I never took Paxil but I had several unpleasant experiences withdrawing from Zoloft. My doctor at the time insisted that this was not happening, which was not helpful. I have described the sensation as being like I was manifesting as a wavefore for a few seconds. It was quite disturbing when it first started. When I realized what it was I felt better, but I had the same though you did -- what about people who are just a little more frail mentally. I really think this is why people do wierd stuff when they have just stopped Prozac.
Tim, what helped me was Lamaze training, which you probably haven't had <g> nit you could get there but researching the breathing exercises they teach in Yoga, if you'll accept a suggestion. Just a thought, perhaps you could just pay for a psych visit? There is a provider called Community Health something or something like that in Rockville, Bethesda and Wheaton and they do sliding scale. I don't especially recommend them otherwise -- several of the above withdrawals were because they were sloppy getting my Rx renewed... but maybe you coul get in there for one visit and get enough to wean off? Another thought, if it gets bad enough you can also go to the ER... some people do. hope some of the above helps. Dana >For me, it was sort of like I could feel as sensations traveled my nerve >pathways. It feels like some really bad hallucinogenic experience. Of >course, the sensation wouldn't necessarily be related to anything that was >really going on. So, for example, I might be just sitting still and I'd feel >a wave of electricity run down my leg, as though I were moving it. And, >sometimes my muscles would respond by jerking and twitching. It's a very out >of control feeling. Not pleasant in the least. There were also times where >it just felt like the pins and needles sensations you get when an "asleep" >body part wakes up. > >I also actually did hallucinate - walls were breathing and crap like that. I >quit driving for the duration, because I didn't trust my perceptions at all. > >On 3/30/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202384 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
