Posted by novak31 on October 22, 2002, at 10:38:00
In reply to Re: What's the highest dose of paxil?, posted by k9lover on October 22, 2002, at 7:54:21
Thank you all for your replies!
I did go off paxil to get pregnant and the day after I took my last pill (and I did wean off slowly) I started have "jittery" vision and this creepy feeling in my hands. I called my doctor and he was reassuring but almost wouldn't acknowledge it was happening! Luckily it only lasted about a week and I became pregnant very quickly. Unfortunately that pregnancy ended in miscarriage but within two months I was pregnant again. The story gets worse here: I had one of those horrible live-with-your-head-in-the-toilet-bowl pregnancies and had to have a home nurse and IV! Being nauseous 24 hours a day was very depressing and I think that's why I needed to go back on Paxil which I did when I was 4 months. I stayed on 20 mg the whole time but had the hormone swing type of depression and anxiety as soon as I had the baby and went up to 50. My baby was healthy but the only caution I will give is that I think even she had paxil withdrawal. She was very fussy and tense at first and although I am a first time mom I'm pretty certain it was going off paxil for her. She is very happy now and hopefully the side effects ended there. Considering the state of mind I was in while pregnant I guess I would do it again.
I am interested in different methods for dealing with OCDs... Please post the books or methods.
Thanks again!
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