Posted by pegasus on May 22, 2006, at 11:59:52
Hi all babblers. I usually hang out only on the Psych board, but I have a med question and I'm hoping someone here might have some advice.
I've been on Paxil for a couple of years, and it has totally changed my life for the better. Recently, though, because I had a baby and am still nursing, and also because of side effects, I've dropped my dosage to a really minimal 5 mg/day (gradually from 20 mg which really felt ideal). Every time I've dropped it another 5 mg I have felt it very distinctly in my mood and my tendency to obsess and get anxious ramps up a bit, but so far I'm still doing pretty well.
So, last week I realized that my Rx was running out, so I called my pdoc for a refill. But . . . she's out of town for two weeks!
My first thought was to call her backup (for emergencies and urgent issues she says in her message), and try to get a Rx that lasts until she gets back. But then I thought . . . well it's such a ridiculously low dose anyway . . . I should be able to make it through a couple of weeks until she gets back. Right? This isn't really an urgent issue. And . . . I shouldn't be taking Paxil while nursing anyway . . . and it makes me carry extra weight . . . maybe I should just wait it out and see how it goes.
Is that a really bad idea?
peg
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