Re: paxil and permanent brain damage ?????

[Guest guest]

Hi nne.

My first question for you would be have you tried Magnesium

supplements??? I was REALLY sick from my withdrawal and it kept getting

much worse to include stuff like Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Nothing

seemed to help until i started using Magnesium regularly. SSRIs heavily

deplete Mg and its hard to recover from without taking supps.

much love to you

Beverly

> Hi I am new to this group. My name is nne. I am a victim of paxil and I

really would like to know if anyone else inthis world has suffered to the extent

that I have , I feel that I have permanent damage. I started paxil dec 96 and

by

the time I weaned off it was 0ct 98. IT took 8 months to wean off the 10 mg. I

had EVERY symptom of withdrawl . ( I also had side effects about 2-4 weeks

into starting the drug.butthe dr. told me that as long as It stopped the anxiety

then it was a normal side effect.. i.e. 200 muscle twitches a hr. dizziness ,

they

said I had an inner ear virus .. it couldnt be caused by the paxill but from

then

on it for all the time I felt like I was rocking on a rocky rocky boat and

balance

was off ) So to continue , I got off and then the symptoms of withdrawl got

even worse.. I was at work andit felt like the floor dropped out from under me,

cold sweats, neasea etc. since then my whole vestibular system is messed up

.. I even started getting vertigo when I rolled over in bed at times ( not always

,

very inconsistent ) I get g forces in my head etc.. To this day 5 years later I

still

have many of the neurological withdrawl symptoms , and also the vestibulay..

I have lost my job , cant do it anymore , and my husband..so I am now a single

mom.. trying to find a new career that I can possibly do with my illness. ( I

also

have now developed fibro/chronic fatigue symptoms from the stress I believe..

also the insomnia that came with the withdrawl is still here.. I now only sleep

1

1/2 hrs at a time. All the dr.s wanted me to go on yet more drugs.. I have

refused and done every de tox .every herb you name it accupunture healing

touch. you name it.. nothing has helped. Does anyone relate or am I alone in

this .. And what can I do.. Does this Paxil cause permanent brain damage..

please let me know you thoughts.. nne

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi nne.

My first question for you would be have you tried Magnesium

supplements??? I was REALLY sick from my withdrawal and it kept getting

much worse to include stuff like Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Nothing

seemed to help until i started using Magnesium regularly. SSRIs heavily

deplete Mg and its hard to recover from without taking supps.

much love to you

Beverly

> Hi I am new to this group. My name is nne. I am a victim of paxil and I

really would like to know if anyone else inthis world has suffered to the extent

that I have , I feel that I have permanent damage. I started paxil dec 96 and

by

the time I weaned off it was 0ct 98. IT took 8 months to wean off the 10 mg. I

had EVERY symptom of withdrawl . ( I also had side effects about 2-4 weeks

into starting the drug.butthe dr. told me that as long as It stopped the anxiety

then it was a normal side effect.. i.e. 200 muscle twitches a hr. dizziness ,

they

said I had an inner ear virus .. it couldnt be caused by the paxill but from

then

on it for all the time I felt like I was rocking on a rocky rocky boat and

balance

was off ) So to continue , I got off and then the symptoms of withdrawl got

even worse.. I was at work andit felt like the floor dropped out from under me,

cold sweats, neasea etc. since then my whole vestibular system is messed up

.. I even started getting vertigo when I rolled over in bed at times ( not always

,

very inconsistent ) I get g forces in my head etc.. To this day 5 years later I

still

have many of the neurological withdrawl symptoms , and also the vestibulay..

I have lost my job , cant do it anymore , and my husband..so I am now a single

mom.. trying to find a new career that I can possibly do with my illness. ( I

also

have now developed fibro/chronic fatigue symptoms from the stress I believe..

also the insomnia that came with the withdrawl is still here.. I now only sleep

1

1/2 hrs at a time. All the dr.s wanted me to go on yet more drugs.. I have

refused and done every de tox .every herb you name it accupunture healing

touch. you name it.. nothing has helped. Does anyone relate or am I alone in

this .. And what can I do.. Does this Paxil cause permanent brain damage..

please let me know you thoughts.. nne

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi nne.

> My first question for you would be have you tried Magnesium

> supplements??? I was REALLY sick from my withdrawal and it kept getting

> much worse to include stuff like Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Nothing

> seemed to help until i started using Magnesium regularly. SSRIs heavily

> deplete Mg and its hard to recover from without taking supps.

>

> much love to you

> Beverly

>

Wise counsel to nne, Beverly! and nutiritonal wizard Blake Graham who

knows the benefits of Magnesium would doubtless agree.

Find his site, with excellent info re chronic fatigue, here

http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/

[Guest guest]

> Hi nne.

> My first question for you would be have you tried Magnesium

> supplements??? I was REALLY sick from my withdrawal and it kept getting

> much worse to include stuff like Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Nothing

> seemed to help until i started using Magnesium regularly. SSRIs heavily

> deplete Mg and its hard to recover from without taking supps.

>

> much love to you

> Beverly

>

Wise counsel to nne, Beverly! and nutiritonal wizard Blake Graham who

knows the benefits of Magnesium would doubtless agree.

Find his site, with excellent info re chronic fatigue, here

http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/

[Guest guest]

> Dear beverly , Thank you for your reply, I would like to know

what type and brand and how much you took.. I have taken it at

times and for a long time before but maybe not enough.. thank

you nne

Turquoisesky's post just reminded of the excellent forum for

SSRI withdrawal run by naturopathic doctor Creel -

called Withdrawal_and_Recovery, it is part of groups.

Glitter sometimes moderates for this happy group of campers.