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Multiple Sclerosis board

IV therapy 2nd October 2006
... problem for me and many others on this board. I take Paxil for it with a lot of relief. You may or may not want...
... Apparently, not. I dont know if I want to go the Paxil approach. Right now, Im trying to get used to so many...
Panic attacks 27th August 2006
... not currently on any of the CRAB drugs. i do take paxil for anxiety....
Simply confused 26th August 2006
... memory difficulties, feelings of unreality, anxiety (on Paxil for this), loss of bladder control, strange bone pains...
... there a lot of stress after your son was born? Is the paxil working for you? Sorry for all the questions, hope...
... undiagnosed. In response to your question, yes the Paxil helped me with the anxiety and panic attacks BUT after...
worried 28th March 2006
... it out. im a very anxious person and im taking paxil cr for anxiety and xanax for when i need it. i also...
Anti-depressents 16th January 2006
... I had been on paxil for awhile, but stopped last summer. I was getting...
... pain. I've been on other anti-depressants, (Zoloft, Paxil , and Amitriptiline) but they didn't seem to work...
Anxiety, anyone? 13th November 2005
... But it was another 3 years before I began taking Paxil . I was on Paxil for about 3 years and recently went...
Early Symptoms 4th March 2005
... my head and have been in the past placed on celexa, paxil , xanax, valium. I discontinued the antidepressants...
SSRI drugs and eye problems 6th October 2004
... in eye symptoms while taking SSRI drugs? I'm taking Paxil and have had nystagmus and dizziness in the past but...
... does help me go to sleep faster.Have you had your Paxil dosage changed recently?My mom takes Paxil,she had...
Could I have MS? 12th February 2004
... with depression and anxiety for years and am taking paxil for that. I talked with my mom on the phone this...

Neuromuscular Diseases board

First dizziness...now muscle twitching 7th January 2008
... days (I am a fairly high anxiety person and was on Paxil for about five years but stopped early last year) ... more side effects from Lexipro than I ever did with Paxil )? I've seen posts around the net where people have ... including Lexipro (it didn't happened to me with Paxil ). Doesn't meclizine work only for inner ear problems...
twitching in face and achy all over 31st January 2007
... was pretty stressed. so she put me on a low dose of paxil and it has all nearly stopped within just a few weeks...
Pains shooting through arms from shoulders to fingers 31st January 2005
... twitching/numbness sometimes all over but since the paxil started they have subsided and I am thinking those...
Muscle/Nerves moving by themselves 10th January 2005
... great deal of anxiety. I am starting a regimen of Paxil to see if that helps at all. I will report back here ... if the Paxil seems to help with the anxiety and/or twitching. ...
Information on twitching etc 27th January 2004
... that really sucks because I took Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil in the past for anxiety reasons. They never did anything...

Neuropathy board

Constant body pain from Head Injury. Now what? 6th October 2007
... came back negative) Psychiatrist-Put me on 20mg of Paxil . Said it was all in my head. Yea OK!! Can these...
Anyone Tried Homeopathic Remedies for Neuropathy? 16th November 2006
... only Neurontin + Vicodin + Morphine was used and no Paxil . You need to really spend some time optimizing the...
Neuropathy - FYI Pill regiment 10th August 2006
... unchanged} Morphine, 15 mg - 4x per day {double dose} Paxil , 20 mg - 1x per day at night {new pill} I took the ... Pills added to the regimen are; * 1 morphine pill * 1 paxil pill * dietary supplements Today, we took the patient ... off Paxil and will try this for a few days to see what happens...
... Today, we took the patient off Paxil and will try this for a few days to see what happens ... pain level was higher that day we decided to remove Paxil from the regiment. It makes it difficult to pass judgement ... being sick with a cold/flu. To compensate for no Paxil , the extra morphine pill is added. It's difficult ... to form a conclusion but it seems that Paxil did do something as the patient said the pain at night ... sleeping all the time. Right now, it's the 5th day off Paxil . In spite of the extra morphine pill, plus battling ... patient is more lively in the morning vs. taking the Paxil regiment, minus 1 morphine pill. The morning pain ... score is the same without Paxil , but a little higher at night now. I guess the 20 ... mg of Paxil put the patient to 'rest' at night pretty well to...
... Update: My friend is off Paxil as it didn't bring much to the party other than the...
... back a few months, the doctor wanted to try 20mg Paxil daily for a month to see what happens. Paxil seemed ... weeks. I had my friend start a new experiment with Paxil again, this time only taking 10mg daily, 1/2 the ... 8 and no zombie effect. It's difficult to say if Paxil is really doing anything at the lower dose....
... Small update. Optimizing the pain meds and trying Paxil again at a lower dose has helped make the days better ... Morphine {30 mg} Vicodin {10/660 mg x 2} Lyrica {100 mg} Paxil 10 mg The doctor prescribed 20 mg of Paxil a few...
How many take narcotics for pain? 27th July 2006
... for nausea, 25mg, 3x day. Now the doc prescribed Paxil for pain which I have doubts that it will offer anything...
Paxil for nerve pain/parethesias? 28th May 2006
... I was prescribed Paxil while experiencing chronic back/leg pain. I don't ... it just messes up your whole body. I think that the Paxil helped me cope with the pain and the restrictions...
Neurontin users 27th February 2006
... aslo for nerve pain like the gabapentin. I was on paxil for depression in 1999-2001 (Y2K Stress). I wonder...
Sensory Neuropathy 25th January 2005
... have a carotid doppler. They have started me on Paxil . I try to walk on pretty days. I am on Disability...
First Week On Neurotin 5th December 2004
... gone with a 200mg nightlyy dose. I alos got off the Paxil ....

Nutritional Disorders board

low in calcium and iron 3rd September 2003
... I've heard of Paxil and Xanax both causing some of those symptoms. Look...

Obesity board

dizziness 2nd December 2003
... now i feel like i cant get off them i just got of paxil and started wellbutrin and now the dizziness is worse...
lexapro 6th November 2003
... It may be a solution to people who gain weight from Paxil , etc....
... eat way to much, well did eat way to much. I was on paxil for four years and it may have caused my weight to...
Cortislim 23rd October 2003
... from the stress. I don't want to take any drugs like Paxil , because I heard that they will make you gain weight...
... from the stress. I don't want to take any drugs like Paxil , because I heard that they will make you gain weight...
Swollen Ankles/Edema Due to Obesity? 23rd October 2003
... failed miserably and gained more weight. Was put on Paxil for anxiety (an SSRI) and gained even MORE weight ... . I'm now off the Paxil , so I'm hoping this will start the weight loss again...
Weight Gain From Antidepressants? 21st February 2003
... Ahh. same old story, I've been taking Paxil , and have gained weight. Can't fit into hardly any ... of my clothes, love the sanity I have with Paxil , but hate the weight I've gained. Tried to taper...
... I wonder if it is Paxil and Prozac that cause weight gain, sounds like that...

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) board

discontinuing Luvox - advice, please, those who have done it 9th March 2008
... Luvox is short-acting, but I hope it's not as bad as Paxil . Thanks so much....
Seratonin Syndrome 6th March 2008
... I am on Paxil CR 62.5 and along with Geodon it has helped tremendously...
Best Medication For Ocd? 29th February 2008
... Anafranil (brand name) works wonders for me. I take Paxil (previously took Prozac) for depression and they didn...
... I take Luvox and it has been a Godsend! I tried paxil , zolof and celexa but they all made me feel like my...
Anybody taking Luvox? 26th February 2008
... side effects whatsoever from this medication unlike Paxil , Zolof and celexa...which made me feel like my skin...
Developing OCD tendencies 8th February 2008
... At this present point I am switching from paxil to zoloft in the hope to wean off without those terrible ... a brief history; I have been on prozac, celexa and paxil (paxil for 1.5 years) and along side with all of those ... transition phase of progressing into zoloft to come off paxil . Here comes the tricky part, since I have been...
... medications, it could be either a withdrawl symptom from paxil or a side effect from zoloft. It almost sounds like...
Intrusive Thoughts & Eating? 30th January 2008
... ask your doctor about trying an SSRI such as Zoloft, Paxil , Luvox, or Prozac. As for eating things you enjoy...
Medication And Tips 24th January 2008
... Diagnosed With Ocd 3 Years Ago. I Have Taken Luvox, Paxil Cr, And Klonopin. Nothing Seems To Work. My Obsessions...
Degrees of OCD 11th January 2008
... will be doing CBT with a great child psychologist and Paxil . That's about all I can write right now. But...
Clomipramine 8th January 2008
... my Lexapro. From my reading, SSRI's like Lexapro, Paxil , etc. are the first line of treatment medication-wise...
worried and can't get over my fears of what clinic tech was talking about 10th December 2007
... tech told me I would probably benefit from taking Paxil or some other kind of antidepressant. Any help would...
... perfectly centered.. her telling me I might need to be on paxil and that I worried too much..the she made the remark...
... tnman;3349950]her telling me I might need to be on paxil and that I worried too much..the she made the remark ... becuase she agreed with you that you might need to be on Paxil to help with your anxiety. Or, maybe she wasn't even...
New Here...Need some help 29th November 2007
... well. Don't forget that medications such as Zoloft, Paxil , Luvox, and Anafranil which are SSRIs can take as...
Obsessing about boyfriends cell phone 8th November 2007
... a small dose of an antidepressant such as Zoloft, Paxil , Luvox, or Anafranil, as these work well for treating...
non SSRI success anyone??? 20th October 2007
... other drugs people have had success with? THANKS Paxil put me to sleep,Serzone was not too bad,Wellbutrin...
Hey, SeaTurtle and PurpleGirl 17th October 2007
... looking for a miracle drug that works as well as the Paxil used to. Since the Paxil pooped out last year, I ... I wonder if anyone who had this experience with Paxil ever went back to it after 6 mos. or so, and had it...
Are there OCD medications that won't make you SLEEP? 4th October 2007
... Prozac didn't make me tired, quite the opposite. Paxil and Zoloft and Celexa knocked me out. Luvox seems...
I have had OCD with my hair since I can remember... 4th October 2007
... everything in my life would be better... I took Paxil for a few years and this helped tremendously with ... and I are trying to have a baby, so I quit taking Paxil . Now I take Zoloft, but I don't find that it helps...
Can Someone Plzzzz Give Me More Insight Into This 2nd October 2007
... me to be able to cope with this. The doc gave me paxil which i havent taken, and xanax. I dont take the paxil...
not knowing the answer, intrusive thoughts 15th September 2007
... thoughts and what not. I went to a doctor and he gave me paxil and xanax. I dont take the paxil because I dont wanna...
Does Anybody Have A Obsession With Washing? 14th September 2007
... they work mostly on serotonin. SSRIs are Prozac, Paxil , Zoloft, Luvox, Celexa and one or two others. I thought...
... they work mostly on serotonin. SSRIs are Prozac, Paxil , Zoloft, Luvox, Celexa and one or two others. I thought...
... they work mostly on serotonin. SSRIs are Prozac, Paxil , Zoloft, Luvox, Celexa and one or two others. I thought...
medicine question???? 4th September 2007
... DOES ANYONE TAKE LEXPRO? I have heard allot about Paxil being a good one...Thanks for any HELP!!!...
Need Med advice, please 28th August 2007
... seem reluctant to prescribe anything but zoloft or paxil .....ignorace is bliss in their case i guess... :)...
im an ocd sufferer since 9yrs old, im 38 now...and I can help YOU 27th August 2007
... compulsive)....and now Im on seroquel 200mgs 20mgs paxil (my other doc gave me celexa I dont know why even ... elderly for late onset depression not for ocd that paxil is designed for)....DUH doctors right? take my word ... and you'll see what I mean. and now I got the 20mgs paxil , and I got to refine the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
medications? 22nd August 2007
... I am on Paxil , I just started it. I took it years ago and it worked...
Can Hypnosis cure OCD? 29th July 2007
... cemical brain imbalance.Only medication can help (like Paxil ) for instance.You need to have your hormones checked...
... cemical brain imbalance.Only medication can help (like Paxil ) for instance! While I will recognize the fact that...
Re: Opinions welcomed 19th July 2007
... understand what I am going through. I have been on Paxil since 2000 but now and again when my Anxiety levels...
... ocdhotline. Just curious - do you think that the Paxil has reduced your symptoms any? I definitely think...
... intense until it just disappears. I do feel the Paxil is working by helping me with the anxiety but as soon...
... brains into a chemcial imbalance. I'm glad that the Paxil is helping you and if the dr. wants you to increase...
New here and need HELP - Going crazy... 18th July 2007
... before and helped you, it will help you again. I'm on Paxil 80 mg/day (up from 20 mg per day over a 16 year period ... ). I don't recommend Paxil unless the other SSRI's don't work because the side...
Has anyone taken Risperidone for their OCD? 10th July 2007
... their OCD. I was prescribed it after I had taken Paxil , Prozac, Lexapro, and Luvox. The Luvox was actually...
For Post It 10th July 2007
... else? Initially my pdoc suggested Zoloft, Celexa and Paxil ... I have heard mostly negative things about paxil...
... realize how good life could be until I started taking ( Paxil )." Stories like this give me hope and reinforce my...
Just need to vent to peope who understand. 9th July 2007
... who remembered being on antidepressants like Zoloft, Paxil or Prozac while pregnant were at no higher risk for ... GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis, found that use of Paxil was associated with an increased risk of a rare heart...
SeaTurtle and PurpleGirl 5th July 2007
... having intrusive thoughts. It will be 4 wks. post Paxil next Wed. I have thought about it alot, and today...
... 50mg/day on May22nd as my dr. began to decrease my Paxil from a dose of 50mg to 30mg. I stayed on the 50 of ... luvox for one week as he dropped my Paxil down to 20mg. He then had me take 100mg. of Luvox ... of increasing it to 150mg if needed. I stopped my Paxil 20 on June 13th. As per your and PurpleGirl's suggestion...
... Goodness, only off the Paxil since the 13th? Stick with it, that alone is enough...
SeaTurtle and PurpleGirl from jan54 re: Luvox 2nd July 2007
... or two. This Wed., will be my 3rd week off of the Paxil . I was able to function to get things done this last...
SeaTurtle and PurpleGirl -A Few More Questions on Luvox 24th June 2007
... increasing to 200, since I will have been off of the Paxil only 2 weeks this Wednesday. Thank you for your help...
... it? Just from my extremely rough time coming off Paxil , I remember that I was effected by the withdrawal...
I'm not sure if I'm diffrent. 20th June 2007
... not on purpose). He didn't hesitate to prescribe me paxil , and suggested I talk to a counselor. But I was so ... could possibly talk to anyone about them. I hoped the paxil would "cure" them, and when it didn't, I stopped taking...
Luvox 20th June 2007
... feel better, so I am more active. It's not like Paxil , which can really pack on the pounds. I agree about...
Luvox Working? 20th June 2007
... Well, I will see my doctor today. I've been Paxil free for 8 days and have been at 150mg of Luvox for...
... soon for you, and congratulations for getting off the Paxil . That's a major hurdle in itself....
Thanks for replies on Luvox 17th June 2007
... days to kick in. Puprlegirl once you stopped the Paxil how long was it until you felt better, and where you ... on Luvox as you stopped the Paxil ? ChanceFL, let's stay the course and give it a...
... It took a good month for the Paxil withdrawal to entirely stop. I really felt like crap ... Prozac at the same time. From my experience, the Paxil withdrawal might be the problem muc more than the...
... This was going on as I was decreasing my morning Paxil . I was on my 11th night of Luvox at 100mg, still...
... to me seven years ago when I had side effects from Paxil and Serzone. He basically told me it was in my head...
Should Luvox be kicking in? 16th June 2007
... and ChanceFL: I am on my 4th day of no 10mg of Paxil . I started Luvox last Sunday night at 150mg., but ... when I was still on 10mg of Paxil in the morning. I was feeling edgy and woke up with ... in the AM, that it might help. I don't know if the Paxil isn't all out of my system yet, or if the Luvox at ... theraputic level yet. I really want this to work, since my Paxil had seemed to stop helping, even at 50mg of the controlled...
... problem has to do with you just coming off of the Paxil and it's going to take a little longer for you to...
... much, much better at around 6 weks. I withdrew from paxil , too, and it took a good 3-4 weeks for that withdrawal...
Hopeful-Increasing luvox tonight! 10th June 2007
... been on 100mg for about 13 nights and taking 10mg of paxil in the morning. My doctor wrote on my prescription ... that I can stop the Paxil after Tues.' dose. Once that I am off of the Paxil...
How long before Luvox takes effect? 8th June 2007
... 100mg for me, and this morning was my third morning of paxil 10mg (coming down from week of 20mg). I have no trouble ... them start again. Do you think that this problem is Paxil withdrawl, and gradually the Luvox will kick in? ...
... before it got better on Luvox, so maybe it isn't the Paxil . I have noticed that my OCD is much worse since starting...
... I've had increased anxiety on withdrawal from Paxil (nasty one) and initially from Luvox, so you might...
... believe that your doc would let you take luvox and paxil together. I know you are tapering off of the paxil ... with another you should have been ok to just stop the paxil and start the luvox. I think you should probably...
... psychiatrist, on my prescriptions, has me quitting the Paxil this Wednesday at the 10mg level. I will be talking...
Luvox Questions 7th June 2007
... antidepressants (my brother drinks all the time and he's on Paxil ), but I will not do anything that might be harmful...
... I am wondering if this is the withdrawal from the paxil , didn't you just w/draw from that?...
Changing from Paxil to Luvox for OCD 6th June 2007
... Dear ChanceFL: Since I was already on 50mg of Paxil to start with, my doctor had me drop that doseage ... Hopefully, this balance was to help wean off of the Paxil . Thanks for responding. I wish you the best of luck...
... Oh, I just meant that when I was on Paxil and Serzone in the past when I made my first increase...
meds?? 5th June 2007
... worth it!!!! Any reccommendations? I have been on Paxil , and HATED it, it made me panic and loose my appetite...
I think I have it bad. 4th June 2007
... personal recommendations, tho I'm not a doctor. Prozac, Paxil , Celexa never helped me this way. I hope you find...
intrusive thoughts.. 1st June 2007
... OCD?? Or is this something more severe? I was on paxil twice, the first time I liked it ok, and the second...
... give it to me, bbecuse it;s so addictive. I trieed paxil and hated it, any other rec's?...
... thanks, has anyone that had a bad expericne on paxil had luck with something else-- I am trying to find...
... I had a bad experience with Paxil and I'm now trying Luvox. I'm on day 4. I'll keep...
a great psychology to deal with stress&ocd 30th May 2007
... friendly neighborhood psych.cbt'ed/medicated with PAXIL no other drug has done this well for me, Christian...
Luvox and fatigue, headache 25th May 2007
... Hello,, I was on Paxil for a brief time ( a no-go, left me numb and gaining...
... than any of its Compeititors like Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil . Luvox is a bit more Sedating than the other SSRI...
... it made my anxiety and panic triple. I also tried Paxil years ago, and it made me pretty jittery. Kind of...
... agoraphobia and panic attacks, but not with anxiety. Paxil drugged me, but that's just me. Luvox is the only...
... I tried Paxil 7 years ago and I had the worst panic attack ever...
What kind of side effects for paxil? 10th May 2007
... to kick in depending upon the person. I found Paxil to be ok to be honest, but I found Zoloft to be much ... more effective for my OCD. Paxil took a couple of weeks before I felt better and in ... comes to finding the ideal one for you. Hopefully Paxil does the trick. Good luck! Steve...
... Hey! My doctor put me on Paxil for my Pur O OCD and she started me at 10mg....it...
... completely losing my mind and when my doc put me on paxil and it worked but i lost my sex drive i chose to stay...


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