anxietyme
01-02-12, 14:10
Hi Everyone!
I'm from Canada, 30 year old female.
I had my first series of panic attacks when I was 19 years old. I was immediately put on Paxil (seroxat in the UK) - Which i don't really think ever worked and given clonazepan to take 'as needed' - which did work, but I had to use carefully as not to get addicted.....
I was on paxil for 10 years- I started to develop health problems... was diagnosed with fibromyalgia...I think all related to the Paxil.
During those years I finished university at the top of my class, worked in investment banking for 3.5 years until I eventually burnt out.
In summer 2011 after a medical misdiagnosis and not managing stress well at all, I had a complete nervous breakdown. Since then I have been struggling to put the pieces of my life back together. :weep:
I have developed an intense fear/phobia of becoming schizophrenic (has anyone else had this fear?).... I've found a wonderful psychiatrist and psychologist who I am working with closely. After 10 years, i've managed to do a cross taper from Paxil to Zoloft (over 3.5 months) and as of last friday I am officially Paxil Free (not without withdrawal tho).
When I initially had my nervous breakdown I was put on 1mg of clonazepan twice daily, so now that the paxil is gone, i'm going to be SLOWLY weaned off that. I'm doing CBT to try to help me manage my anxiety, and hope one day to be med-free and overcome this OBSESSION with developing schizophrenia :(
That's me. I look forward to sharing our journeys together
x
I'm from Canada, 30 year old female.
I had my first series of panic attacks when I was 19 years old. I was immediately put on Paxil (seroxat in the UK) - Which i don't really think ever worked and given clonazepan to take 'as needed' - which did work, but I had to use carefully as not to get addicted.....
I was on paxil for 10 years- I started to develop health problems... was diagnosed with fibromyalgia...I think all related to the Paxil.
During those years I finished university at the top of my class, worked in investment banking for 3.5 years until I eventually burnt out.
In summer 2011 after a medical misdiagnosis and not managing stress well at all, I had a complete nervous breakdown. Since then I have been struggling to put the pieces of my life back together. :weep:
I have developed an intense fear/phobia of becoming schizophrenic (has anyone else had this fear?).... I've found a wonderful psychiatrist and psychologist who I am working with closely. After 10 years, i've managed to do a cross taper from Paxil to Zoloft (over 3.5 months) and as of last friday I am officially Paxil Free (not without withdrawal tho).
When I initially had my nervous breakdown I was put on 1mg of clonazepan twice daily, so now that the paxil is gone, i'm going to be SLOWLY weaned off that. I'm doing CBT to try to help me manage my anxiety, and hope one day to be med-free and overcome this OBSESSION with developing schizophrenia :(
That's me. I look forward to sharing our journeys together
x