Posted by linkadge on September 6, 2004, at 8:26:18
In reply to Re: To Linkadge, posted by Denise1904 on September 6, 2004, at 6:46:59
40 mg of paxil is not unheard of. Another thing to remember is that oftentimes a high dose of one med works just as well as a low dose of another.
I needed a high dose 45mg of remeron to get what I did from 10g of celexa.
I needed 40mg of celexa to get what I got from 25mg of zoloft.
Another thing to consider is that everybody's metabolosm is different. You may have a fast metabolism and need 40mg to get the blood level that someone else gets at 10mg.
You could try ECT, but if paxil is keeping you floating then I'd stick with it.
One last option is to try some of the therapies that help to restore receptor sensitivity.
Omega 3 is great for plumping up the serotonin receptors and helping them be more efficiant. Another is inositol. Exercise too helps you to grow more serotonin receptors. There are many things that may help you to reduce your dose in the future,
But tacking the suicidal ideation is obviously the first step.
Linkadge
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