Posted by denise528 on July 31, 2002, at 13:03:26
In reply to 16 days on paxil-hyper anxiety, posted by Paul W on June 11, 2001, at 15:29:33
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> Hullo dear people...
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> This drug Paxil has worked for me before.
> Hence, twice in the last 8 months I have tried to restart the paxil regime due to excrutiating depression coupled with anxiety, just hoping,praying, that it would work again.The most recent attempt was two weeks ago.
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> In between I have tried FXR and a TCA and a neuroleptic, all monotherapy,all 6 week plus trials all to no avail.
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> So, two weeks ago, last chance with Paxil and now off everything. Even with valium on board i could not stand the sheer overwhelming anxiety. I have never felt anything like it. A 72 hour panic attack. I was only on 20mg.
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> Should I have loaded up the valium some more (and risk benzo addiction?) and eventually rode through it? That was the dilemna. I decided to kick it and missed my dose this morning. No panic today. Just the great old fat black dog of depression drooling all over me.
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> But, now i'm wondering two things.
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> Paxil withdrawal (after two weeks?) and the symptoms of depression not been treated-i have been severely/suicidally depressed, but part of me wonders whether the medications have been worsening the situation.
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> Amisulpride?zyprexa? Apologies to those(john L?) who have suggested those, but I'm so dumb I don't know what they are, what they treat, whether to augment and who they suit and at present only have access to a gnarly old GP, whose knowledge is, I fear almost as limited as mine. He also appears to be dead set against augmenting meds. Changing docs in the UK, or finding somebody who seems to have a clue is exhausting.
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> Anybody out there with any pearls of wisdom/suggestions or experiences to share?
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> Can I ride this one out without meds?
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> Cheers
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> Paul
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