Posted by phidippus on September 1, 2015, at 12:49:10
In reply to I need help!!! Paxil issues! Don't know what to do, posted by VonnegutJunky on September 1, 2015, at 0:27:20
>Tinnitus
Visual snow
Body numbing Anxiety
Constant worry about how I feel
Burning sensation in my mouth
Sometimes double visionAnd all these came on with the increase to 20 mg?
>I have not had side effects on Paxil for the entire 8 years that I took it
What I'm thinking is that you may be experiencing tachiphylaxis (poop out) and the side effects you are experiencing are actually symptoms of your illness.
Increased anxiety, worry and burning mouth syndrome could be markers of a decreased response to your medication. And while you are experiencing tachiphylaxis, you may be experiencing side effects from the increased dose-vision problems, tinnitus.
Or
The Paxil is triggering mania at the higher dose, accounting for the increase in anxiety and the strange feelings you are having.
>I felt So STRANGE! I mean like nothing I have ever experienced and ways that are almost indescribable!!! Just so odd and it of it- fears that I would blank out / go crazy/ couldn't read or focus on anything-
Numb; unfocused; could not cognitively grasp the idea of time or space; all emotions were voidThis is called derealization and can happen on any medication. It often happens during psychotic states as well.
>I rode this out for 3 months
Side effects can be experienced at any point while taking a medication.
Antidepressants typically take 4 to 6 weeks weeks before reuptake stabilizes.
Next time you experience such strange effects on a medication, stop it immediately. You do not need to go through 3 months of hell.
>I do not know if this is depression?
These are not symptoms of depression.
>Or a side effect of paxil or continued withdrawal?
Tinnitus and vision problems are both possible side effects of Paxil.
>If it is depression, will it take Paxil at 20mg longer to work than normal?
It is not depression.
>What would any of you do if you were in my situation?
I would discontinue the Paxil and search out another solution. If the Paxil is triggering mania, you may need a mood stabilizer.
>And what about the days that I have where I do feel really good? What could explain those?
When you have really good days, do they coincide with your 'strange' feelings? Do you experience racing thoughts?
Eric
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