Every stressful situation turns into a truma

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I have been witnessing this issue science the first days of jumping from paxil CT, every stressful situation turns into a trauma where I keep thinking off for several days or weeks and building similar future events on the same base of that situation, it takes me into deep anxiety and looping thoughts that fills me with fear and rage that im so week to face it again  or get over it. Its really destroying my life and my self esteem, I feel weaker day by day, the emotions are too strong to face or calm my self into CBT “ corrective behavior therapy “ i think of the situation and talk to my self thousands of times like it’s happening again but in different senario and i find my self emotionally exhausted and drained.

 

Is this a symptom of that med, im 3.5 years off isn’t that enough for healing to take place, please i need an assessment for such thing, its creating me a big social anxiety and panic, I cant talk to someone firmly where im afraid of his reaction , if he comes back to me anger this will put me directly into fear and panic, is this will go away,,,, please

 

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Plese respond

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I am 40 months off, and understand exactly what you mean. This is a difficult symptom, and probably impossible for others to understand. They say I have to be among people, and try to get back into reality. But I get so sick with anxiety and nervousness. So I just want to live in my own safe bubble.

 

This worries me, should it always be like this? But maybe that is the last symptom? Our brain, and the nervous system, are still so sensitive. They respond to everything in a very negative way.

 

But after reading many success stories, I know we come back. In the future everything is as usual. And every day we come closer to the goal.

 

Anna

 

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I find uncertainty and misunderstandings cause massive anxiety in / post withdrawal.

I suppose we’ve been numbed all this time. I know you have been off for a while but I wonder if you need to strengthen your defences again. 

I highly recommend tapping to get rid of this horrid symptom.  Will add a gentle helpful link If I can. !!

Best wishes.

Dick

 

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Have you every tried mediating? I used to get really bad anxiety and obsessive thoughts until I started meditating and I've honesty turned a courner with my healing since I've been exploring my triggers and dealing with them in meditation.

 

I still have some physical issues but my psychological ones seem to have gone and now I'm gaining control over my mind, I truly believe that I'm putting my body in the best space to heal itself.

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Sadoons, can you add a signature to your profile so we can see your drug/taper/ct drug history? It would be helpful for anyone trying to help. You mention Paxil but nothing about a benzo.

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Tanks Dick, thanks guys for your support,

 

I don’t have much history with meds, it was only paxil for 8 years, then I quit CT not knowing what was the best way to do it at all, now im 3.5 years off thats my whole story.

 

For meditation yes i have done it for a complete year and it added zero benefit, in-fact it causes my symptoms to flare up and anxiety hits the roof. I also tried fasting, wim hof method, guided meditation,yoga, and maintaining a healthy diet, but really nothing works. After all of these years I'm almost 70 physically ok but mentally is the problem. Never had that window wave healing pattern, it was a wave science day one and the intensity of the symptoms eased by time, but mentally I m. Weaker than before as reviewed in my earlier post, my brain cant function well.

 

 

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Hi Sadoons

 

I don’t know you at all well, but I just wonder if you have mild agitated depression.

It creeps up on us at our age where we feel mild anxiety and often intolerance. It’s the devil to disperse sadly.

I am in the uk and we have screening clinics set up under the guise of what they politely call old age psychiatry!!! But actually often a medical cause is discovered and progress made or therapy arranged.

 

Ignore the above if I am barking up the wrong tree 

Yours

Dick

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I also tried fasting, wim hof method, guided meditation,yoga, and maintaining a healthy diet, but really nothing works.

 

In the last 3.5 years have you ever tried a benzodiazepine or anti-depressant medicine? If so, has it helped?

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I didn’t take any medications science leaving the paxil, no vitamins nor antibiotics nothing, and yes I feel irritated all day

[[De...]]

sadoons, I also used Paxil for 8 years and have had serious issues since stopping. And that was 7+ years ago. I even tapered the drug over a 6 week period. After coming off I couldn't sleep and would wake up after a couple hours of sleep with severe anxiety/agitation. I couldn't eat anything without it making me sick. I was totally overwhelmed by anything and everything. All this started in August of 2011 and I'm not doing much better today.

 

I ended up taking Ativan in 2011 after having zero hours sleep for three nights. It's the only thing that's helped me since all this started. Doctors have tried other meds, including other anti-depressants, but all of them have made me sick. (I've been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome which keeps me from taking most meds. I also have benzo belly.) My hope is that after being off Ativan for a year or two I can return to somewhat normal. I still only sleep about 4 or 5 hours a night and often wake up in a state of panic. I can't eat most foods and I still get overwhelmed with anxiety/panic when I even think of doing something with the least amount of stress.

 

In my research the past 7 years I've come across two possibilities that started this nightmare after coming off the Paxil.

 

Here's the first reference. I found it on survivingantidepressants.org where a doctor talks about protracted withdrawal symptoms from taking an SSRI. He says that those who are older may have symptoms that last indefinitely. Not good.

 

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/1454-dr-david-healy-on-prolonged-antidepressant-withdrawal-syndrome-2009/?tab=comments#comment-13488

 

And here's the second reference. The page has several articles written by a psychiatrist, Dr. Stuart Shipko. You'll want to read his two articles on "Playing the Odds". And the third on "Shooting the Odds, Part III". Also, read the comments for added insight.

 

https://www.madinamerica.com/author/sshipko/

 

Let's hope our condition is not permanent and that in time we'll heal. By the way, I'm 72 years old.

Ray

 

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Thats not good my friend, not good

[[De...]]

sadoons, have you ever joined or researched survivingantidepressants.org? You'll likely receive additional help there since you came off Paxil, an anti-depressant, rather than a benzodiazepine. Just a thought.