Has anyone here taken Paxil?

[skrilla]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
You guys are talking about obsessive compulsive disorder right? I've never known anyone with OCD that has needed medication for it. Can it really get that bad?

I think for most people it doesn't reach the point where it gets that bad. I have also met people who are quick to say, "I am OCD" if they do something a little quirky.

But for others, OCD actually gets in the way of living everday life.

 

[LeetViet]

Originally posted by: Chadder007
I wish that I had never started it.

Why's that?:Q

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: LeetViet

Originally posted by: Chadder007
I wish that I had never started it.

Why's that?:Q

If I had to take a guess it's due to the withdrawal. The withdrawal is unbelievably horrible. I'm not some whacko who is trying to fight the big drug companies but I'm just someone who has experienced it first hand. You cannot get off an SSRI without some type of really bad withdrawal. The doctors NEVER tell you this either.

There is also a good chance that you'll gain a copious amount of weight while on the drug. You MAY also turn apathetic meaning you'll really lose a lot of your emotions. People often say that they feel like a robot, on auto pilot, no real emotions, no sadness, no madness, no ups or downs, just there, living life.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I just had to inject this video ...

Paxil Back

Scroll down for lyrics.


And, yes coming down off Lexapro is rough.

 

[Shadowknight]

You also may need to get a mood stabilizer like Lamictal, depending on how effective the Paxil seems after you've been trying. It gives the medication a little bit of an extra "kick."

ETA: Note that during the initial (first month or so) of Paxil use, it can cause thoughts about suicide.

 

[Locut0s]

Not everyone has problems getting off SSRIs and thy have helped many. I went back on them because my problems returned. True there are many horror stories on the net and I don't doubt many are true but they have also helped MANY.

 

[Auryg]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Just a huge, huge, huge, huge warning. Trying to get off any SSRI for most people is a tough, tough task. The withdrawal is insane. Your doctors will probably lie and say that you can get off it no problem. They're lying obviously.

I have OCD and take Lexapro and trying to go off the Lex is a pain.

I highly suggest you go and learn Cognitive Behavorial Therapy to combat the OCD. It works wonders and you can do it without the medication. In the long run you'll thank me! Paxilprogress.org - read all the horror stories and I do mean horror stories. People off Paxil one year later still having severe affects such as dizziness, unable to think straight, depersonalization. Unbelievable!

Meh. Maybe Paxil is worse, but I went off of Lexapro cold turky and I was fine. It wasn't *easy*, but it wasn't that bad either. Would have been much easier if I had stepped down.

 

[Auryg]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal

There is also a good chance that you'll gain a copious amount of weight while on the drug.

This one is very true, it's why I went of Lexapro. Some meds actually cause you to lose weight, so if you run in to problems ask about them.

 

[allies]

Best medication ever is a 6-10 mile run.

Edit: Seriosuly. Whenever I'm depressed, stressed, etc, a good run cures all

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: LeetViet
I've been doing some research on the internet about Paxil's side effects/withdrawals and I'm afraid. The psychiatrist only said I'll have stomach upsets.

This is my first prescribed medicine (is that the right term?). I'm physically healthy (had blood, urine, x-ray tests last month) and never had a bad reaction to any drug before.

I'm looking to hear from people who are in/were in a similar situation as myself.

any1 with anxiety disorder/attack or paxil experience?

anybody on / been on paxil?

Anyone ever been on Paxil and tried to DISCONTINUE its use?

Post here if you have taken Paxil

Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, etc..

Is anyone taking/has taken Paxil CR?

to those of you who take prozac, paxil, etc..

Anyone here take anti-depressants? (Zoloft, Paxil, Lithium, etc)

Celexa vs. Paxil

Has anybody ever been prescribed paxil?

Just for your own information, the threads above are good to look into.

Remember, the whole point of an SSRI is to increase your intrinsic level of serotonin. If you do some basic research into this, you'll find that SSRI's increase serotonin by inhibiting its destruction in the brain. What gets me, is why we don't try to increase the level of serotonin by merely taking what we need to produce more of it. To cut this short, look into the body's way of doing this thru 5-HTP and fish-oil. There is a ton of google goodness out there on it, and it'll save you from any of the other side effects.

HTH and good luck. I hope you at least look into what I said.

 

[LeetViet]

I took my first dose today and had bad diarrhea, stomach aches, no emotions, and, for a short time, I felt like vomiting.

I'm not going to take anymore and will be talking to my psychiatrist on Monday about more "natural" methods.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Just a huge, huge, huge, huge warning. Trying to get off any SSRI for most people is a tough, tough task. The withdrawal is insane. Your doctors will probably lie and say that you can get off it no problem. They're lying obviously.

I have OCD and take Lexapro and trying to go off the Lex is a pain.

I highly suggest you go and learn Cognitive Behavorial Therapy to combat the OCD. It works wonders and you can do it without the medication. In the long run you'll thank me! Paxilprogress.org - read all the horror stories and I do mean horror stories. People off Paxil one year later still having severe affects such as dizziness, unable to think straight, depersonalization. Unbelievable!

It varies. My mom went off Paxil, and she had bad headaches for at least a week.

I was on Celexa for several months. When I stopped taking that, I had mild headaches, but was very dizzy, felt a bit numb in my limbs, had difficulty concentrating, and it seemed to screw with my short term memory.

It sucks how little medical science actually knows about the workings of the brain. Sure we've come far, but it's like an infant learning to crawl. Sure it's mobile, but it's really not all that big of an accomplishment.


I also don't know if Paxil carries any risk of seizures, but do check the lengthy fine-print for any mention of it. I don't know if Wellbutrin is in the same class, but I was on that for only a week and had a seizure as a result. Had I been driving, that may well have been it for me, and it would probably have looked like I fell asleep at the wheel, assuming no one got to me right away to see the seizure in progress.
I was in a class at the time, and luckily didn't get hurt badly. I lost consciousness during it, but I was told that I lurched out of my chair and fell to the floor convulsing grand mal style, and did so for a few minutes. They helped me back into my chair, my mind came back online, and I resumed typing, unaware that anything had happened. Shortly after I was told what happened, nausea set in. Awhile later, the muscle soreness set in; I guess every one of them was overexerted during the seizure.
I think the seizure risk with Wellbutrin is 4-in-1000.