Posted by belljar on July 4, 2007, at 0:14:14
In reply to Re: paxil - permanent hell ?????, posted by polarbear206 on July 3, 2007, at 14:52:32
Hi polarbear,
TOn of questions for you !
1. did you stay on the effexor, or is it just to get off of the paxil ?
2. are you now using it in combo with Lamictal ?
3. What kind of differences are there between effexor and prozac ?
4. DO you find your cognitive / analytic ability deadened by the Lamictal ?Belljar,
> Keep in mind that pregnancy and postpartum can exacerbate an underlying mental illness. You said that pre Paxil days you had anxiety and OCD issues. I wouldn't put all the blame of your symptoms on your horrible Paxil experience. I went through a very simular situation. Your doctor was right to suspect a bipolar diagnosis, however I do not agree with his drug choice. "If" you do have an underlying bipolar spectrum disorder, (which I suspect you might), Paxil monotherapy is not the way to treat it. To get off Paxil, Prozac would be a good choice, because it has a long half-life. I switched from Paxil to Effexor with minimal problems. I was on 30mg of Paxil at one time and it caused me to cycle with anger, agigtation, hypersomnia, insomnia, food cravings, binge eating, and so on. Having said that, I know where you are coming from!! What you really need to do is wean off the Paxil very very slowly while introducing Prozac or an SNRI, such as Effexor. Lamictal would be a good choice for a mood stabilizer. No side effects like the typical and atypical antipsychotics. Risperdal is usually not a 1st choice of treatment. It is given alot for Bipolar 1 with psychotic features who are hard to treat and do not respond to others. You are never going to know if you don't give it a try.
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