Is quitting 60mg of paxil a day,that i have been taking for 6yrs.Agood thing or a very bad thing? If it is bad to quit cold turkey what are some answers as to how to do the right thing.
2006-10-14 12:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by the green man 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Quiting paxil cold turkey is not good. Even cutting the dose over time has side affects. I was on Paxil for 3 years 30mgs and I quit taking them. I hade buzzing in my ears, dizziness, trembles, ect. I would talk to your doctor to see what you could do if not taking them is what you really need to do.
2006-10-14 13:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took paxil for five years. I had a horrible time quitting, but I finally did it. Quitting cold turkey was not the answer. I was extremely emotional when I tried that. What finally worked for me was taking one every other day for a couple of weeks. Then I took it every few days, and so on until I thought I could completely stop. It took a few months to totally stop, but it worked. Good luck!
2006-10-14 19:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by momof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit cold turkey and it SUCKED. I had vertigo so bad for three or four weeks. I would suggest weaning yourself off of it...or take a few days off of work if you quit altogether. Good luck.
2006-10-14 20:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by mrspatpat79 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bless your heart, I've been there. Cut your pills in half and take half doses for a week then taper it off to a half dose every other day for a week then finally you can stop altogether. That's how I came off of mine.
2006-10-14 20:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by 'tisJustMe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MRSPATPAT needs to go back on it!
2006-10-14 21:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by justwonderingwhatever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋