Posted by wzlong_D on August 25, 2010, at 22:59:04
In reply to Re: Post SSRI side effects--anyone found a way out?, posted by MaybeSo on August 25, 2010, at 21:47:02
Hi MaybeSo,first of all, thanks for your reply !
When I took Seroxat, the dose was quite low , generally 5mg/d (that is half a tablet every other day), or even less , because it really made me sleepy , while I was a college student and had to attend lectures.
However,To be frank, I didn't taper off the drug, but just stop it abruptly and then took half a tablet when I got "Brain shiver".What's worse is that when I got too much difficulty to fall asleep, I would get up and take another half tablet or one tablet.And once upon a time, I was so anxious that I took quite a large dose (maybe 20mg/d or 40mg/d) within 1 or 2 weeks.However, the symptons I am suffering now appeared before I totally went off Seroxat(Paxil), especially the concentration problem, which appeared less than one month after I the Seroxat.The memory problem appeared when I was regularly taking the med, however I just thought it was a result of insominia .So I don't think it's the way how I went off Seroxat that caused the problems I'm now suffering, I'm now quite certain it's Seroxat itself caused them .
When I told my problems to a psychiatrist, she suggeted just as you did: try fluoxetine ! and she assured me that my problems ware all caused by depression, NOT SSRIs.Then I took fluoxetine for about 1 week , and found no benefit.
It really disappointed me that almost all the Psychiatrists assert that SSRIs are safe and will never cause what I'm suffering...HOW SHOUD THEY KONW !!! what a common sense that our body will react to medicines and the subsequent changes may be irreversible !
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