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Emotional Eating (Expert Forum)
40 mg of Paxil
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions in the Emotional Eating forum are answered by Dr. Roger Gould. Topics covered include anger and eating, anxiety and eating, binge eating, depression and eating, eating to "fit in", emotional eating, fill the void eating, guilt and eating, loneliness and eating, social eating, and stress and eating.
40 mg of Paxil
by RobertKas, Apr 11, 2009 11:56AM
Hi Doctor,
How are you? Hope all going well!
7 months ago my primary psych. prescribed 300 mg of Luvox for me (I was bit frustrated in work) and on Jan/09 he switched me on 40 mg of Paxil. Basically I am on 40 mg Paxil for 3 months right now but 7 months on SSRIs combined. What would be a safest taper schedule to discountinue this 40 mg of Paxil.
I am reading horrible stories on paxil forums that w/d last for many years after discontinuation and these people are suffering greatly. I your own exp. are those people who suffer so much are majorities or minorities.
My doc told me just to stop taking it and I will have a bit of discomfort for a week or two, nothing major. I just don't believe it.
Kindly advise,
Robert
How are you? Hope all going well!
7 months ago my primary psych. prescribed 300 mg of Luvox for me (I was bit frustrated in work) and on Jan/09 he switched me on 40 mg of Paxil. Basically I am on 40 mg Paxil for 3 months right now but 7 months on SSRIs combined. What would be a safest taper schedule to discountinue this 40 mg of Paxil.
I am reading horrible stories on paxil forums that w/d last for many years after discontinuation and these people are suffering greatly. I your own exp. are those people who suffer so much are majorities or minorities.
My doc told me just to stop taking it and I will have a bit of discomfort for a week or two, nothing major. I just don't believe it.
Kindly advise,
Robert
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 15, 2009 08:32AM
, Apr 15, 2009 08:32AMTo: roberkas
for sure, do not just stop...the long term problems are a distinct minority...you should taper off over a three week period...the first week go down to the lowest daily dose you can; the second week, take that dose, every second day; the third week, every third day; then stop...ask your doctor to cover you with klonopin during the third and fourth week to prevent possibility of seizures.
