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PAXIL ?or something else? please help
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
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PAXIL ?or something else? please help
by LILLY101, Apr 14, 2002 12:00AM
Ihave took paxil for close to 8 months now except about 2 months ago I stopped for 3 weeks then began again.I was very pleased before at the difference it made in my life.no longer was i having these attacks where i felt like i had been running,my heart would race, i would get out of breath,and just start crying for no reason.amoung other symptoms i was having.the problem began after i quit taking it and started back.before i could control my negative thoughts.now their surrounding me like clouds.i no longer had mood swings,now their coming on several times a day.the depression is back and i don't understand.i know it still works for me the effect is just not as good.i'm on 30mgs. a day .PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.i have been back on it for 5weeks now. THANK-YOU, LARKIN
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 15, 2002 12:00AM
, Apr 15, 2002 12:00AM
Sometimes the medication seems to stop working fully in some people. You can talk to your doctor about increasing the dose or converting to one of the other antidepressants in the same class of drugs. This is commonly done.
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