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Wee T- I also had terrible problems with paranoia- I experienced it really severely. The advice I can give you is to wait. For me there was no other solution and I am so sad to tell you that I had to wait for a very long time. It was between 9-12 months that this began to recede for me. You have only been off the paxil for two months. My heart goes out to you. I know what you are feeling. I wish I could put my arms around you and comfort you....

Forgot to add I'm not sleeping at all - herbal meds don't work and neither does stilnox. Doc friend gave me temazepam which gives me a few about 5-6 hours. Seeing psych tonite - what should I get from him - i really need help.

Wee-T, Sadly I think your body and brain are screaming for Paxil. Taking another SSRI is a doctors favourite way of treating poop-out but it didn't work for me. I ended up with just the same horrible dark thoughts that you are experiencing. In my case I stopped the new SSRI and reverted to Paxil at the old dose (albeit I am in poop-out at 20mg) and hope to be able to taper down much much more slowly. At least the withdrawal symptoms do...

You've been back and forth on drugs, so it's hard to tell what's Paxil, what's Xyprexa, what's Zoloft. I'm afraid there's not just one drug to blame here. Time, patience, and therapy are the only things that are going to help. Getting another drug, if that's what the psych suggests, is most definitely NOT the answer.

I don't know if the zoloft is increasing how you feel, but I feel certain you're still going through paxil withdrawal. I could have written everything akaenew wrote. Before I found this group, I thought nothing would ever get better. I knew I loved life, but the way I felt in withdrawal I felt was not worth living, and I really was afraid I'd never get better. Now I have better days and never am as bad as I was earlier in...

50mg 13 july 75mg 16 july That's a big jump in zoloft after only 3 days on. If you're not feeling well now, it's probably a combination of Paxil withdrawal + Zoloft side effects. I don't have much advice except to have you look at the reality of these drugs. You're feeling worse instead of better...I would be tempted to go back to Paxil, stabilize and then wean extremely off Paxil. I can't think of one person who...

Regarding the insomnia: I did not like temazepam - I found it gave me only 3 or 4 hours of poor quality sleep, followed by crazy dreams and nightmares! I found midazolam better, although it did not give me any longer sleep, at least it did not give me nightmares. You might think of trying zopiclone (Imovane), it gave me 6 to 8 hours of much better quality sleep, almost as good a natural sleep - apparently it does not 'disprupt the...

Quote: Originally Posted by scotty 50mg 13 july 75mg 16 july That's a big jump in zoloft after only 3 days on. If you're not feeling well now, it's probably a combination of Paxil withdrawal + Zoloft side effects. I don't have much advice except to have you look at the reality of these drugs. You're feeling worse instead of better...I would be tempted to go back to Paxil, stabilize and then wean extremely off Paxil. I...

Wee, I have a lot of empathy for your situation. I felt terrified and suicidal many times during my withdrawal, and I was only going off 20mg of Paxil. I am now 26 months off and feeling immensely better. I still have occasional episodes of depression but overall feel like I am mostly recovered. It really does get better!!! Hang on to that thought. I have been on this board two and a half years and have seen many many people go from...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wee T Forgot to add I'm not sleeping at all - herbal meds don't work and neither does stilnox. Doc friend gave me temazepam which gives me a few about 5-6 hours. Seeing psych tonite - what should I get from him - i really need help. what you need is time to heal and the psych cant give you that.... it's hard to tell what's going on here.. the withdrawal from the one med, a reaction to the...