I was prescribed the
antidepressant-antianxiety med, paxil
about 5 years ago. In the last two years
on the drug, I started having manic type
symptoms and the dosage was raised to 90mg
by a doctor. The manic stages happened
more frequently and I started taking more
than 90mg, sometimes up to maybe 200-250mg
a day.
I could not stop popping them and shook
and starting vomiting daily. I could not
decrease the dosage, I tried with help
from a doctor and it made me more ill.
One day I was so ill I decided to flush
all the pills down the toilet and quit
like that, cold turkey. I suffered
extreme withdrawal, I was vomiting
nonstop, crying nonstop, shaking and
convulsing and my whole body was tingling
and pinching as well as having trouble
walking. This subsided in about two weeks
and I started feeling better. 5-6 months
later I began having hallucinations and
was diagnosed with schizophrenia, now
almost two years later, I have recently
had a psych tell me I do not have
schizophrenia, all the hallucinations and
paranoia and symptoms I have are from
paxil.
Is this even possible? That almost two
years later I still have paxil damage? I
have never heard of anyone hallucinating
from paxil...I have researched and I am
becoming frusterated. I don't know what
to do. Note-i have never tried any other
drugs.
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alexis233
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 14
Re: to "doctor Question" Posted: 01-31-06 20:31pm
What was your mental health bfore going on
paxil? It's true that some of these
meds can harm/damage your brain, that's
why we should be very careful w/ them.
As far as whether paxil is causing your
symptoms 2 yrs. Later, I don't know,
schizophrenia or some other mental
disorder is a possibility. You should
seek different opinions (from different
doctors); to tell the truth, some of them
don't know what they're doing & give
wrong diagnoses. You should also
continue doing research (on schiz. Also
& other disorders w/ your symptoms)
& you will find the answer. Just b
careful w/ those doctors!
I have had schizophrenia for about 20 yrs;
but my mind didn't collapse till I was
about 12 yrs.; i'm 23 now. (i was
always abnormal but all my symptoms didn't
really come out until I was 12) and I
have:
hearing of voices that say evil things
against me & god
i used to have hallucinations (not
anymore) in my mind (visions of things)
some paranoia (thinking someone has done
something to me & finding out they
really haven't)
emotional instability (severe depression;
unable to feel happy, angry, etc. In
certain situations)
intense ongoing feelings of rejection; low
self-esteem.
Severe depression
