Update: Cold turkey…
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Well, I did actually manage to find an extra couple of 40 mg pills of Paxil that I had in a mini travel case stored away. So I’m pretty grateful for that. But I’ve decided that I do need a break from all of my medications, so I completely stopped my seizure control medications, which have been getting me really sick as of late. They just sap all the energy out of me, and I’m barely able to move as a result. And then with the Paxil thrown into the mix, it compromises the effectiveness of the seizure meds, but of course, it doesn’t compromise the damn side effects, unless you want to count insomnia as something helpful…. ;p So I’m going to taper off the Paxil, slowly, and try some alternate methods of treatment. If worse comes to worse, I guess I can always try to find another pdoc, and get another prescription for an AD. As for my marriage, we’re in the process of discussing a potential separation. We’ve agreed to work on things for another week, and then if things are still going poorly, I’ll have to move out. It’s a confusing time for the both of us, and I’m scared of what will happen. wow…. do you have a place to go?? are you going to try the separation instead of counseling?? the only reason i have access to counseling is being on welfare…. sigh…. why do they make it so damn hard…. 
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I can always go to my Grandparents house, and stay there, with them and my mother. But it would be a really difficult adjustment for everyone, and so I’m also trying to get a job so that if I need to, I can support myself. It’s scary, I’m not sure if I’m ready to go back to work yet, but I guess I can’t wait forever. We were going to try to go to a counselor, but in order to get the free counseling that’s offered by my husbands work, he needs to make the arrangements, and that hasn’t happened. So I did get him to go to the library and rent some marriage counseling books for us to use together, and see how that goes. The agreement is that if we both feel like there’s been a sincere effort made by the other to work on things, then we’ll give it more time, week by week. If on the other hand, we feel like neither of us has been able to break out of our old habits, then I don’t really see a choice but for us to separate. It’s not something that I particularly like to think about, but what can I do? I’m trying…. i hope that things come a little clearer for you… i know you will be a success no matter what you do :}}}} i hope that this difficult and awful process is as painless and rewarding as much as it can possibly be for you…….
Anna, thank you, you don’t know how much that means to me. Let me know how things are going with you and jamie, btw…Is counseling helping at all? I hope you got my 1 & 2 part posts from ASDRS… (((((((((((((((Anna))))))))))))))))) Love & hugs, Dana – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "blessed am i to dwell in this beautiful temple"
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Hi all, I’ve been quiet lately, but thinking of you all, and hoping that everyone is doing ok…My life has been in turmoil as of late, marital problems, and insurance difficulties. As a result of problems with my insurance, I no longer have a doctor. Because I don’t have a doctor, I can’t get my Paxil refilled, so this is day two of going cold turkey off of Paxil. Hey, it can’t be any harder than when I had to get clean from my drug addiction… I’ve also stopped taking my seizure control medications, I’m tired of the side effects that they were causing, and I suspect that the medications weren’t appropriate for me to begin with. So far, I’m doing fine without the seizure medications, and I don’t feel too strangely without the Paxil…perhaps that will change, I don’t know…Has anyone here gone cold turkey off Paxil/Prozac/Zoloft? What should I be expecting? As for my marriage, we’re in the process of discussing a potential separation. We’ve agreed to work on things for another week, and then if things are still going poorly, I’ll have to move out. It’s a confusing time for the both of us, and I’m scared of what will happen. We’ve become two very different people in the course of the last year. Unless we can work out some way of respecting each other’s differences, and ways of doing things, I think that this marriage will be ended. It’s a very trying time for the both of us, and I haven’t had the energy or the will power to keep up with anything…. Well, that’s the update of what’s been going on with me, in case anyone’s curious…. Best wishes to all, Dana
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(((((((((((DANA)))))))))) (((((((((((DANA)))))))))) (((((((((((DANA)))))))))) I thought you could do with some hugs You know i’m here if you want to talk Take care love Kev — The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all, I’ve been quiet lately, but thinking of you all, and hoping that everyone is doing ok…My life has been in turmoil as of late, marital problems, and insurance difficulties. As a result of problems with my insurance, I no longer have a doctor. Because I don’t have a doctor, I can’t get my Paxil refilled, so this is day two of going cold turkey off of Paxil. Hey, it can’t be any harder than when I had to get clean from my drug addiction… I’ve also stopped taking my seizure control medications, I’m tired of the side effects that they were causing, and I suspect that the medications weren’t appropriate for me to begin with. So far, I’m doing fine without the seizure medications, and I don’t feel too strangely without the Paxil…perhaps that will change, I don’t know…Has anyone here gone cold turkey off Paxil/Prozac/Zoloft? What should I be expecting? As for my marriage, we’re in the process of discussing a potential separation. We’ve agreed to work on things for another week, and then if things are still going poorly, I’ll have to move out. It’s a confusing time for the both of us, and I’m scared of what will happen. We’ve become two very different people in the course of the last year. Unless we can work out some way of respecting each other’s differences, and ways of doing things, I think that this marriage will be ended. It’s a very trying time for the both of us, and I haven’t had the energy or the will power to keep up with anything…. Well, that’s the update of what’s been going on with me, in case anyone’s curious…. Best wishes to all, Dana
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Hi all, I’ve been quiet lately, but thinking of you all, and hoping that everyone is doing ok…My life has been in turmoil as of late, marital problems, and insurance difficulties. As a result of problems with my insurance, I no longer have a doctor. Because I don’t have a doctor, I can’t get my Paxil refilled, so this is day two of going cold turkey off of Paxil.
this is -really- sucky news!!! sometimes you can get a few boxes of samples, just to get you through a couple days…. be really careful and stay alert to your mental state…. this would be a bad time to find out that youre not up to …Has anyone here gone cold turkey off Paxil/Prozac/Zoloft? What should I be expecting?
just be careful. (((((dana))))) As for my marriage, we’re in the process of discussing a potential separation. We’ve agreed to work on things for another week, and then if things are still going poorly, I’ll have to move out. It’s a confusing time for the both of us, and I’m scared of what will happen.
wow…. do you have a place to go?? are you going to try the separation instead of counseling?? the only reason i have access to counseling is being on welfare…. sigh…. why do they make it so damn hard…. ((( i hope that things come a little clearer for you… i know you will be a success no matter what you do :}}}} i hope that this difficult and awful process is as painless and rewarding as much as it can possibly be for you……. We’ve become two very different people in the course of the last year. Unless we can work out some way of respecting each other’s differences, and ways of doing things, I think that this marriage will be ended. It’s a very trying time for the both of us, and I haven’t had the energy or the will power to keep up with anything….
thats amazing dana. yes im definitely curious and really hoping you are ok. we will all find the truth some day 
)))) stay centered. try to think about what you really want. your mind knows the answer and will tell you if you can hear. (((((dana))))))) anna Well, that’s the update of what’s been going on with me, in case anyone’s curious…. Best wishes to all, Dana
– "blessed am i to dwell in this beautiful temple"
