Posted by Daniel Woodfield on June 6, 2004, at 12:42:45
In reply to Long term effects of antipsychotics, posted by mojojar on June 6, 2004, at 12:24:16
Paxil can deaden emotions my friend.
Even short term SSRI use downregulates Dopamine in the brain, which as far as i am concerned anyway, does not sort itself out once off the drug.
The wellbutrin was originally thought to act as some counterbalance to this but i feel people got confused with more energy, whether it be the nervous kind, or the get up and go kind, and actually feeling emotion.
Wellbutrin has very weak effect on dopamine but works mostly on norephinephrine, so if it is a Dopamine boost you are looking for then the meds you are on aren't gonna help and with the paxil, more likely hinder.
Im interested as to why you gave up the AP because that is my next line of treatment with Paxil, Efexor, Celexa being totally destructive as opposed to healing in any way.
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