Posted by Ann on January 7, 2000, at 21:42:26
I've been taking Paxil for 8 months for Depression and Anxiety (initially I took Zoloft but it didn't do much but make my teeth grind and my face twitch). I gained about 25 lbs. in a few months after being underweight my entire life, and no matter what I did with my diet the weight kept coming. The getting fat was making me more Depressed, so I started getting off the Paxil slowly.
I have had the usual withdrawl symptoms: sleep changes, weird "dizzy" feeling, nerve tingling in scalp & finger and more. Now I've been without a pill for four days and my temper is almost out of control.
Any little thing (dropping a pen, the dog doesn't come when I call, not being able to turn a page in a book because my finger's dry, hitting the wrong key on the keyboard) sets me into a rage! I haven't been this angry -- furious -- since I was a teenager and it's scary. It's not like me, even before the Paxil.
I'm sure this is the Paxil talking because I've read other lists where people complained of anger and violence (throwing things) in Paxil withdrawl.
I've started taking some St. John's Wort and am considering Kava Kava until my body gets rid of the Paxil. Has anyone ever heard of or had this problem with rage? Any suggestions? Also, how long will this last? I'm planning on sleeping as much as I can just to keep myself away from the world.
And why didn't my Dr. tell me about this before I got on it? I specifically said I wasn't interested in anything with screwy withdrawl, physical or otherwise, and here I am stuck with what the consequences of something I took in good faith! If he wasn't sure about Paxil, why didn't he say so? I'd find that easier to take than the feelings I'm having now. And if this withdrawl is not in the PDR, it frickin' should be.
Ann
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