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Posted by pluginbaby on July 6, 2008, at 23:06:51
I've been on Paxil for 10 years (for panic disorder). I've tried to come off it for the last 2 years, very slowly, and ended up spiralling into complete panic and depression each time. The reason is that I'd like to have a child, and I wanted to be med free. About 3 months ago I started a cross-taper onto Prozac, having accepted the fact that I would need to be on meds when I was pregnant, and Prozac is considered safer. I've been on 20mg of Prozac for the last 4 weeks, and I've felt compeletly wired, and tearful. I'm not sure what to do. I can't sit still or concentrate. My Pdoc is out of town for a week. I don't know if this is the Prozac doing this to me, or withdrawal from the Paxil. I don't know whether I should try something else or just try to accept that I can't come off Paxil and that I can't have a baby?
PS I'm 36 so I haven't got a lot of time up my sleeve.
Posted by Phillipa on July 7, 2008, at 0:45:39
In reply to Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies??, posted by pluginbaby on July 6, 2008, at 23:06:51
Did your ob-gyn say that it was harmful to the fetus to stay on paxil? If so what would the risks be and would it be worth taking them for both your mental health? Love Phillipa
Posted by nfc on July 7, 2008, at 8:24:12
In reply to Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies??, posted by pluginbaby on July 6, 2008, at 23:06:51
hi there,
I'm sorry to hear of your situation. I'm a guy so I can't relate or know but understand what it is you're going through. I understand the timeframe you're dealing w/ too - the biological clock.
My guess is that AD meds would not be good during pregnancy and during breastfeeding too. But they are some meds deemed low risk but safest way is to not be on meds but if your situation deems it necessary than thats the risk you take. I hope I don't offend you by saying this, if I do I apologize but if you don't want to risk it during pregnancy, maybe you might try adopting? But that's something for you and your Husband to decide.
I researched the link below for more info for ya:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antidepressants/DN00007
http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-take-antidepressants-during-pregnancy_2343.bc
But talk to your doc and bring your Husband along if possible.
take care and wish u the best,
nfc
Posted by Midnightblue on July 7, 2008, at 13:45:30
In reply to Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies??, posted by pluginbaby on July 6, 2008, at 23:06:51
My daughter had a successful pregnancy almost 10 years ago on Paxil. No problems with the baby.
Posted by Racer on July 7, 2008, at 14:45:57
In reply to Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies??, posted by pluginbaby on July 6, 2008, at 23:06:51
I can certainly empathize with you. I'm just past several years of fertility treatments, including a lot of questions regarding my antidepressants.
Paxil is known as the most dangerous of the SSRIs in terms of pregnancy risk. It is certainly worth trying to get off of it in order to try to conceive. Speaking as someone who's just been through this sort of thing, I can only say that it's a very difficult equation to parse.
The agitation you're experiencing might, indeed, be caused by the Prozac, which is more activating than Paxil. The good news is that it's an effect which tends to diminish fairly rapidly for many people who take it. For me, the first few days to a week or so on Prozac leaves me feeling as though I'm about to twitch out of my skin. That goes away pretty fast, though -- by week three or four I'm usually over it. If you can stick it out for about six to eight weeks, you'll have a much better idea of whether or not the change will work for you.
Another option is to add something temporarily to help cope with the agitation while you cross-taper. I'm thinking something like Seroquel might help, or perhaps BuSpar. I'm not a big fan of benzos for this sort of thing, but that's personal opinion, and they are another option.
The point you're at right now is a tough place to be. I wish you the best with all of it, and hope that everything works out as you would wish and hope.
Best luck.
Posted by pluginbaby on July 8, 2008, at 2:12:18
In reply to Re: Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies?? » pluginbaby, posted by nfc on July 7, 2008, at 8:24:12
> hi there,
>
> I'm sorry to hear of your situation. I'm a guy so I can't relate or know but understand what it is you're going through. I understand the timeframe you're dealing w/ too - the biological clock.
>
> My guess is that AD meds would not be good during pregnancy and during breastfeeding too. But they are some meds deemed low risk but safest way is to not be on meds but if your situation deems it necessary than thats the risk you take. I hope I don't offend you by saying this, if I do I apologize but if you don't want to risk it during pregnancy, maybe you might try adopting? But that's something for you and your Husband to decide.
>
> I researched the link below for more info for ya:
>
> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antidepressants/DN00007
>
> http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-safe-to-take-antidepressants-during-pregnancy_2343.bc
>
> But talk to your doc and bring your Husband along if possible.
>
> take care and wish u the best,
>
> nfc
>Thanks for those links nfc - that's very kind of you to find them for me. They've been very informative.
Jax
Posted by pluginbaby on July 8, 2008, at 2:15:21
In reply to Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies??, posted by pluginbaby on July 6, 2008, at 23:06:51
I saw my family doc today and he suggested upping the Prozac, so I'm going to try doing that.
Jax
Posted by linkadge on July 9, 2008, at 21:17:27
In reply to Thanks everyone for your replies, posted by pluginbaby on July 8, 2008, at 2:15:21
Posted by Zoloft Birth Defects on August 26, 2011, at 16:07:34
In reply to Re: Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies?? » pluginbaby, posted by nfc on July 7, 2008, at 8:24:12
You will see Paxil and <a href="http://www.zoloftbirthdefectlawyer.com/">Zoloft birth defects</a> commonly if these antidepressants are taken. I would be careful, and speak to a qualified psychiatrist at all times who can not only counsel you but help you manage your meds. The average general practitioner is not going to know enough about antidepressants. Maybe you can come off Paxil with good counseling and good support over time? We at http://www.zoloftbirthdefectlawyer.com/ always prefer to see patients go off their antidepressants slowly rather than take them and cause serious birth defects in their children, or worse, miscarry.
Posted by Lou Pilder on August 28, 2011, at 9:15:40
In reply to Re: Can't come off Paxil - does this mean no babies??, posted by Zoloft Birth Defects on August 26, 2011, at 16:07:34
> You will see Paxil and http://www.zoloftbirthdefectlawyer.com/">Zoloft birth defects commonly if these antidepressants are taken. I would be careful, and speak to a qualified psychiatrist at all times who can not only counsel you but help you manage your meds. The average general practitioner is not going to know enough about antidepressants. Maybe you can come off Paxil with good counseling and good support over time? We at http://www.zoloftbirthdefectlawyer.com/ always prefer to see patients go off their antidepressants slowly rather than take them and cause serious birth defects in their children, or worse, miscarry.
Sirs,
You wrote,[...We at...always prefer to see patients go off their antidepressants..rather than take them and cause serious birth defects in their children or worse, miscarry...].
Thank you for the courage to come to this site and post that lawyers are interested in that zoloft could cause birth defects and miscarriage.
You see, this site could be considerd to be an indoctrination, for the owner/administrator and his deputy can control the content. Please see the admin board to see my requests to the administration remain outstanding for days, weeks, months and years. If these requests were acted on, I think that lives could be saved and people could have a life-ruining condition be prevented. You see, I want to save lives also, but without my requests being answerd, there is the potential for some to speculate as to why my requests remain outstanding. This speculation could IMHO stigmatize me and arouse antisemitic feelings. To understand what I am saying here, I think that by revewing the admin board could bring some more understnding to this.
There is also the aspect that the owner has been called by a reporter a {mastermind} in what he does here. Then could not the outstanding requests by me be considerd by some readers here to be part of the {mastermindining}? And the owner has made numerous prohibitions to me that prevent me from postng educational material here that IMHO could save lives. These prohibitions center on prohibiting me from posting the foundtion of Judiasm as revealed to me, the historical development of psychotropic drugs and nerve agents in the years 1933-1945 and beyond (see operation paperclip) and more.
But there is much more to this. You see, your firm is dedicated to shine the light of justice to expose that zoloft has the potential to cause birth defects by the fact that zoloft could harm the unborn child and induce a life-ruining birth defect upon the child. And that the manufactuerers should be held accountable for what the drug can do. And what if a psychiatrist gives a pregnant woman zoloft? If the child is harmed by the drug, in your opinions,(redacted by respondent)
But I see the depth of what the administration's actions could have on the lives of others goes beyond this. You see, a lot of my requests bring out the fact that there are posts that IMHO could foster antisemitic feelings if they are thought by members to be supportive by the adminstration here. This then could give those taking psychotropic mind-altering drugs a (false) feeling of superiority to think that Jews and others that do not accept the claims that are posted here that claim that only those that (redacted by resondent)Jesus, could have forgiveness and eternal life. This could be construed by some to think that the 1 1/2 million Jewish children murderd by mass-murders who claimed to be the master race, have no forgivness from their god nor have eternal life, but the murders that say that they (redacted by respondent)Jesus, have forgivness and eternal life. By the administartion leaving my requests outstanding, others could think that the statement in question is supportive, which could foster IMHO hatred toward the Jews and Islamic people and others that do not accept the claim. Then the taker of the drug(s) who reads this here, could get into a mind-alterd state to be compelled to kill a Jew or those others, and commit mass-murder.
If you could take this to your people and have them go to the admin board and see for yourselves, I think that a lot of lives could be saved because I think that someone in your firm may be innterested in what I am saying, for both of us want to save lives.
Lou Pilder
Posted by jedi on August 30, 2011, at 1:25:31
In reply to Lou's response-pleezhlp » Zoloft Birth Defects, posted by Lou Pilder on August 28, 2011, at 9:15:40
Posted by jedi on August 30, 2011, at 1:25:45
In reply to Lou's response-pleezhlp » Zoloft Birth Defects, posted by Lou Pilder on August 28, 2011, at 9:15:40
Posted by Lou Pilder on August 30, 2011, at 6:46:59
In reply to Lou's response-pleezhlp » Zoloft Birth Defects, posted by Lou Pilder on August 28, 2011, at 9:15:40
Friends,
If you are considering being a discussant in this thread, I am requesting that you view the following video.
Lou
To see this video:
A. Pull up Google
B. Type in:
[youtube, Papantonio: Big Pharma Covers Antidepressant Dangers]]
Posted by europerep on August 30, 2011, at 9:10:27
In reply to Ban me Dr. Bob, I have had enough of this FLAKE!! (nm) » Lou Pilder, posted by jedi on August 30, 2011, at 1:25:45
I hear you, jedi, I hear you...
Posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2011, at 23:37:29
In reply to Ban me Dr. Bob, I have had enough of this FLAKE!! (nm) » Lou Pilder, posted by jedi on August 30, 2011, at 1:25:45
Jedi love you in a friendly way :) Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2011, at 23:48:27
In reply to Lou's response-wrngovphiegher, posted by Lou Pilder on August 30, 2011, at 6:46:59
Lou please write me and requesting do not ask me questions on here. Phillipa
Posted by Deputy Racer on August 31, 2011, at 14:00:05
In reply to Ban me Dr. Bob, I have had enough of this FLAKE!! (nm) » Lou Pilder, posted by jedi on August 30, 2011, at 1:25:31
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