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I have taken prozac, have one sister on celexa and the other on paxil - think there might be genetic problem here??? I had to try several before I found one I could tolerate and so did my sister so don't give up if the first one they give you doesn't work. One made me to where I couldn't even concentrate long enough to read a magazine. Zoloft made my sister feel terrible. I had no sides from the prozac, it just made me feel better. Just stay in close contact with your doctor until you find one that works for you.
Umm, I know this isn't the answer your wanting, but dosage etc... is best decided by your physician. There is a wide variety of response to dosage of many antidepressants and it often takes a while to find the optimal dose for YOU. Which antidepressant you take will also dictate what kind of side effects you can anticipate (and what dose range). Even within the SSRIs there is a lot of variation in side effects between different specific drugs and individuals. Wellbutrin seems to have the least impact on sex drive, if that's a concern.....
smallmovesal
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standard dosage on effexor (what i've been taking) is 225mg for the average person.
effexor is quicker acting than most and supposedly less sides. no sexual sides for me... but i tend to sweat (ewww) at night, which is common.
go to your doc - just don't let them give you paxil!
effexor is quicker acting than most and supposedly less sides. no sexual sides for me... but i tend to sweat (ewww) at night, which is common.
go to your doc - just don't let them give you paxil!
Prozac didn't do much for me. I had my doses increased until I was on the max amount they'd let me take-- it totally killed my sex drive. Paxil did the same thing. I tried paxil to help with anxiety but I don't think I ever got my dosage high enough for it to really work for me. It's frustrating because it takes weeks for most of these drugs to kick in and I've spent like 4-6 months just increasing doses in hopes of helping myself.
The only SSRI I've ever done well with was celexa. If I take it on an empty stomach it makes me really sick-- and it keeps me up all night, but other than that, I've liked it. There are SO many options out there so don't just settle for a drug that isn't working well for you. If you're having problems or disliking the sides, just let your dr. know. My mom is on zoloft and that's worked well for her for a few years.
I'm not currently taking anything and I'm sort of surprised that I'm doing well with my life in general. I've been on and off of anti-depressants for about 5 years. I have a bad habit of quitting them as soon as they kick in. I tend to piss of my dr's by doing that and then when I think I should go back on, I'm sort of scared to tell them that I quit for the millionth time.
If I were to go on meds again, I'd like to try wellbutrin. I've heard a lot of good things about it....but they don't like to prescibe it for people with a history of eating disorders so I'm somewhat doubtful that my dr. will let me have it. We'll see I guess.
The only SSRI I've ever done well with was celexa. If I take it on an empty stomach it makes me really sick-- and it keeps me up all night, but other than that, I've liked it. There are SO many options out there so don't just settle for a drug that isn't working well for you. If you're having problems or disliking the sides, just let your dr. know. My mom is on zoloft and that's worked well for her for a few years.
I'm not currently taking anything and I'm sort of surprised that I'm doing well with my life in general. I've been on and off of anti-depressants for about 5 years. I have a bad habit of quitting them as soon as they kick in. I tend to piss of my dr's by doing that and then when I think I should go back on, I'm sort of scared to tell them that I quit for the millionth time.
If I were to go on meds again, I'd like to try wellbutrin. I've heard a lot of good things about it....but they don't like to prescibe it for people with a history of eating disorders so I'm somewhat doubtful that my dr. will let me have it. We'll see I guess.
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What I wish I'd known about paxil before I started taking it is that it has a very short half life and some people get really sick when they miss doses or stop taking it. Most people go off of it slowly, decreasing their doses or taking it a few times a week to minimize the risk of getting sick when going off of it. It was awful.
Raina - that kind of suprises me. My doc has had me doing the "as needed" thing for years. I was on for two years straight but then it got to where I needed it less and less. Now I am maybe on an anitD 3 weeks out of a year.
MS - I do have a question for you. Without starting the whole anorexia thread thing again - is there an anorixic response in some people to SSRI celexa in particular. My sis is on it to help her cope with some pretty severe trauma. At first I thought the starving thing was a reaction to what had hapened to her but now am wondering if the drug isn't contributing to the problem. She has tried going off of it and that doesn't work at this point.
Just curious.
MS - I do have a question for you. Without starting the whole anorexia thread thing again - is there an anorixic response in some people to SSRI celexa in particular. My sis is on it to help her cope with some pretty severe trauma. At first I thought the starving thing was a reaction to what had hapened to her but now am wondering if the drug isn't contributing to the problem. She has tried going off of it and that doesn't work at this point.
Just curious.
smallmovesal
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paxil for the reasons that raina said... my sister was on it and she gained a ton of water weight and coming off of it she was really sick.
i know that if i miss a dose of effexor i get really dizzy though.
i know that if i miss a dose of effexor i get really dizzy though.
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