8/30/11

So...For anyone who has been reading my blog lately about the Paxil withdraw, Sunday afternoon I hit a really bad spot with the withdraw.

I couldn't see straight, I was screaming for no reason. Just screaming, sitting on the toilet screaming! I was crying so hard I was hyper-ventilating. I truly felt "Mad" and like I was "going crazy". I was throwing things around the house. Screaming at the top of my lungs, wanted to punch anyone and anything, sobbing in complete and utter despair. I was dry-heaving, nauseous, my blood pressure was through the roof. I had blisters in my mouth, tongue and lips. I was shaking uncontrollably. I felt like I had the flu and was running a fever. I had my husband's cane up to him ready to hit him with it for him telling me I was crazy and he wanted his wife back.

I managed to drive myself to the Emergency Room at the local hospital and was hell-bent on them not discharging me until I was given my Paxil.

Everyone at the hospital agreed that I was suffering from Serotonin-Discontinuation Syndrome (Paxil withdraw).

After 3 hrs and 30 min., 3 social workers, 2 nurses, a nurse practitioner and a partridge in a pear tree...lol...They gave me a script to take to the 24 hr. CVS for my Paxil. ((INSERT ANGELS SINGING HERE... and my daughter and husband). WITHIN 1 HOUR I WAS CALM AND RETURNING TO NORMAL!

Will write more later. Just wanted to give you all a heads up!! DO NOT LET A DOCTOR TAKE YOU OFF PAXIL COLD TURKEY!!!

2 comments :

  1. I've heard Paxil is a difficult medicine to deal with period. I've had those feelings all before without being on anything.

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  2. Sorry you had to go through that, but glad the people at the ER helped you out!

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