Paxil zombie
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been doing well since the doc added abilify to my paxil...problem....terrible insomnia and i walk around like a zombie all day....tried coming off it but the anxiety and depression came back terribly...that is where i am now....just started taking my abilify again.....does anyone have any suggestions for me? a different med than abilify or a way to get a good nights sleep? i am desperate! please help me!
When I first started suffering with depression and anxiety, I was put on paxil and depakote. I took the klonopin as needed even though it is mostly used for long term. I know that the drowsiness does go away and as I stated, it can be used for long term, however you definitely become dependent and need to be weaned off. Also, has your doctor said anything about buspar??? Now I take Paxil and buspar (2x a day) and Klonopin when needed (which is hardly never).
The web site Drugs.com Lexapro entry advises the following: "Tell your doctor if you have worsening symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts during the first several weeks of treatment, or whenever your dose is changed." Also "it may take four weeks or longer before you start feeling better".
I wouldn't worry about becoming a zombie.
He was treated for insomnia and moderate depression for several years with Effexor, Paxil, and Xanax, until last January when he had (at age 62) a single episode of manic type symptoms, and was switched to his current meds. I am concerned that his current "zombie-like" state may actually be a side of effect of his current meds. I also wonder if the manic episode that preceded the new meds may have been largely caused by the old ones.
I have tried wellbutrin(too much anixety), Zoloft(again to much anixety) and now I am on paxil, started at 20 mg but still have aniexty so the doctor said I should go up to 40mg paxil now I am all space out but no aniexty. Does anyone else have this problem, and should I go back on effexor xr which seemed to work good now that i think about it. Also, I have only been on 40 mg paxil for 1 day should I give it more of a chance or go back on effexor xr. Help.
m currently on Paxil and Xanax, and have been experiencing a complete loss of appetite most days. I started eating a few days ago, but I'm only on 10mg a day for the Paxil. It takes a while for stuff to kick in, but this med has made me lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks. When I was 14 (I'm now 25) I was put on Celexa, and I was on it for a couple of years. I remember the Dr. increased my dosage a few times, and eventually I felt like a zombie. And YES I did gain weight.
The most troublesome effect is a feeling of, well, of NO feelings. I feel like a zombie = no feelings of sadness or joy, no lows or highs, to the extent that I wonder if I've lost my capacity to feel emotions anymore.
I tried weaning myself off of Lexapro and the side effects have been horrifying. Brain zaps, crying spells, mood swings, insomnia (which, by the way, I experienced while taking Lexapro), stomach ailments, etc.
Or did you quit recently and suddenly experience a lot of anxiety different from what you experienced before going on Paxil, which might indicate a withdrawal problem from the Paxil. Paxil is one of the most difficult meds to stop taking, and after one stops taking it has the reputation of not working again or one has to take a lot more than one took originally to get the same results.
Cannabilistic Zombie?
I hate that you're going through this because I've been where you are and I am honestly still trying to overcome anxiety and worry. I saw a therapist once and she told me I wasn't that bad off and that I just needed to keep track of my worries in a journal and my negative thoughts to try and see where the anxiety was coming from.
What medication do you currently take to regulate your bipolar disorder? Do you take a mood stabilizer in addition to your AD?
Try talking to your family doctor. It sounds like this is controlling your life to a certain degree and you shouldn't have to live this way. There are medications that help tremendously and aren't zombie like drugs you may be thinking of. Another thing is yoga. I've know some people that had pretty severe anxiety and it is controlled with yoga. I was not a believer until I saw the results. Meditation and yoga.
t know!) and came up with the closest drug that acts more like SNRIs. Which is Paxil. I slowly became ok on that one and my heart is better now too.
HOWEVER since the last two years iv been sweating in night like crazy and have developed chronic insomnia due to having to wake up and change clothes about four-five times a night on average as I'm freezing and completely wet all over as if I came out of shower and am in a pool on mattress!!
P.S.S.: By the way, my friends that have taken Paxil before, have called PAXIL the "LaLa Drug" because it made them feel like in a fog---a "walking zombie like effect".
Not sure if everybody reacts to Paxil the same way, but it's what I've heard from my friends.
However, the GREAT thing about Paxil is that it helps many people that have Social Anxiety. For some people, they'd rather be in a fog than socially scared, so they do like it.
However, once again.
Just today I took a first pill of Paxil (10mgs). I was just wondering what I could expect. Right now I feel terrible like I need to vomit. I am feeling extra anxious right now too. Just keep thinking something is wrong or I am having some sort of serious side effects. Is it normal to have these side effects right away? It is around noon right now and I took the first pill at 915 this morning.
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