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Thank you so much for your reply Becky, I feel better now, not that I am happy that you get headaches from the neck, but its a comfort someone else gets it and is alright, thank you for your very comforting words. That is a good idea about the 15 miligrams, I am just scared that the Paxil is causing these headaches and shocks, what side effects did you get after starting the Paxil Becky?? and how long did it take you to feel better? I hope your day at work is going well, just a few more hours and you are home-free!! You are a very strong person, you go to work and function with this, I so admire and respect that. PLease write back when you can. and thank you, God bless you, Debbie.
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Hi Debbie, When my neck is out of whack my head does hurt. I also get numbness in my head, at least that's what it feels like. My face and sometimes my arm feels tingly. Something pressing on a nerve would cause these symptoms, it sounds like you may have a pinched nerve or just irritated your neck by sleeping wrong. I know for me when my anxiety is up, I don't sleep as good and I am probably more tense even in my sleep. Have you considered going up to 15 mgs. on your paxil. That was a good dose for me. If you don't want to double your dose yet, you could just break a 10 in half along with your regular 10 mg. dose, if the doctor thinks you should increase it. 20 was a little much for me, but 15 seemed to work, although everyone's different, 20 may be great for you. If you're nervous about the side effects of going up to 20, your could check with your doctor and just go up to 15 now or even 12.5. Well I better get back to work, talk to you later. Becky
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Dear Becky, Hi, I hope your day at work is going good. Its Friday and I hope its goes quickly for you. My neck is still a little sore but its the headaches and dizziness that are scaring me to death, my Mother had a brain tumor at my age, it was operated on and she was alright, then 13 years later it grew back and she died in surgery, I never really got over this when she died 6 years ago, I miss her very much she was my best friend. Did you say you got headaches too when your neck was out of whack?? My vision is blurry and I am a little dizzy, I wonder if I need glasses?? I wear reading glasses, I wonder if this could mean bad eyes? I have been hearing "songs in my head" the last few days, I do not know if thats good or bad?! I am still taking the Paxil at 10 miligrams, I am too chicken to go up to 20 because I do not know if its causing these headaches, I notice my legs have been falling asleep alot lately and the little electric shocks around my face are still there. Oh gosh what a mess I am! I do not know if this is anxiety, the medicine, my neck, or something worse. My prayer is to wake up and feel "normal" again that is my prayer for everyone on this site, we have suffered and we deserve it. I am smoking a little more too, like you, I think its calms the nerves. Please write back when you get a chance and let me know how work is going, if you have time, I know you are busy, or later when you get home. God bless, Debbie.
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Hi Debbie, I hope you are having a good day. I'm at work and trying to take it easy and not stress. I did not know you used to waitress also. I waited tables for 20 years. I was like you going non stop, and I actually thrived on it to. I wonder if some of what we are going through is because that adrenaline rush from going non stop and by doing that wearing ourselves out has stopped. After I quit waiting table, which hasn't been that long ago, maybe 8 months, I have bones that now hurt. It's really a big adjustment to go from that mode to the mode we are at now. How is your neck doing? Are you still sleeping on the couch? I know mine would hurt for days and I had to be careful how I slept or it would just set it off again. I have a bad habit of sleeping with too many pillows under my head which doesn't help. I often wonder if there is some irritation there because of all the heavy trays that I used to lift, it crunches and pops sometimes. Anyway, I just wanted to check in to see how you were doing and couldn't believe that you waitressed also, we have a lot in common. Hope to hear back from you. Take care of yourself and God Bless, Becky

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