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LostinCanada: Tapering Paroxetine -welcome to my nightmare

LostinCanada
LostinCanada
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Waiting sounds wise. Hopefully you're not coming down with something.

Wombat

1998 Paroxetine 20mg, getting to 60mg and staying there for many years.

Started reducing by 10mg at a time, December 2018 to June 2019. At 30mg held for 2 and a half years.

Beginning 2023, start micro tapering from 30mg

End 2023 - 18.76. End 2024 - 13.37. End 2025 - 8.58 

2026 - 31 Jan - 8.38, 15 Feb - 8.19, 07 March - 8.06, 14 March - 8.00, 08 April - holding and start liquid transition, 22 May completed liquid transition 8mg (16ml) held for 1 month

27 June - 7.9, 12 July - 7.75, 18 July - 7.6, 25 July - 7.45, 22 August - 7.30,

 

Deuteronomy 31.8 "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

 

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    17 hours ago, LostinCanada said:

    So for some reason I had massive anxiety last night. I have decided to wait a couple days before dropping to see if this is a one off or if I picked up a bug at the dentist on Tuesday.

    I've had a headache since then and yesterday a bit of a sore throat so....

    Hate this rollercoaster.

    Im sorry LIC, hope it was just a blip, Im with you, the ups and downs are just awful. xxxx

    I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

     

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    On 8/29/2026 at 1:38 AM, LostinCanada said:

    Tomorrow I plan to drop to 3.8 mg.

    Praying it goes easier than the last drop.

    I hope so, @LostinCanada .

    Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

     

    Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

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    15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

    Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

    1 month taper  to 0mg

    Last dose April 2023

    Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

    Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

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