Seroxat/paxil

[poodlebell]

hI MY LAST POST WAS FOR MY HUSBAND, THIS IS FOR ME

i WAS GIVEN SEROXAT FOR MIGRAINES AND WAS ON IT FOR JUST OVER 10 YEARS. I HAVE NOW BEEN OFF IT FOR 2 YEARS NINE MONTHS AND AM STILL HAVING PROTRACTED WITHDRAWAL. I AM ALSO CHEMICIALLY SENSITIVE TO ALL MEDICATIONS, NOT JUST ME BUT MOST PEOPLE WHO COME OFF THE DRUG. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY I AM CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE AND IF IT WILL GET OVER ALL THE WITHDRAWAL AND SENSITIVITY

THANK YOU

POODLEBELL

[Nik]

When you say you are having protracted withdrawal what exactly are you currently suffering from i.e symptoms ?

[poodlebell]

Hi, thanks for answering, I have a headache at the back of my head, noise in my ears, pounding in my ears, sweating/freezing, nauseau, bottom of my feet burn, acid reflux, confusion in my head, blurred vision, some days it is twice as bad as others, but never a day without these things. The racing heart, palpatations are not as bad now.

poodlebell

[poodlebell]

Hi, forgot the diahorrea at first was awful, now its only on the really bad days, and the shakes are not as bad now, and even some of my teeth ache, the ones that have been root canalled. The dizziness is not as bad now and I dont get many electric shocks going through my head, have metallic taste in mouth, get lots of ulcers in mouth and have had excema.

thanks

poodlebell

[Nik]

Maybe a silly question but have you seen your GP about this ? Incidentally how did your GP wean you off paroxetine 2 years ago ? I would also actually wonder about the GP's intentions when prescribing paroxetine for migraine.

[johnep]

Mer too, unless he thought it was tension Headache. Would have thought that boosting Serotonin levels would have agravated the migraine. Me, I regret I would probably have suggested low dose diazepam. Standard medication for prevention is pizotifen.
johnep

[poodlebell]

Hi I had a consultation at the Priory and was put on prozac as well and told to cut the seroxat down gradually, after 4 days was so bad told that the prozac would now be working and to cut the seroxat out, had 7 weeks in bed with really bad w/d and was told that I had every side effect of prozac and to cut it out going 6 hours more each day, When up to 48 hours was getting worse and told to cut it out. Three months later was not getting better so went back to Priory and told I was addicted to everything, every medication I took made my w/d worse. Went to my doctor and told I had a sensitive nervous system, nothing he could do for me. Asked to see a phycharist and she said that it was anxiety and gave me propanerol, was so dizzy with this, the bed was spinning, stopped taking it and have muddled on on my own ever since. Had to have an antibacterial and told the doctor they made my w/d worse and she looked at me as if I was from mars and said you either take them or dont get better.

I am not the only person affected like this, on paxil progress and seroxatmad there are so many others. I just cant find out why seroxat makes us all so chemically sensitive, if I could maybe I could find an answer.

Thank you for answering.

poodlebell

[johnep]

Regret you are just one of those persons who react badly to medication. My wife is very similar. Given Celebrex for her arthritis, she had rectal bleed. No one could believe it was celebrex as was developed specifically to minimise gastric problems. She now takes ibuprofen plus omeprazole.

If I had the choice, I would try and take you off all medication and place you in a pleasant quiet environment, Swiss Alps, Italian lakes etc.

Any medication would have to be at very low dose to start, then build up gradually.
Good luck with your quest for treatment.
johnep

[poodlebell]

Hi thanks for answering. I dont take any medication now, had to take the antibacterial a couple of months ago, but what I am worried about now is that I have to have an op and how I will react to this.

I was told if you want an answer ask a pharamist as they know how meds work.

poodlebell

[Nik]

The problem i think you had was the timeframe and schedule from transferring to paroxetine onto fluoxetine. Considering you were on it for 10 years, to assume after 4 days that the paroxetine could be removed might be ignorance on the docs' part. Its not uncommon to be transferred from paroxetine to the equivalent dose of fluoxetine, usually the liquid, as this helps in the reduction process compared to capsules. What i find unbelievable is the failure on the docs + psychiatrists part to refer you to appropriate services, maybe a clinical psychologist or to someone who could have helped you using non-drug methods.