Posted by 4WD on June 18, 2005, at 22:06:54
In reply to Re: Anyone TIRED on Wellbutrin XL? » 4WD, posted by TamaraJ on June 18, 2005, at 16:27:00
> Hi Marsha,
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> I experienced the same thing when I started Paxil - increased anxiety and panic - for about the first 3 weeks or so. At first I was freaking out. The last thing I wanted was more freaking anxiety. I spoke to my doctor and she told me that it was likely just start-up side effects, and it would subside after 2 to 3 weeks. She also gave me a small script for Xanax to use during the adjustment phase. And, after about 3 weeks, the anxiety subsided (was pretty much gone, actually), and I didn't really need the Xanax anymore (or too often). But, as you say, we are all different, so Paxil may not have been the right med for you. Or, between the withdrawal from Effexor and the start-up side effects of Paxil, you experienced really severe anxiety and panic. It's so hard to tell.
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> How long did you try the nort for? Again, the incredible anxiety could have been start-up side effects. I was a bit more agitated when I started nort, but that went away as my body adjusted to the med.
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> Tamara
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> > Hi Tamara,
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> > Thanks for the suggestion but I think I must have pretty much an opposite chemistry from yours. When I tried switching from Effexor to Paxil last summer, I started getting panicky within a week or two. And nortriptyline made me more anxious also.
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> > OTOH, the Paxil panickyness might just have been from going off Effexor too rapidly. It might be worth trying again once the anxiety I'm having right now gets better. I'm still only off Effexor for about three months and I'm hoping that's part of the source of the anxiety.
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> > Then on the Other other hand, I have paradoxical reactions to a lot of meds. Who knows?
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> > Marsha
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>I think I tried both of them for about three weeks. Maybe I'm just too impatient. Maybe it was withdrawal from Effexor. As you say, it's just so hard to tell. I do remember getting really bad restless legs on the Paxil by the second or third day so I wasn't too motivated to stick it out. And Klonopin also gives me restless legs if I take it in the afternoon or at night so adding more of it would have compounded that problem.
I'm so glad you've found a combo that seems to be working for you. AT first I was ticked off cause somebody was getting well and it wasn't me. You know? But it gives me hope that it is possible to find a good treatment. Mine is out there somewhere. And right now I'm not deeply depressed; just apathetic and lethargic and anhedonic. ANd the anxiety has gotten some better and I'm not suicidal anymore. So that's a lot.
Marsha
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