by Rielle Bright

Created on: November 26, 2008

Is Paxil addicting? The pharmaceutical companies say no, but they don't deny the withdrawl factor. Well if you go through withdrawls, doesn't that mean you are addicted? I say, they are full of it and this is my personal account of my seven years of Paxil use and my major withdraw symptoms which have varied each time.

Paxil Cr was prescribed to me for a horrifying panic disorder with depression. My panic was so bad that it was first mis-diagnosed as Bi-polar disorder. My heart constantly skipped beats, beat too fast and I always felt I couldn't breath and that I was really, actually, without a doubt, dying of a brain tumor or weird cancer or heart problem. I never got a break from my symptoms. I never slept for more than 5 minutes tops, would freak out in public and alone. My 5 minute sleeps would be full of graphic, vivid nightmares, that I would awaken from sometimes with great effort, gasping for breath, fighting to breath at all. Right before I looked for help, I had even started to hallucinate! I would want to run all the time but at the same time I wanted to stay and hide. It was truly horrible and of course I was depressed. Who wouldn't be going through that?

With my correct diagnosis I was prescribed Paxil Cr about 20 mgs (I am now up to the max dosage). Pixel Cr saved my life, I have no doubt of that. In a week I was a brand new person. Loving life and so happy. All my symptoms gone! It was no less than a miracle for me. I know that if I hadn't gotten help soon I would not have lived much longer that way. No one could. Panic disorder will effect your health if left untreated with things like weak immunity, high blood pressure (i have that), heart problems and countless other things.

Yes, Paxil is wonderful and I'm sure it has helped many others as it did me and honestly, I couldn't be without it. This article is to inform you of what does happen without it. Paxil has some nasty withdraw symptoms that can land you right back where you started or worse off.

Six months in, I had insurance problems and couldn't afford my Paxil for close to 3 months. It took less than a week to go downhill. All my earlier symptoms came back with a vengeance! But thats not all. I became very depressed, way more than I'd ever been and I constantly cried or screamed.This was more than my Panic disorder returning, my body was screaming for the drug! I could almost hear it. I sincerely thought about suicide. Despite my battles with depression I have never , ever thought of killing

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