Hello all. Not sure where to start, so I'm gonna just jump right in. I'm going through a really hard time right now, and just stumbled upon your site. I'm a 36 year old male from the US. I've been on 40mg of paxil for 12 years. I've donereally well on it. No side effects really. Last week I started
"googling" paxil poop out and withdrawal horror stories. It literally
sent me into an obsessive panic. Now, I'm scared to death to be on the
paxil any longer, and I'm scared to death to try and come off. I'm in a lose/lose situation right now. I'm in such a panic, I feel like the paxil isn't
even helping. I'm also getting a few brain shocks throughout the day
now...which makes me think I'm going through withdrawal while still
taking it. And without the paxil, I'm afraid I've got no coping
skills for the anxiety. I'm an Art Director, a husband, and a father.
I feel like everything is beginning to swirl out of control, and I'm
gonna lose my job and everything I love. My p-doc wants to raise the
paxil or add buspar. I don't want to be addicted to another med. I
just have no idea what to do at this point. Don't you think 12 years
on such a high dose of paxil has probably done some seriously nasty
stuff to my brain chemistry at this point? What would you do in my situation? I'm only 36 years old. What the heck am I gonna do? Sorry for the long
post. I just needed to talk to someone intelligent that has possibly been
through a situation like this. Look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, SC.