Posted by Louisa on April 21, 2000, at 16:16:28
In reply to Paxil withdrawal sucks.....but hang in there, posted by deb on March 30, 2000, at 20:47:40
My meds regimen is as follows: 40mg of Paxil at night, and 150mg of Wellbutrin in the morning. Together, this works for me (for depression).
Last night, however, I forgot to take the paxil, and I slept REALLY badly-- terrible, terrible nightmares, cold sweats, etc. Today, I feel absolutely exhausted, to the point of having to take a 2 hour nap this morning instead of working on my dissertation.
Is it possible that these two phenomena are related? (now I really sound like an academic...) If so, I need to find a better system to remind me to take my meds at night!
I'm also a little concerned about Paxil withdrawal in general, since I'm thinking about trying to get pregnant in the fall. Valerie Raskin, in her book When Words are not Enough, suggests staying on meds until you find out you're pregnant, so as to maximize your "symptom free" period, if you're likely to slip back into depression. But from what I'm hearing, that so-called symptom free period may instead be full of the withdrawal symptoms from hell! Since I'll be teaching a demanding schedule next year, that could prove to be disastrous. Any suggestions about how to minimize withdrawal symptoms for the pregnant lady?
Louisa
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