Posted by Hildi on June 14, 2002, at 17:36:51
In reply to Re: paxil, posted by joy on June 12, 2002, at 17:59:53
Thanks for the replys! I was afraid to go on the Paxil because I hear all the time about the trouble getting off of it and also because of a past experience a long time ago when I took paxil while I was drinking ALOT and I almost Killed myself- I almost OD'd. Very frightening experience that has 'distorted' my view of paxil. But I am interested in paxil because it seems geared towards treating anxiety. Anxiety is a major problem for me. It is ironic I was worrying about the Paxil withdrawal after what I just went through . . . I have depression with severe anxiety. I got in my head the notion that I was going to go natural- just St. JOhn's Wort or SAMe. I also think I need hormones and that I am in periomenopause but thats another story. I slowly tapered my Zoloft from my usual 50 mg. to 12.5 mg. and then tried St. John's Wort for a couple of days. Had a bad experience with that so then I tried SAMe for two or three days. I thought I was going to die! Couldn't sleep, jumpy, MAJOR anxiety, itchy, twitchy, confusion, blurred vision, restless exhaustion, achy, etc .. So, I let a day go by then took zoloft again, thinking it would calm me down- no luck, just more jumpy. At that point I called my Dr. and said to order me Buspar. At only 5 mg. it increased all the negative I was already feeling. I felt like I had been slipped some strange drug. I was in hell. Now, I think part of this was a reaction to all the different things I had taken and I know that the SAMe and SJW aslo target norepineprene, which probably increased my anxiety- but I think a lot of this was a withdrawal from the zoloft. I let two days go by to try to let all the neurotransmitters calm down and I even felt worse. Last night I started Celexa. Dr. said this is more calming than zoloft. I don't feel in hell anymore and was able to function today. I am scared because I never took this before. I really think the SSRI's help with my anxiety, big time. I cannot take benzos because I am a recovering alcoholic- benzos would be bad for me. After this recent experience with Buspar I am afraid to try it again. What is Zylexa?
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