Date:  Mon Feb 26, 2001 6:06am

Could you please tell me what you are taking--I recently stopped taking Paxil
and am experiencing dizziness, nausea, and slight electrical shocks in my
head.  From the message it appears you are now taking something other than
an anti-depressant??  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated to me.

Bob

Date:  Mon Feb 26, 2001 5:12am

Response:
Hi Bob, i believe what they are talking about is
Inositol, it is a vitamin. What you are experiencing
is normal from paxil, don't let the doctors talk you
into taking anything else. You don't want to get stuck 
in the DRUG cycle. Some don't ever make out. I hope 
you find a lot of answers here, take care,

Cynthia

Date:  Mon Feb 26, 2001 6:30am

Thanks and no I am not going back on Paxil, or any other type of drug, I just
need to get through this withdrawal.  When my doctor first recommended Paxil
she told me there would not be a problem getting off, of course she also told
there would be no weight gain, one year later and 30# should have been the
first clue that all was not as she had predicted. I am open to any and all 
suggestions.  This week has been an extremely uncomfortable one. I could 
tolerate the nausea but the dizziness is kicking my behind. I went onto the 
net on Friday because I do not want to go back on Paxil and needed to find out 
that what I was experiencing was normal.  Should have done this before I 
consented to Paxil, but thought my doctor knew best. NOT!!!  

Bob

Date:  Mon Feb 26, 2001 5:37am

Response:
There're probably not very many things on the face of the planet that we have 
NOT tried in order to survive the hell of Paxil withdrawal.  Xanax, Kava, 
Valerian, Inositol, B-vitamins, CalMagZinc, Chamomile, etc etc -- there isn't 
JUST one thing that works.  You have to experiment and see what's right for 
you.  Even three years after taking PAxil, I still had this low-grade anxiety 
and Inositol got rid of it, but I am going to look into what Patrick is 
taking because I'm just taking straight Inositol 2000 mgs a day.  No doubt 
about it, getting off this drug is a nightmare.   Good look and hang in 
there. 

Trisha