scared taking paxil again..... almost terrified every time i have to take it, but i know that elavil is not doing anything for me (plus i ma loosing hairs like crazy). Any sugesstions, Just knowing how strong paxil is scare me... I jsut started taking again - third day only,,, Maybe is better to check another trylic drug that going back to paxil. I

[nursegirl6572]

Agree with Paxiled completely!

[Paxiled]

Don't know the timeline here.  Did you quit Paxil successfully, some time ago, without significant withdrawal?  Or did you quit recently and suddenly experience a lot of anxiety different from what you experienced before going on Paxil, which might indicate a withdrawal problem from the Paxil.  Paxil is one of the most difficult meds to stop taking, and after one stops taking it has the reputation of not working again or one has to take a lot more than one took originally to get the same results.  And because it's much stronger in its effects on the brain than other ssris, often moving to another ssri won't help.  At any rate, a timeline might be useful here.  It's possible your doc knows this, which is why he tried a tricyclic.

[toourlady89]

Hello, this is a cut and paste comment that i think would help you. I can't post websites here, but you could search on Magnesium and anxiety.. the healthier choice for anxiety and panic attacks .

"I have tried everything under the sun for anxiety, herbs, b vitamins, etc.

But nothing has given me as good of a relief as magnesium. I think many people are deficient and not aware of it. Most multi vitamins are under dosed considerably and our soil is depleted so vegetables do not provide the benefits they once did.

Be sure to get a quality magnesium. I was taking a calcium/mag supplement for years but realized the mag in it was oxide (which is lousy).

Good mag supplements are chelated, usually to amino acids taurine or glycine. I personally find best results if taken before bed. "

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Like he said, Mg Glycinate is a better choice, dosage would be on the bottle.. Mg is not known so much to people as the media does not make a big thing of it.. No money there. But try it. Its inexpensive and will improve your health over all combine with Vit D3 and calcium foods as they help better if being taken together... not necessarily at the same time..
Take care,