Posted by worrier on August 11, 2003, at 20:18:59
In reply to Re: NYTimes:Debate on SSRIs and Suicide risk continues, posted by Susan J on August 7, 2003, at 12:15:28
> As Larry said >>To blame the drugs is a little bit short-sighted. The issue is how the patients are managed, under care.
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> <<I agree with this completely. However, I was getting biweekly therapy sessions, had eliminated as many stress factors in my life as possible, and my therapist swears up and down that I'm emotionally "healthy" (e.g. healthy habits), but chemically depressed.
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> I never felt any suicidal urges until I starting taking Paxil. While this is anecdotal evidence only, I really believe that it was the drug, which gave me almost every side effect in the book and which never subsided, that caused me to fall into such despair as to want to kill myself.
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> I don't think there is any sole factor that causes depression, but I do think it's very difficult to pin down exactly what is not working or even hurting you. My therapist touted Paxil as the Miracle Drug. I truly hope for some people it is. It wasn't for me.
>>Have just a quick question for you. How long did you take paxil and how long did it take the side effects to finally go away after you stopped taking it. I ask because I had a similar experience with paxil over a year ago and still haven't had a single day of feeling like "myself". I was taking it for panic attacks and ended up in the ER with the worst one I've ever experienced (lasted about 72hrs....since have discovered it was caused by way too much serotonin. Anyway now in addition to the panic attacks I have terrible generalized anxiety and am taking xanax and gabitril with only moderate success. Boy, did I make a short story long, sorry. I agree that the SSRIs can help alot of people, but they can also cause alot of harm for others. Sorry again to babble on but I am curious about the duration of your negative reactions to paxil. Thanks. Worrier.
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