Posted by grapebubblegum on August 17, 2001, at 8:34:45
In reply to Is this normal Paxil withdrawl??, posted by avr on August 17, 2001, at 6:54:23
AVR, I'm sorry you're having such a terrible time. I'm sure if you just started taking the Celexa it hasn't had time to work yet. Unfortunutely, SSRIs can cause worsening of panic upon starting them, for a few days, anyway. I am not familiar with Celexa but I understand what makes people stop taking SSRIs very quickly.
I took zoloft for a long time with no problems whatsoever, and recently started again; within three days I stopped because even at 25-50 mg the side effects that I barely noticed before were intolerable, such as restless legs at night, noisy conversation/music in my head all day and at night while trying to sleep, and a feeling of being wide awake at the first tiny noise in the morning.
I think the head sensations you are noticing are from withdrawal from an SSRI; it's called "electric head" but I think it is not serious, only annoying, and it subsides in a few weeks.
My doctor has decided to try me on geodon instead of the usual rotation of SSRIs and I think it seems helpful. It is pretty calming, and based on some of the things you described before, it sounds like you might benefit from it. Maybe you could ask about it since you're having a hard time with the SSRIs.
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