Posted by roobie on May 27, 2004, at 9:56:15
I read some passages prior to 2004, so this is a restart of a previously discussed topic... but I'd still like some feedback:
I was on Paxil for about 3 years. I knew I needed SOMETHING because I was soooo uptight... always wanting to yell, snap, 'kick the dog'... just felt mean. Shortly after I started Paxil, I felt really good; Like 'wow' LIFE... what a great thing.
I noticed I didn't cry everytime my husband said something snitty (of course, prior to that 'it was all ME')or cry at Hallmark commercials. However, after a year or so, the weight packed on... 20 pounds and I was no longer able to achieve orgasm. I had ONE and it was like 'hip-hip-hooray!', but did it take WORK to achieve!
I went to my doc and got everything tested, thyroid, sugar... nothing wrong. Even though weight can be dependant on age and genes, I couldn't get the scale lower. Even though I made time to exercise and watch what I ate, I found myself always wanting just to lay around and sleep, sleep, sleep.
A friend told me about Effexor, so I inquired. My doc cut me a prescription and said stop Paxil (20mg) and take Effexor (37.5mg 2x daily). I'm sure it's a placebo affect, but I was UP and about, organizing things, not napping... just more mobile & perky. However, I also noticed (now it's only been about 1 week), that the mean, irritability is back... sarcasm, snapping. And I also feel a bit drowsy.
SO:
1. did anyone experience the Paxil-pounds and lazieness?
2. did you ever go from Paxil to Effexor?
3. how did the Effexor work for you?
4. did you experience any weight loss with Effexor?I'd appreciate any pos/neg feedback, to get an idea of what's to come. Love the Paxil 'numb', but what good is being fat and not having orgasms?? :)
poster:roobie
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