I've tried everything out there: SSRIs, SNRIs, Wellbutrin, Cymbalta, you name it. Paxil is the only SSRI I had not tried. So my doc put me on it, and I've taken it for 2 days for depression. I think I already feel a difference in mood. It makes me sleepy, so I may have to take it at night. But I think it may actually work--great news since Celexa, Prozac, etc., were disasters for me. Cymbalta, Pristiq and Effexor made me want to jump out of my skin. Wellbutrin works pretty well for motivating, but I need something to calm my racing thoughts. Hopefully this will do that without dulling me. Thanks for listening.
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2 Days On Paxil (Generic)
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cjs
, Jul 12 2012 09:28 PM
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 09:37 PM
Hi cjs,
I'm happy to hear that the Paxil is working for you. There has been a lot of brain research of late showing that depression injures the brain itself and is a true disease pathology. The brain can heal itself in many cases but it takes a long time, a LONG TIME. These meds can help the brain to heal both faster and better [best science says].
It could be that the earlier meds you took started the healing process but did nothing that you could "feel" as an improvement and that the use of various meds has had a cumulative effect in the healing. Or it may be that they were treatment failures and the Paxil alone is doing the job.
There are many meds out there and I wouldn't worry about running out of options. Hopefully the Paxil will bring you back to health.
I wish you the best!!
I'm happy to hear that the Paxil is working for you. There has been a lot of brain research of late showing that depression injures the brain itself and is a true disease pathology. The brain can heal itself in many cases but it takes a long time, a LONG TIME. These meds can help the brain to heal both faster and better [best science says].
It could be that the earlier meds you took started the healing process but did nothing that you could "feel" as an improvement and that the use of various meds has had a cumulative effect in the healing. Or it may be that they were treatment failures and the Paxil alone is doing the job.
There are many meds out there and I wouldn't worry about running out of options. Hopefully the Paxil will bring you back to health.
I wish you the best!!
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"A man is really ethical when he obeys the constraint laid on him to help all life which he is able to help, and when he goes out of his way to avoid injuring anything living. He does not ask how far this or that life deserves compassion as valuable in itself, how far it is capable of feeling. To him, life itself is sacred. He shatters no ice crystal that sparkles in the sun, tears no leaf from its tree, breaks off no flower, and is careful not to crush any insect as he walks. If he works by lamplight on a summer evening, he prefers to keep the window shut and breathe stifling air rather than see insect after insect fall on his table with singed and sinking wings. If he goes out into the street after a rain storm and sees a worm which has strayed there, he reflects that it will surely dry up in the sunlight, if it does not quickly regain the damp soil into which it can creep, and so he helps it back to the lush grass. Should he pass an insect which has fallen into a pool, he spares the time to reach it a leaf or a stalk on which it may clamor and save itself. Animals suffer as much as we do. We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. " Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
"Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." Dr. Albert Scheweiter.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 03:04 AM
I've been on Paxil for almost 3 months, and it's working really well for me. I love it, and like you I started noticing a difference really quickly. I hope it helps you as much as it has me!
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 01:27 PM
So far so good. I take a small 75-mg dose of generic Wellbutrin in the morning, and a 10-mg dose of generic Paxil in the afternoon or evening. I think the two are working well together. My doc wisely figured out that I am sensitive to drugs and need baby doses. It's really important to get the dosage right for each individual. My big problem is too much rumination, and Paxil seems to be helping with that. I am also working with ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) on my own, and it's wonderful for ruminators and overthinkers. The medication works wonders, but I feel I need to work on my triggers and learn to function better. Thanks for the replies and encouragement. This is a great board with very supportive people.
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Posted 06 September 2012 - 08:55 PM
hi,
I have just started paxil, this is my second day on 10mg.
Im a bit skeptical as I have heard a lot of negative feedback on this one. How are you feeling? Is your sleeping going well? I find my sleeping is not
happening yet but maybe with time it will get better. I wish you all the best of luck.
Rhi xx
I have just started paxil, this is my second day on 10mg.
Im a bit skeptical as I have heard a lot of negative feedback on this one. How are you feeling? Is your sleeping going well? I find my sleeping is not
happening yet but maybe with time it will get better. I wish you all the best of luck.
Rhi xx
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