PMS and Withdrawal

mapleleafgirl25 · 09-28-2007, 12:37 PM

ever since i went off paxil this last time..i have had PMS..which i had not had since i was in my teens...or early 20's occassionally...now i feel brutal before and during my period...i notice they are heavier..and either come early or late...i have leg pains..back pain..and cramps...does paxil really mess with the hormones that much???

michele

lov4k9s · 09-28-2007, 12:53 PM

I was on a different SSRI, but after my adverse reaction to Prozac I didn't have a period for 8 months.

mapleleafgirl25 · 09-28-2007, 02:15 PM

i have my period and the PMS..and its worse than ever...every time i get it now..i just feel like napping..and i feel tired..and worn out..i feel that way..anyway in withdrawal..but not to the point i am tired and want to nap during the day..also i have achy legs...its just so bizzare..maybe i am on my way to menopause at 40...

michele

LCrawford67 · 09-28-2007, 02:38 PM

My PMS was VERY bad there for a while, but (knock on wood) the last two months haven't been too bad, now that I'm in these low doses.

mapleleafgirl25 · 09-28-2007, 03:48 PM

my last one and this one has been not so great!!..when i was on paxil..they were all messed up time wise..no PMS though...now that i am off..i get the PMS!!

michele

LCrawford67 · 09-28-2007, 04:31 PM

While I was on Paxil, I sailed through my periods. Through the tapering process, the PMS has been hellish! The periods have been the same, but I'm on the pill. It's just amazing how this stuff screws up your hormones so much.

mapleleafgirl25 · 09-28-2007, 04:35 PM

i have never been on the pill except when i was younger and tried it out..and it made me so ill..so i have never taken it...maybe that helps being on the pill...Paxil screws up your hormones like there is no tomorrow...i wonder if it is harder on us because we are older..not old..lol..just older!!!

michele

LCrawford67 · 09-28-2007, 04:55 PM

My girlfriend, never had a problem, EVER. She never took the pill, for the same reasons you can't and she could tell you when she was going to start, down to the time. Once she turned 40, it all went to crap, and this past summer, at 46, she had a hysterectomy.

Ezin · 09-28-2007, 05:22 PM

After I came off the drugs (and in ignorance of side-effects & w/d) I went to the docs with terrible PMS, like nothing I'd ever experienced before.

My periods are reasonably regular (which they never were pre-drug, but that was my 'norm'), however I get suicidal for a couple of days before they occur now - it's so obvious I just note it, and file it. Before, they were heavy & painful, but with no bad 'mood' effects that I recall.

scotia21 · 09-28-2007, 07:22 PM

The ironic thing is that SSRIs are commonly prescribed to "treat" PMS and PMDD. I never had "female problems" until I started taking Paxil and then I had horrible week-long periods. I was actually scheduled to have a hysterectomy last December. I am glad now that I backed out of it because my "female problems" seem to be getting a little better. I still have cramps, leg pain, and back pain during my periods but the time frame is considerably shorter.

nickels · 09-28-2007, 07:47 PM

Paxil never changed or affected my periods, however, PMS has been hell for me during poop out and during weaning as well...I did not relate the two at first, and switched my pill - which did not help.

09-28-2007, 12:37 PM	#1
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,132	PMS and Withdrawal ever since i went off paxil this last time..i have had PMS..which i had not had since i was in my teens...or early 20's occassionally...now i feel brutal before and during my period...i notice they are heavier..and either come early or late...i have leg pains..back pain..and cramps...does paxil really mess with the hormones that much??? michele __________________ aka MICHELE My history with paxil is too long to write here..lol..but you can look at my old posts to see!

09-28-2007, 12:53 PM	#2
lov4k9s Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US Posts: 402	Re: PMS and Withdrawal I was on a different SSRI, but after my adverse reaction to Prozac I didn't have a period for 8 months. __________________ FULLY RECOVERED from SEVERE adverse reaction to Prozac rx'd after a miscarriage. CT May 07 after 2 months of sheer hell on the drug. The nightmare subsided in month 14 & back to my old self in month 18. Resolved: Acid Reflux Agoraphobia Akathasia ANHEDONIA ANXIETY Appetite BRAIN FOG Crying Jags DEPRESSION Depersonalization Insomnia Memory Migraines Suicide Ideation Many Others (no room to list) NOTE: I have NO prior history of depression or anxiety.

09-28-2007, 02:15 PM	#3
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,132	Re: PMS and Withdrawal i have my period and the PMS..and its worse than ever...every time i get it now..i just feel like napping..and i feel tired..and worn out..i feel that way..anyway in withdrawal..but not to the point i am tired and want to nap during the day..also i have achy legs...its just so bizzare..maybe i am on my way to menopause at 40... michele __________________ aka MICHELE My history with paxil is too long to write here..lol..but you can look at my old posts to see!

09-28-2007, 02:38 PM	#4
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: PMS and Withdrawal My PMS was VERY bad there for a while, but (knock on wood) the last two months haven't been too bad, now that I'm in these low doses. __________________ 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

09-28-2007, 03:48 PM	#5
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,132	Re: PMS and Withdrawal my last one and this one has been not so great!!..when i was on paxil..they were all messed up time wise..no PMS though...now that i am off..i get the PMS!! michele __________________ aka MICHELE My history with paxil is too long to write here..lol..but you can look at my old posts to see!

09-28-2007, 04:31 PM	#6
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: PMS and Withdrawal While I was on Paxil, I sailed through my periods. Through the tapering process, the PMS has been hellish! The periods have been the same, but I'm on the pill. It's just amazing how this stuff screws up your hormones so much. __________________ 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

09-28-2007, 04:35 PM	#7
mapleleafgirl25 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2,132	Re: PMS and Withdrawal i have never been on the pill except when i was younger and tried it out..and it made me so ill..so i have never taken it...maybe that helps being on the pill...Paxil screws up your hormones like there is no tomorrow...i wonder if it is harder on us because we are older..not old..lol..just older!!! michele __________________ aka MICHELE My history with paxil is too long to write here..lol..but you can look at my old posts to see!

09-28-2007, 04:55 PM	#8
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: PMS and Withdrawal My girlfriend, never had a problem, EVER. She never took the pill, for the same reasons you can't and she could tell you when she was going to start, down to the time. Once she turned 40, it all went to crap, and this past summer, at 46, she had a hysterectomy. __________________ 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

09-28-2007, 05:22 PM	#9
Ezin Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 277	Re: PMS and Withdrawal After I came off the drugs (and in ignorance of side-effects & w/d) I went to the docs with terrible PMS, like nothing I'd ever experienced before. My periods are reasonably regular (which they never were pre-drug, but that was my 'norm'), however I get suicidal for a couple of days before they occur now - it's so obvious I just note it, and file it. Before, they were heavy & painful, but with no bad 'mood' effects that I recall.

09-28-2007, 07:22 PM	#10
scotia21 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,419	Re: PMS and Withdrawal The ironic thing is that SSRIs are commonly prescribed to "treat" PMS and PMDD. I never had "female problems" until I started taking Paxil and then I had horrible week-long periods. I was actually scheduled to have a hysterectomy last December. I am glad now that I backed out of it because my "female problems" seem to be getting a little better. I still have cramps, leg pain, and back pain during my periods but the time frame is considerably shorter. __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Why is it so hard for everybody to believe that a pill can change brain chemistry for the better but not for the worse?" me "Time does not come in pill form" me

09-28-2007, 07:47 PM	#11
nickels Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,813	Re: PMS and Withdrawal Paxil never changed or affected my periods, however, PMS has been hell for me during poop out and during weaning as well...I did not relate the two at first, and switched my pill - which did not help. __________________ Nicole 2000 - 20mgs Paxil for GAD & Panic Attacks 2001 - 30mgs increased to 40mgs 2006 - back down to 20mgs - poop out 2/2007 - C/T off 20mgs - went back on at 10mgs 7/2007 - stabilized then started my taper off of 10mgs 8/2007 - down to 5mgs then found PP and began 10% taper 9/2008 - 1mg 10/15/2008 - 0! 2/2009 - started CBT to finally work on anxiety

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