Confidential Drug Rehabilitation

I am a 32 year-old male. I have an Anxiety Disorder. I have been taking Paxil 40mg/day for over 7 years. Paxil works well for me, but lately I have been considering trying to quit taking it. I want to see what I would be like without the medication. As I began to research quitting, I have found nothing but absolute horror stories about the withdrawel and addiction to the medication. It has really scared the #*&@ out of me. The really scary thing is that I now fear the very thing (Paxil) that helps me to not fear. Pretty ironic, really. Anyway, I would love to hear from anyone out there that has taken Paxil for an extended amount of time, and then quit successfully. Without any permanent nervous system damage or permanent withdrawel symptoms. I’m not planning on quitting anytime soon – and certainly not cold turkey. I would like to know that if I wanted to quit, I could. I’m very scared that having taking Paxil for so long, and at 40md/day, has caused permanent damage. Please help!

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I have been taking this drug for 6 months. I now have been trying to stop taking it for over a month. I have tried reducing the amount and only taking it every other day. If I try to go three days without it I am so dizzy and nauseaus. I get hot flashes and feel really sick. Its like the flu. I have heard that the symptoms of Paxil withdrawl is alot like heroin. I am so upset why would anyone prescribe this drug? I am not feeling any depression or suicide thoughts. I just wanted to know if anyone else has been through this. How did you survive withdrawl?

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