Posted by ace on January 23, 2003, at 22:08:00
In reply to Re: can ssris cause permanent side effects?, posted by djmmm on January 23, 2003, at 9:21:26
> Sure, why not? I still experience the "electric--shock" sensation and I am consistantly on medication (Parnate now)...They started when I first discontinued Paxil (i was 15)....im 24 now...9 years seems fairly permanent. I think it's because of how young I was when I started.
Djmmm - how long were you on the Paxil for? It's terrible that you stll get them. Do they annoy you a great deal? Used to them? When I went of Zoloft I had the same. Didn't really abate 'til I re-started Zft. But when I swithched to Nardil there were no probs whatsover. BTW, I was on Zoloft around 3 yrs 8months. Started it when I was around 19. I'm same age as you now (24) It's interesting -- I heard of someone who switched from Paxil to another AD but still needed 5mg Paxil to keep the withdrawal symptoms at bay. This is not good. Do you think this happens especially/only with Paxil?> I think it's naive to think that antidepressants don't cause some permanent side-effects, since the theory behind how these meds work, is based on downregulation and neuron growth.
But many 'specialists' are adamant that the receptors 'upregulate' again. Would you disagree?
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