Posted by ravenstorm on June 2, 2004, at 9:48:03
In reply to Re: SSRI withdrawal in the hospital?, posted by Bill LL on June 2, 2004, at 9:20:49
paxil has a liquid form. Titrate very slowly using the liquid and use prozac as suggested above.
I wish I'd done the prozac thing. Even going really slow on the liquid I got really screwed up by paxil withdrawal. I refused to go back on anything (partially due to my husband--big mistake) and ended up worse than I'd ever been, even before taking paxil.
I was on 2.0mg of paxil for two years until I found the liquid form to do the final titration. Based on how badly I got screwed up by the final withdrawals I wish I'd just stayed on the 2.0mg the rest of my life. It wasn't doing anything for me except keeping me from going through the withdrawal process.
In addition to the nausea/vomitting/dizziness etc, some people get bounce back depression/anxiety worse than they ever had before going on Paxil after they are finally off of it for a few days to a week.
I think it is wise you are switching on to something else. Prozac would be the best to go on and then go off.
There are no hospital programs, believe me I looked!! Most doctors refuse to believe that it is even a problem!!!!!!!!!!!
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