Paxil brain swooshes, for those who don’t know what they are, are a weird momentary feeling in your head and it’s best described as a “swoosh”. There is allot of different takes on this sensation. Some Paxil users really hate the swoosh feeling, whereas some don’t mind it, and some actually like it.
I’m one of those weird people that sort of likes the Paxil brain swooshes. As long as you know why you get this curious feeling, then it’s no big deal. Below I outline why these brain swooshes happen.
Why You Get Brain Swooshes With Paxil
The reason you get brain swooshes as Paxil builds up in your system and leaves your system is because the serotonin levels are changing in your brain. This won’t hurt you, but can leave you feeling very strange and out of sorts. Whatever you do, don’t panic because of a few days of brain swooshes. You’ll be fine.
Brain swooshes will be more pronounced if your increase or decrease in Paxil dosages is more dramatic. This is why you need to come down slowly from Paxil. The normal dosage that doctors prescribe is 20mg. Hopefully you won’t need more medication than 20mg.
The brain swooshes go away after your Paxil dosage evens out and is in your system, or when it’s completely out of your system. I wrote another post that touches on the best process of starting Paxil successfully and weening yourself off Paxil successfully.
What do you think of brain swooshes? Hate them? Don’t care? Like them?
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I think you are way off. I have been taking paxil for a year and recently started suffering from derealization. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a constatnt feeling of being in a dream state. This medication works wonders but it is also poison. The long term effects last MUCH longer than you have described. I work in business maangement and this medication has greatly effecte dmy concentration, ability to focus and manage my team.
Hi DJ,
Yes. The dream-state is not from Paxil. That is from anxiety still effecting you. Paxil is like any other foreign chemical to our bodies. Alchohol and refined sugar could also be called “poison”.
It is meant to be used to help you and then to be weened off of.
Also, Paxil may not work for all people.
As soon as you find an anti-anxiety med that works for you then you must start reading and learning about how you process your thoughts and your perceptions.
I wish all the best and hope that you find a way to change perceptions and find your way back to realize how perfectly you were created and how perfect you still are.
Love Jacob