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Hello all and thank you for allowing me to join this group. I've

been a member for about a week, but have been reading the files first.

About me: I am 37 yrs. old. I was prescribed Paxil (40mg.) in 1997

for panic attacks & anxiety and have taken it all this time. On

March 17, 2006, per my Dr., weaned me down to 20mg. Have had over 22

moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms which are now subsiding.(THANK

GOD!) Today March 27th, also per my Dr., I have stopped taking Paxil

completely (We'll see how this goes). About 6 months ago I was

prescribed WelbutrinXL 150 mg. for major depression. My dose was

doubled on March 17th. Today I only took one Welbutrin 150 mg.(My

reason for depression is gone) My Dr. isn't aware of my decision to

do this yet. My first 2 weeks at 20 mg. were pure hell, but I

endured because I am sick of these drugs running and ruining my life

when I thought they were to help me! What a joke!

Two questions if I may: 1) can I wait a week or two and stop the

Welbutrin also? and, 2) Is it OK to start supplements (magnesium,

fish oil, etc) now, or do I have to wait for a certain amount of time

after I'm off all these terrible drugs?

This same Dr. also prescribed Trazodone 150 mg. at bedtime to help me

sleep! I have not taken it for fear of Serotonin Syndrome.

My Dr. is a Psyciatrist (sp?), but I think SHE is the one that's nuts!

Any advice will be greatly appreciated! I hope this isn't too

confusing!

Hugs & Blessings,

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Hi , Welcome! I'm so glad you found us before trying another taper. On this list, we taper much more slowly than the doctors recommend. A slow taper is the only safe way to come off these drugs. Have you had a chance to read the Files that were sent when you joined? There is various information there which will give you an idea of how our group works. The Files can also be found at our Yahoo group home page, as per the link below. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/files/ wrote: Hello everyone, I'm new here and have a question. I've been taking Sarafem for PMS (for those wondering, Sarafem is essentially Prozac-for-PMS)

and it's been helpful, however I would love to chuck it at some point. I have tried tapering off of it in the past per my doctor's instruction, which has always been to take it once every other day for the first week, and then once every 3 days the week after, quitting it altogether after that. I get those "brain shivers" as a withdrawal symptom, and ultimately end up going back on it because the dark emotions start creeping in again. Is there a more gradual way to taper off this stuff so that the withdrawal symptoms are less pronounced? I've got some ideas as to how I'd like to do this more gradually, but thought I would check with people here to see if they have any alternative tapering techniques that have been successful. Thanks in advance! Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. Get Yahoo! Messenger with Voice

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Hi, , thanks for the welcome and the information! I will also be sure to check out the files section too! =========================================== Message: 4 Date: Thu Jun 1, 2006 9:05 am (PDT) From: " Skoog" livesforsushi@... Subject: Re: New Member - Hi , Welcome! I'm so glad you found us before trying another taper. On this list, we taper much more slowly than the doctors recommend. A slow taper is the only safe way to come off these drugs. Have you had a chance to read the Files

that were sent when you joined? There is various information there which will give you an idea of how our group works. The Files can also be found at our Yahoo group home page, as per the link below. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/files/

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