Posted by Rakken on October 13, 2001, at 14:26:11
In reply to Re: Seeing my Pdoc on Monday and..., posted by houstongirl on October 13, 2001, at 12:56:50
Let him know how it's going. If you want to switch let him know. Paxil is one of the more unpleasant SSRI's. Especially when getting off of it. Also, I found out recently that SSRI's are rarely effective in teens. They tend to work more in adults (not implying your not an adult, but people around say 27 or something). In people around yours and my age (18) they have about a 30% effectiveness rate. Effective means that they work (your anxiety is noticeably less, your mood is up reasonably, etc...). I always feel that Pdocs don't really take you seriously and are more cautious with young adults. Say you have done research and heard good things about Klonopin for anxiety. Chances are they'll expect you want to abuse or sell it and suggest something like Buspar or an anti-depressant. It's just an example. Anyhow, if your Pdoc doesn't listen to you or let you contribute in choosing what you think would help your situation then drop him. Get someone more open. You'll never have to tell your old one face to face he's gone. And you don't have to ever see him again.
I read about the effectiveness thing from a new book. Not sure what it's called, but I could find out if anyones interested. I hope what I said helped in some way. I also hope I didn't sound like I know everything, which I definitely don't. Everyone is different. Your Paxil dose definitely seems low. I don't think he's taking you too seriously. Just my opinion. I'm rambling now...
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