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Xanax and Paxil-What side effects occur when stopped suddenly

Please tell me the potential side effects of dropping of xanax and paxil suddenly and for several days?
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You don't want to find out!
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You don't want to stop taking EITHER of those meds suddenly.  Stopping a benzo, like Xanax abruptly can actually be dangerous, causing seizures among other things, and Paxil is notoriously hard to come off of as it is, let alone stopping without a taper.

Please have your doctor help you safely and properly get off BOTH meds, preferably a doc who knows these meds well.

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For me, there were too many side effects to count regarding Benzodiazapines.
For Paxil: A continual " swooshing type, electric sound n sensation in my head and eyes ". That wasn't good. Paxil isn't good. For me that is.
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