Posted by Cici9601 on January 1, 2001, at 20:27:00
In reply to Re: Losing weight after paxil, posted by puertorra9 on November 12, 2000, at 7:52:00
Hi all. After reading all of your terrible experiences with this drug I can't believe it is still marketed as an "ANTI-depressant"- the weight gain alone is enough to drive anyone into depression...I actually quit Paxil after gaining 15 pounds on it, cold-turkey. I didn't have severe withdrawal symptoms and now am very very glad I went off it when I did, only three months. I am now checking out a combination of the herbal supplements Sam-E and 5-htp. I wish someone had advised me of these natural alternatives before I started the Paxil. I too experienced terrible sleeplessness because of depression, I just tried Kava Kava today and it works as well as Ativan!!! I also bought some Valerian for sleep, also an all-natural herbal remedy. I hope this is of some help to you all. After my experience with Paxil I am steering as far away from prescription meds as possible.
I urge anyone taking Paxil and even SLIGHTLY concerned about weight gain to switch to something else!!!! It really ****s up your metabolism and will only exacerbate your depression. The posts on this board are sad proof of that.
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