Prozac vs paxil depression
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Said that it is not as addicting and will help me through the paxil withdrawl. ??? He said give it a month and then stop taking prozac and getting off prozac is much easier because it stays in your system longer. I am soo sick of taking pills. I went there for help and I left with more pills. Whatever..
I have been on Lexapro for a while, but due to some side effects I am switching. I am exhausted on Lexapro. I cannot get through the day without needing a nap. I can barley keep my eyes open through the day. This is unlike me. I also am having slight nausea. It's also not helping me as much as I'd like for anxiety, although it has been great for my depression. My doc wanted to switch me to Prozac.
Then went off. Then 10 years later I got a relapse anxiety and a friend told me about paxil. I stayed on it for 10 years. After gaining 40 lbs my dr suggested I go to zoloft. It worked for 2 years. Then it stopped. I was switched to lexipro. Worked fine for 1 year and got the symptoms back upping to 20 mgs did nothing. Now back on zoloft for 6 weeks 200 mgs I am starting to feel better.
In 2007 i told the doctor that this drug wasnt working for me so he put me on prozac. The withdrawls symptoms from the paxil were horrible and it took forever for the prozac to kick it. the prozac though i feel didnt really do a lot for me, i still continued to have anxiety attacks, trouble sleeping etc. It was like the prozac took the edge off. I have stopped taking prozac again which my doctor is aware of.
I have heard horror stories about coming off of paxil and zoloft which is why I opted for the prozac vs the others. I could have chosen celexa too. My other medication for my stomach is pretty pricey and that is not an option not to take so I figured I would start with the cheepest here. Also, I am more comfortable going with an older drug....I figure the kinks are worked out of it.
I have read that Prozac is more for depression....but I think the Dr was going to put me on it cuz it is easier to get off of?
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So perhaps I should try the Lexapro? Paxil is done for me, no longer works and gives me bad side effects. If I could I would get off Paxil and just take Klonopin, but I am not sure that is a good plan either.
Yea, Paxil is a bad one for weight gain. Fair warning... If any doctor tries to put you on Remeron and weight is a concern for you then SAY NO WAY.
I have been on both at differnt times in the past. You want to talk about weight gain? OMG! Remeron makes Paxil look like a diet pill! Taking Remeron is like wanting to be fat.
What drug has helped you? I am now taking Klonopin for the anxiety and Prozac for depression. I would like to cut the Klonopin or at least cut down (now taking 1 mg/day). The Prozac isn't helping my depression at all and I have given it months to work.
I have heard good things about Lexapro from many people - that it works for anxiety & depression. My family doctor wants me to take Paxil.
Anxiety and Depression go hand in hand with many. Without treating the depression the anxiety can be persistent. A regular doctor is not trained in pyschopharmacology, sure they care write you a script for SSRI's, but they can't sit down with you like a pdoc can. They are also no trained to augment one drug with another to be honest. I coasted with my GP for 4 years or so, but my depression never fully lifted.
Since lowering the dose, I have lost some weight and started feeling better until the panic started recently. Would you recommend switching to Prozac instead? I am ALWAYS sleepy with Paxil and have become a real procrastinator - not to mention the short-term memory issues and sexual side effect - which have improved with the lower dosing as well.
Antidepressant medications are different from each other. "Prozac and Paxil significantly, block the metabolism, the breakdown, the effective use of amphetamine products like Vyvanse, Adderall, and Dexedrine.
I have been through it trying to figure out if this is even possible. My boyfriend has been taking paxil for over a year, and his last dose he was taking was 40 mg a day. We have moved and couldn't get to the doctor he was seeing. Since then he's been to see one doctor that he informed them he was 'not right' and it seemed the tolerance to the paxil had built up and felt that the mg should be increased... other than that paxil was working like a dream.
s very stimulating, and is used mainly for pure depression. On the other hand, Paxil is a very complicated med, and dizziness is also a symptom of withdrawal from it -- it tends to be a very hard med to stop taking. Which makes it hard to say why it works or why it comes back, especially if you aren't actually feeling anxious.
Hi Pat! I know how you're feeling! I've dealt with depression for 20 some years. Don't suddenly stop the Paxil (I'm sure you know that) I finally found a new drug called Fetzima and its for depression and anxiety! You have lots of energy too! I took prozac for many years and then it just didn't work, so I'm very excited about Fetzima!! It's for major depression! Hope to hear back from you, and don't give up!
I've been on paxil at 40mg for about 7yrs now and i'm trying to get off and switch to somthing that is less addictive and isnt going to give me all the shocks and zingers and make me incredibly depressed when i miss a dose. My doctor recommended switching to Prozac, but he said to do research on my own of what would be a good alternative. I've been reading alot of the post and it seems that prozac isnt the right way to go. What could you recommended?
I believe the poster is speaking of Prozac, not Paxil. Any antidepressant can cause suicidal thoughts -- it's right on the label, as required by the FDA, on all of them. Paxil is no worse or better than the others on this point. While I agree that Paxil is a most difficult drug that should only be taken as a last resort, I wouldn't recommend you telling anyone to stop it abruptly -- it's the hardest of all these drugs to stop taking.
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