Posted by worrier on January 23, 2003, at 20:08:43
In reply to No. They can not, posted by Bill L on January 23, 2003, at 8:59:08
> I have read a lot about these drugs and have never heard of permenant side effects. I'm sure you will be fine. Maybe it will take another couple of months.
Hey there, don't mean to be discouraging, but I have what are starting to appear to be permanent side effects from SSRI's...reacted badly to all AD's I've tried, but a mere 4 weeks on paxil damn near killed me. Serious serotonin overload problem that landed me in the ER after the worst panic attack ever...lasted 2 days with no let up. 9 months later I am still so far from normal...used to "just" have panic attacks but now have generalized constant anxiety controlled somewhat by xanax and still have the occasional panic attack. If I had it to do over I'd never have taken the paxil and kept my panic attacks. I had lived with them with no treatment for almost 20 years. Now every day is a struggle and I feel totally frustrated. Maybe it won't be permanent, my pdoc says there is no way to know. Again, I don't intend to frighten anyone or generalize about these drugs...they just need to be used with caution. They are not the harmless magic bullet the drug companies want us to think they are, but I know many people who benefit greatly from them with no side effects either while taking them or after. Worrier.
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