Paxil

[SandraC]

Hi all ~ what do you know about Paxil? Thanks, S

 

[Chrissi Pooh]

PM on the way!!

 

[jamsmom]

It caused my son to be very emotional. But, that was just one case out of probably thousands that can't take it.

 

[Mishetta]

Paxil is my friend. It helped me get through a very tough time accepting my mother's cancer diagnosis. I'm no longer on it but I can say I had no negative side effects.

 

[Pooh Girl 71]

Paxil can be a wonderful help to people. I have a client who had severe anxiety after her father died. She was afraid to go to the store alone, was shy, withdrawn. The psychiatrist put her on 20mg and she is a changed person! It is wonderful to see her back to her old self.

 

[Desiree]

It was a miracle drug for me and my panic attacks. I'm no longer needing them but if I ever go back to that point in my life, I know that there is something out there that can and has helped me tremendously!

 

[chesirechik]

My mom has been taking it on and off for years for panic attacks. She hasn't had any negative side effects from it.

 

[mamajoan]

Hi, I used Paxil for about 18months.. it helped me to be able to deal with a number of stressful events. During my usage I had no problems.
HOWEVER.... Coming OFF the Paxil was a completely different situation.

It took two tries to come completely off the med. Paxil withdrawl is a serious problem for some people. I had auditory hallucinations, panic attacks (never a before a problem) rages, severe crying jags, skin hypersensitivity..... I was able to finally wean off the Paxil by adding a small dose of wellbutrin-short term as I decreased the Paxil amount. It took almost 2 months to wean off the Paxil. This was all done under close MD supervision. THAT Horrid withdrawl problem was a huge surprise. The first time I tried to come off~ my Internal Med doc (primary md) tried to have me come off cold turkey.. bad mistake for which she profusely apologized . Anyway, she spoke to several psychiatrists and they gave her information on Paxil Withdrawl.. it has been documented to be a serious problem, especially for long term users of Paxil. I wanted to come off the drug become I had become completely lacadaisical... I was completely passive with a
"who give a flying fig" attitude. So it was time for me to come off the meds. I am happy to say that the Paxil did help me get thru a time when I needed a little help to get thru a very, very rough part of my recovery.
NOW THAT BEING SAID....Many, Many people have absolutely NO PROBLEM with Paxil and find it a Godsend.
Best wishes... and if you have any ? feel free to PM

 

[tmli]

My DS(7) has been on paxil for a year now. It's been helpful for us. He is being treated for ocd and fear/anxiety disorder.

 

[TigH]

Hi, Sandra!

My Mom took this for several months. At first she loved it and said she should be the poster child for Paxil (she took it to battle her depression/anxiety). Then she began to loath it. Said it made her feel like she was moving in slow motion and that her life was one big fog. She eventually came off it and was very depressed (withdrawl and just bad timing for her as far as her bouts with depression go). She has been on Celexa (sp?) since December and she is a new woman. She says she doesn't feel happy all the time (and we explained that people who don't suffer from depression don't feel happy all the time) and she says that on a scale of 1-5, she feels like she's a 2.5 (that's ok with me). She has not been depressed at all since starting this medication. She has a sense of humor now, she's relaxed, she's very easy to be with, she has stopped blaming everyone for her "miserable" life of suffering, etc.

Good luck!

 

[SandraC]

Thank you to everyone who responded to this thread and for the wonderful PM's.

You are all so gracious and kind for sharing your life! THANKS! PEACE! Sandra