Withdrawal from paroxetine can be severe, warns FDA

Editorial note: Identifying details have been removed at the respondent's request (16 April 2008)

I take 30 mg of paroxitine every day, I grew up with panic attacks
and a severe fear of the dark, when I was 25 a friend reccomended I try
the afore mentioned drug, what a diffrence, not only did it allow me to
sleep in a dark room as a side effect my bad temper dissapeared.

I have been taking for 3 years now and ran out 4 days ago,
unfortunately at the start of a bank holiday weekend here in the UK, I had
no tablet for 3 days and have been really ill, dizzy, unfocused, irate,
sightly altered and really angry.

I have just gotten some more about 45 mins ago, and taken one and
feel still quite wierd, its like someone is melting my brain behind my
eyes, over the weekend withdrawal I fell overtwice and walked into a door
brusisng my face and lip!

I have enjoyed what this drug allows me to do but will never want to
face 3 days like the ones I just have been through, seems like coming off
is not going to be fun either, I had no idea,my own fault for no research
I guess however I think so mention of its potency may be a good idea.

Competing interests:
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