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Posted 2/26/2012 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
eyes Hello everyone I am new here. I'm a single parent and i have a special needs child at home,I am currently homeschooling my kids since issues we had with the school. I start taking paxil last year I. June and decided to stop cold turkey about 4 weeks ago, i do have more energy and desire to do more things but I am so stressed all the time, I constantly feel like I am going to cry, lately I've been feeling like I screwed my whole life up! I don't want to get back in pills they make me sleep all the time and feel. Numb but I don't know what else to do. I feel like a panic attack is always about to hit me and I am always taking deep breaths. shakehead Any advice?
Posted 2/26/2012 12:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nanakay and welcome.
I work in a resource centre for children with special needs. I catch a glimpse of the stress and hard work it takes to raise a child with special needs. So well done!! And to take on home schooling as well you must be a very dedicated person. I honestly don't know if I could do it. Having a good support network (including drs, therapists family and friends) seems to be how most of our members keep there sanity. We host a group called MyTime where carerers of special needs kids can come together and chat, relax, trade war stories etc. I live in Australia so i don't know if this or something similar runs where you live but it might be worth a look if you aren't part of some like this already.
As far as medication goes I'd see my dr. there are different types of meds that you could try, some work for some people and others don't. Did you talk to the dr about stopping the paxil? stopping ssri's suddenly can cause really bad effects. When I wanted to come of zoloft my dr said to wean myself off over a 4-5 week period. even then i still had some side effects.
Hope things improve for you soon :)
Posted 2/26/2012 12:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nanakay,

Speaking from experience, stopping your meds cold turkey is not a good idea. When i did that my symptoms came back worse and even some new ones surfaced. In addition, it seemed to take longer to get back which to "center" and I use that word loosely. :) Have you talked with your doctor about trying another medication?? Sometimes that is the problem. I personally take Zoloft and I did amazingly well on it (currently on my second round) but I have a few friends who had to try a few different ones before they found the one that worked.

Talk with your doctor tomorrow. Take Care.

Packer
Posted 2/26/2012 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nanakay and welcome!

You have received great advice from members belladonna and GBPacker, so I just want to welcome you to our forum and say that I am glad that you joined us.:)

Please feel free to post anytime. It is very helpful to have a place to go and share with others who understand what you are going through. We are here to listen and support!

Take care,

Scaredy Cat
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