Posted by jujube on December 30, 2004, at 17:15:28
In reply to Re: Kara - Have you come to a decision? » jujube, posted by KaraS on December 29, 2004, at 20:52:13
You did have a good response in the past from Paxil, right? Did it poop-out or are you looking for a more complete response now?
-- I did have a really good response to Paxil. It didn't poop-out, but I stopped taking it a couple of years ago. For a few years, I had only been taking a very small dose, and decided one day just to stop. I wish I hadn't because it really helped control the GAD, social phobia and irrational fears, even at a really dose. When I tried to go back on it late last year, it didn't work. I am not sure how much that had to do with the iron deficiency I had and how much had to do with the med just not being effective for me anymore. I wish I had known about the inositol trick you mentioned to someone else a little while ago. Perhaps that would have helped. Oh well.
> I'm getting so impatient. I really need to see two doctors regarding the anxiety/asthma issue and another one about an eye problem before I can feel safe to start on an MAOI. It seems like such a long haul before I can even start to take it. I guess the plus side is that the impatience is getting rid of some of the fear of starting on one.-- I think you are wise to have the asthma symptoms and eye problems checked out before starting a MAOI. Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that some ADs can exacerbate and even cause sinus and asthma/breathing problems for some people. Hope the eye problem turns out to be nothing serious. But, it is better to be safe than sorry.
Hope all goes well with the doctors' appointments. Take care.
Tamara
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