Posted by Ame Sans Vie on February 4, 2003, at 20:10:54
In reply to Are you saying that it gave you seizures?, posted by Rainee on February 4, 2003, at 6:28:12
Oh, I'm sorry, I don't mean to scare you away from it (though I will always try my best to do that with Paxil :-)... it's just that I must have been hypersensitive to its effects. From what I was told, I drifted into a catatonic state for 15-20 minutes, and as the paramedics arrived, I began to seize.
They intubated me once we were in the E.R., but I unconsciously kept trying to pull the tubing from my throat. I don't know the details of what drugs they tried to arrest the seizure, but it lasted three full hours. They had already brought in a priest (though I'm not even Christian, oh well, thought that counts, lol)
Anyway, I started to come out of it at about 4PM, six hours after taking the Gabitril. I was still pretty out of it, though... my GP came in the room and asked if I knew who he was-- I didn't recognize him. But gradually I got better (had to spend the night there, ugh... by the way, apox be upon thee who invented the catheter!! lol). Of course the rest of the medication was flushed the moment I got home.
But this isn't to say I haven't heard some rather inspiring success stories concerning Gabitril; many on this board. Most of them involve primarily depression, though... my linear, scientific way of thinking just for some reason doesn't allow me to believe that this drug could *substantially* relieve anxiety.
Now when Pfizer gets pregabalin out on the market later this year or next year-- watch out!
--Michael
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