Posted by Danielle on July 26, 2001, at 7:08:17
In reply to From Paxil to Celexa, posted by marcello on July 24, 2001, at 9:50:38
Hey Marcello...thanks for writing in. I thought that I was the only one...I tried about a month ago to go off of my Paxil because my husband and I were wanting to have another baby. I know what you felt like. I was on the medication for anxiety and anxiousness; but when I tried to go off of it, I felt more anxiety than I ever did and I was severely depressed (which I never was to begin with). I cried all the time for absolutely no reason; I was extrememly short with my husband and kid (I won't mention what my husband called me, but you could probably guess). I couldn't concentrate; I felt hot all the time like I was getting ready to burst; I would go somewhere and cry my eyes out and then I would feel a little better. I didn't go cold turykey either...I took a half a pill for 1 week, and then a half a pill every other day for a week...that didn't help at all. Well...the other day I was feeling very overwhelmed after trying to be off of the Paxil for 2 weeks and I couldn't take it anymore...I took another. I just can't seem to get over it...it took too much out of me. I see where you wrote that it took you 3 weeks...any suggestions for me: my email is dgreenlee@rcvideo.com
And I know about the sexual side effects. Let me tell you about the celexa though...my husband is on it and there are sexual side effects with it as well...worse for men than women...he has great difficutly in reaching climax...his suggestion...take the medicine late at night before you "go to sleep"; this is the way that we have gotten over that hurdle. Other than that, he sweats quite a lot, but he feels great. They put him on the medicine because he was depressed because he got skin cancer about a year ago. I just took a half of his pill last night...going to switch over to celexa...maybe we can stay in touch and see how things are going.
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