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Re: Has anyone used Paxil ??? Experience
From: Monica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Aug 2000 12:08:25 -0500 (CDT)
Oh my gosh, I just heard about this drug on Dateline last night, with
Connie Chung. It talked about how hard it is to get off this, as well
as other antidepressants. The recommend always talking to dr. first
and weaning off SLOWLY, it may take several months. Although they did
say some people never get bad side effects from going off. THe sad part
is that many found the drug very effective, just murder to got off of
it. :)Monica
At Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Lisa wrote:
>
>At Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Avalos, wrote:
>>
>>Hi...
>>
>>I took paxil for several months a couple of years ago.. I found that it
>>really helped me, and I had minimal side effects for the first couple of
>>days that I took it (trouble sleeping, jittery), then they went away...
>>The key to medications like paxil is to take them regularly on a fairly
>>strict time schedule, and not to forget or skip dosages...
>>
>>Paxil is a serotonin enhancer.. so it addresses the chemical that makes us
>>feel good or bad...
>>
>>Like all medications, it is not perfect for everyone, and a small percentage
>>of people who try it end up not being able to take it. Given that, I can
>>tell you from personal experience that it really was wonderful for me, and I
>>did not have any truly bad side effects. (I took 30 mg per day, it comes in
>>three dosages, 10 mg, 20 mg, and 30 mg).
>>
>>Hope this info helps.
>>
>>Clara
>Hello - I took Paxil from 2-14-00 until 4 weeks ago. I had all the bad
>side effects but took it anyway because it helped enough to outweigh the
>bad. My husband has taken it 3+ years with no bad side effects. I
>found that after 3 weeks the side effects lessened, but for me they
>never left (shaking, hyper, sexual dysfunction). My mother took Serzone
>and I will try that next time I need something. A great book to help
>you learn about the different antidepressants is called the Feeling Good
>Handbook by David D. Burns, MD. I got it at Barnes and Noble. Hope
>that helps!!
>Lisa R.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 3:52 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>>Subject: Has anyone used Paxil ??? Experience
>>
>>Have any of you girls used Paxil, what was your experience. My pcp just
>>gave me samples said give it a try.
>>
>>Goodness knows I need something, but what should I expect. We had tried
>>Prozac, several months back, but I could not tell I was any different at
>>all.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Trish
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