Posted by IsoM on November 9, 2002, at 3:27:08
In reply to Dilantin for SSRI withdrawl?, posted by utopizen on November 8, 2002, at 19:19:39
I had many months of having continuing withdrawal (or sometimes called discontinuation) symptoms after I slowly tapered off Paxil. Even though I took Celexa for over a year afterwards, I needed the addition of 5 mg of Paxil to hold the symptoms at bay - a necessary evil.
Then when I started taking adrafinil (& then switched to Provigil), all withdrawal symptoms disappeared completely. I was emboldened to try stopping the low dose of Paxil but continue the Celexa, & the problems never returned, not even the slightest.
It may prove true for only a small minority, but I'd love to hear more about this. I often wonder if adrafinil or Provigil (modafinil) "fixed" whatever residual transmitter problems that were caused by Paxil. If so, I'm curious how. I do know Provigil activates different regions of the brain from regular stimulants.
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