How I'm Doing

A little Paxil related update...

I'm still tapering down my dosage. A very kind reader gave me some excellent instructions on how to do it properly. I was trying to taper down too quickly and in the wrong way, which is why I was feeling so bad. Last week was hard to evaluate because I was sick a lot of the week (non-Paxil related), but I can tell the difference this week. I am no longer having severe mood-swings and depression. My concentration is better as well. I had pretty much stopped dreaming, but when I began the new tapering protocol, I started having vivid and somewhat disturbing dreams again. However, I am sleeping well.

I am now taking the general Paxil (instead of the controlled release). I have 10mg pills which I cut in half with a pill cutter. Right now, I am taking 5mg a day. I have been taking this dosage for a little over a week and will continue for another three weeks. Then I will decrease the dosage to 2.5mg a day for four weeks. This pattern will continue until I am off of it entirely.

I may not be posting much for the next week or so because I'm going to be busy trying to get things straightened up and organized. I need to do some spring cleaning...I'm tired of the clutter.