Hi, I'm new to this forum but am going crazy with my withdrawal symptoms. I started on 20mg of Paxil in February after finding out my brother has 2 chronic illnesses. I was so anxious I had lost about 20 lbs, couldn't sleep, panic attacks, the whole 9 yards. Anyway, it worked really well, and about 3 or 4 months into taking the Paxil I experienced the Brain Zaps.
I went to my doctor and he reccommended that I get off the Paxil because I was starting to feel better, and the zaps were bothering me. He told me to finish my bottle of 20mg, then prescribed me with 10mg, and told me to take those for about a week. After that, I was taking one every other night until the bottle was empty.
It has been about a mont and a half and I am still getting the zaps when I move my eyes. Sometimes they last all day, other times they don't.. but I do get them everyday. I also get the heart flutter after having the zaps sometimes. I am driving mysef crazy thinking that there is something else going on with me. I have been looking up symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis thinking I have it because of my zaos behind my eyes and the tingling I experience afterwards! I am being a total hypochondriac but I didn't figure I would still have the withdrawal symptoms 2 months later after only being on Paxil for about 4-5 months. I have a prescription for Kolonopin, and without that I would probably go absolutely crazy with anxiety. Any advice woud be great!