Would be nice to expand this past just paxil

Gino · 04-20-2007, 02:45 PM

I took prozac and Zoloft for only 5 weeks and w/d for 2 years of HELL. I find that no matter what SSRI you are on they are all bad ad the end it seems. Well at least for the people on this board

Charlie · 04-20-2007, 03:07 PM

Gino
You're exactly right when you say they're all bad. On an individual basis one is no better than another.

LCrawford67 · 04-20-2007, 03:09 PM

We have several members here who were on Zoloft, Prozac, Effexor, and we're getting Cymbalta and Lexapro users now also.

This board was started because of Paxil, but is most definitely not limited to Paxil.

LossLeader · 04-20-2007, 03:48 PM

Have we got ex-Prozac users? I mean, I know there ARE ex-Prozac users having problems, but I don't remember any here (apologies to anyone I've forgotten!).

All the others though, yeah. The scary thing is that some of the worst-affected people here were never on Paxil. Of the long-timers, the people who've really suffered badly for a long long time, I think about half of them were on some other pill (usually Zoloft or Effexor). It looks to me - even from this small sample - that Paxil might cause bad withdrawal more *often* than other SSRIs, but not necessarily *worse* withdrawal. In other words, if you get off Paxil you stand a good chance of getting hit, but then you have a decent chance of recovery within 6 months to a year. When you get off something else, you're less likely to get hit, but when you do there's a good chance it will be a nasty one. As if HEAVY withdrawal can happen with all SSRIs, but MEDIUM-HEAVY withdrawal is much more common with Paxil. Or maybe that's just my impression. Might be nonsense.

Ah wait - Luvox. I don't remember seeing a single Luvox user here. Does anyone even still prescribe it? Is it even still available? I heard a rumour it pretty much vanished after the bad press from Columbine, but that might just have been a rumour.

mapleleafgirl25 · 04-20-2007, 08:09 PM

my friend takes LUVOX for OCD..but she said it makes her feel nausea all the time...

michele

LCrawford67 · 04-20-2007, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LossLeader

Have we got ex-Prozac users? I mean, I know there ARE ex-Prozac users having problems, but I don't remember any here (apologies to anyone I've forgotten!)

Pokie is a former Prozac user. LL, you can't remember 'em all!

blankets · 04-20-2007, 09:22 PM

we have a couple Celexa users here, too (i think at least one or two).

04-20-2007, 02:45 PM	#1
Gino Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 102	Would be nice to expand this past just paxil I took prozac and Zoloft for only 5 weeks and w/d for 2 years of HELL. I find that no matter what SSRI you are on they are all bad ad the end it seems. Well at least for the people on this board

04-20-2007, 03:07 PM	#2
Charlie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,561	Re: Would be nice to expand this past just paxil Gino You're exactly right when you say they're all bad. On an individual basis one is no better than another. __________________ The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it." Knowledge speaks ....... Wisdom listens Charlie www.ThePaxilProtest.com

04-20-2007, 03:09 PM	#3
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: Would be nice to expand this past just paxil We have several members here who were on Zoloft, Prozac, Effexor, and we're getting Cymbalta and Lexapro users now also. This board was started because of Paxil, but is most definitely not limited to Paxil. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. ~Kevin James

04-20-2007, 03:48 PM	#4
LossLeader Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,561	Re: Would be nice to expand this past just paxil Have we got ex-Prozac users? I mean, I know there ARE ex-Prozac users having problems, but I don't remember any here (apologies to anyone I've forgotten!). All the others though, yeah. The scary thing is that some of the worst-affected people here were never on Paxil. Of the long-timers, the people who've really suffered badly for a long long time, I think about half of them were on some other pill (usually Zoloft or Effexor). It looks to me - even from this small sample - that Paxil might cause bad withdrawal more often than other SSRIs, but not necessarily worse withdrawal. In other words, if you get off Paxil you stand a good chance of getting hit, but then you have a decent chance of recovery within 6 months to a year. When you get off something else, you're less likely to get hit, but when you do there's a good chance it will be a nasty one. As if HEAVY withdrawal can happen with all SSRIs, but MEDIUM-HEAVY withdrawal is much more common with Paxil. Or maybe that's just my impression. Might be nonsense. Ah wait - Luvox. I don't remember seeing a single Luvox user here. Does anyone even still prescribe it? Is it even still available? I heard a rumour it pretty much vanished after the bad press from Columbine, but that might just have been a rumour. __________________ I see my light come shining, from the west down to the east Any day now, any day now, I shall be released

04-20-2007, 08:09 PM	#5
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,132	Re: Would be nice to expand this past just paxil my friend takes LUVOX for OCD..but she said it makes her feel nausea all the time... michele __________________ aka MICHELE My history with paxil is too long to write here..lol..but you can look at my old posts to see!

04-20-2007, 09:22 PM	#7
blankets Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,205	Re: Would be nice to expand this past just paxil we have a couple Celexa users here, too (i think at least one or two). __________________ 1998-2006 Stops and starts because of intense w/d. Final try - Spaced each tablet out over a period of days before stopping, ended up in a protracted withdrawal for around 14 months. Paxil free April 8, 2006. I'm pretty much normal again, minus some social problems I need to work on.

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