So, we stopped the Paxil ....
and withdrawal-symptoms set in. On Friday I woke up totally tired after 10 hours sleep, the whole day I barely could move my limbs. Had a nap after work. Yesterday I woke up with a terrible headache like I would have drank the whole night before. Slept 12 hours.
Brain zaps and sweating started yesterday, so I took a pain killer and could do the most important chores. Today it was better, but now the muscle- and joint-pain sets in. Didnīt sleep well last night, woke up about 3 times. I cannot even ride a bike cause I have difficulty balancing. And Iīm sweating, sweating, and ....sweating, eeew!
Iīm so hungry but have no appetite at all. Was nauseous today in the morning.
So, goodbye Paxil! Donīt wanna get manic, besides I had vivid dreams all the time with Paxil and sleep disturbances. Further, I performed WAY worse at sports while taking the drug. Canīt wait until this is over and I can return to normal performance.
But what happens with the crappy anxiety? Thatīs why we increase the Lamictal-dosage, this should - according to doc - help with anxiety without making me manic.
For the case I got agitated, anxious or hypomanic, we talked about Aripirazole ("Abilify"), but we wanna avoid it of course and I think I can do a lot with a healthy diet (so bye bye fussy eating), exercise, meditation and yoga. Iīm not really keen on the Abilify
I may not feel so good at the moment but glad to say "goodbye" to Paxil
Hope to be able to hit the tables in a couple of days