I would like some good info on the drug Paxil, or good comments?
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Paxil \nThe official Paxil site from SmithKline Beecham. Discussion of OCD, PTSD, GAD, and social anxiety disorder.\n\nhttp://www.paxil.com/ \nPaxil Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Paroxetine ... \nSide Effect and Drug Interaction Monograpahs include frequent, infrequent, rare, rarely, CNS, skin, body as a whole, gastrointestinal, general, blood, ...\n\nhttp://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/parox_ad.htm \nPaxil Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Paroxetine ... \nAn orally administered antidepressant with a chemical structure unrelated to other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or to tricyclic, tetracyclic or ...\n\nhttp://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/parox.htm \nParoxetine (Paxil) \nCanadian monograph, from Internet Mental Health, includes pharmacology, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse effects, dosage and research.\n\nhttp://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-p02.html \npaxilprogress : Paxil and Paxil Withdrawal Information \npaxil progress is your source of information and support from real people who know Paxil and Paxil Withdrawal, depression, anxiety, social anxiety, PMS, ...\n\nhttp://www.paxilprogress.org/
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Prozac is a brand name drug.  It's gonna cost you about 80 bucks a month.  I would ask your doctor if he could prescribe you the generic version of Prozac, and if there is none, could he consider a generic version of a similar drug.  I myself am on the generic version of Paxil, and with my insurance, only pay $4.71 a month.
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SSRIs like Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil work great. Effexor is one of the newer medications that works well also.
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I also have been on a number of antidepressants.  If you have never been on them before, your Dr. might start you out on Prozac or Zoloft.  or if you suffer from social anxiety you might be put on Paxil.\nIt all depends on your DR, what type of symptoms you are having, your age  etc...\nCost depends on your  insurance company's prescription benefits.  I have to pay 20% for my meds.  I find that in my case, that mail order is cheapest (you get 3 months worth of pills at once) My Effexor XR-150mg 3 pills a day=450mg- costs me $130 for a 3 month supply.  But you probably need to try to see how the antidepressants work for you , before you buy 3 months worth.\nRemember, it can take 4-6 weeks +/- to see benefits from the antidepressants.  So be patient and seek out a counselor or therapist to talk with.  They can help you work on your 'problems'.\nGood Luck
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Apparently it's just another SSRI....\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoxetine
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Here is a list of frequently experienced symptoms of Paxil withdrawal:\n\n- intense insomnia\n- extraordinarily vivid dreams\n- extreme confusion during waking hours\n- intense fear of losing your  sanity\n-steady feeling of existing  outside of reality as you know   it  (referred to as   depersonalization at times)\n-memory and concentration problems\n- Panic Attacks (even if you never had one before)\n- severe mood swings, esp. heightened irritability / anger.\n- suicidal thoughts (in extreme cases) \n- an unconventional dizziness/vertigo\n- the feeling of shocks, similar to mild electric one, running the   length of your body\n- an unsteady gait\n- slurred speech\n- headaches\n- profuse sweating, esp. at night\n- muscle cramps\n- blurred vision\n- breaking out in tears. \n- hypersensitivity to motion, sounds, smells.\n- decreased appetite\n- nausea\n- abdominal cramping, diarrhea\n- loss of appetite\n- chills/ hot flashes \n\nThese are symptoms that are reported less frequently:\n\n -fainting\n-"scratching sound" inside one's head\n- constant white noise in the ears\n- tingling sensation in cheeks, lips, tongue and surrounding areas.\n- heart palpitations/ chest pain\n- swollen and sore eyes\n- fatigue\n- extremely localized, bursting headaches\n- lump in throat\n- rash / dry, flaky and irritated skin\n- grinding of teeth\n- difficulty swallowing\n- itchiness - numbness\n- speech problems / inability to use or find the right word\n- trembling\n- seizures\n- involuntary muscle twitching\n- hallucinations\n- diarrhea / stomach cramps\n- heartburn/ gaestric reflux\n- semi-orgasmic state (in women) to the point of irritation\n- muscle aches\n- possible disruption of menstrual cycle\n- breaking into tears
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Metabolife contains stimulants which can be very dangerous.  I would recommend against it, even for people who aren't taking other medications.  You should always talk to your psychiatrist or the doctor who prescribed your Paxil before taking any other drug or supplement.
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It is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor.(SSRI) Paroxetine is the generic name for Paxil.\nAmitriptyline,Amoxapine,Clomipramine,Desipramine,Doxepin,Imipramine,Nortriptyline,Protriptyline,Trimipramine, are all Tricyclics.
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Paxil worked well for me.  No side effects and it normalized my mood, sleep and appetite.  Zoloft made me agitated and anxious and gave me diarrhea.
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I have suffered from the same problem since I was 17 and I am now 22. At 20 I saw a therapist and then a doctor. I tried Xanex first. It was basically "spot treatment." It only worked for about 10 minutes. Paxil CR is the best for this disorder in my opinion. It doesn't have any bad side effects and I haven't had a panic attack in about two years.
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Wellbutrin or Wellbutrin XL works fine for many, and not for others.  I do believe perhaps being on Zoloft  or another for years first may have something to do with it.  Some people report bad experiences however; it could be that they hadn't been on another med prior to its use.  Doctors can also prescribe Wellbutrin in addition to another medicine such as Zoloft.  Zoloft could be more used to calm down the emotions more such as crying a lot etc., and the Wellbutrin to give you the motivation to do something while not so down.  Everybody really has to do a trial and error to figure out what works best for them.  For others Paxil or others might have worse side effects for them.  I believe there are about 3 different types of these antidepressants with differing main ingredients, so some people do better with a drug from one of the families of drugs, while others do better with another.  I don't think you can really go on somebody else's experiences, as you'll find extremes either way probably for every medicine.  If it was a new drug not used much lately, then I'd think extreme responses to your question would be more worrisome.   Trying anything is better than nothing, and you can always switch after the appropriate amount of time.  I agree with the other response about your age, if you are younger perhaps trying another would be better given the potential for higher suicide risks.  Your doctor will probably ask to see you in two weeks to check on your progress; call their office if your worried about effects before then.  Good look and remember you're not alone!
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I've been taking lexapro for a year now and it fares well with me. Everyone is different and every medicine may not do someone the same as someone else. At first when I started it made me feel calmer and more relaxed. I was in traffic that day and normally I have road rage, but I didn't I sat there just as if I was at home. The lexapro works great for me. Much better than the wellbutrin or the paxil. Just pay attention to the side affects cause it does make you drowsy sometimes. I've gotten use to it.
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I have tried several over the past few years and none have really worked.  Rigt now im on topamax (which is normally used for migranes) but is used in bipoloar also, along with a small dose of paxil.  The side effects were really bad the first two weeks(bad headaches, ringing in the ears, tingling in the tips of fingers and toes, no soda at all - any carbonated beverages taste like blood, but have since gone away, (except for the carbonation thing) and I actually do feel pretty good now.  And topamax, is also used as a weight loss pill too!! BONUS!!  (they say topamax is similar to depakote without the weight gain)
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The best thing is for you to remain CALM.  Do you have any chamomile tea or any eucalyptus or any kind of mint in the house?  These two herbs are known for non medicinal calming. First of all, the doctor is an IDIOT for allowing you to run out of this medication(unless you did this deliberately(sorry, but doctors do not let patients normally go through withdrawal with this kind of medicine). Paxil is one nasty medication and you cannot go off it cold turkey.  It is one of those medications that you need to be weaned off of slowly. DO NOT take any other anti depressants. If you are alone and scared and physically in dire distress, you can either call a local hospital, a paramedic, or the police. Effexor is the lesser than either Paxil or Lexapro, but again DO NOT take EITHER of these.  DO NOT take any kind of sleep aid or alcohol. If you must go to a hospital, call your husband, then a family member, or a close neighbor to deal with your pets. They will be okay.  The most important thing right now is YOU and your health.
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Please ... get off the PAXIL, the best thing to do is just work out every day, drink some green tea, take some yoga classes, get a pet and buy new cloths
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Sounds like anxiety perhaps some depression also , the drug paxil works for me and have had no problems since I began taking it along with zanax . It is prescribed for anxiety,depression and obsessive compulsive difficulties. There are other drugs available also. Get checked out you'll be glad you did . It could be from a chemical imbalance in your body and these drugs stimulate your body to produce more which then helps the problem. Good luck there are solutions so no need to continue putting up with it.
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I am not a doctor and these are the brand names, not the actual scientific names of the drug:\n\nValium, Xanax, Celexa, Cipramil, Emocal, Sepram, Lexapro, Cipralex, Esertiam, Prozac, Fontex, Seromex, Seronil, Sarafem, Fluctin, Luvox, Faverin, Paxil, Seroxat, Aropax, Deroxat, Zoloft, Lustral, Serlain, Seroquel.\n\nThere are many kinds of anxiety disorders and many kinds of medications, along with other treatments. Many of these drugs have nasty side effects, some life threatening. Never take them unless you have permission from a licensed doctor. I also suggest talking to an experienced psychologist as well, it is always good to have a second opinion - you should never take drugs unless you have to.\n\nHere are some more, less common drugs for anxiety:\n\nKlonopin, Ativan, Serax, Librium, Inderal ,Tenormin, Tofranil, Norpramin, Pertofrane, Aventyl, Pamelor, Elavil, Sinequan, Adapin, Anafranil, Effexor, Nardil, Parnate, BuSpar, Depakote.\n\nI wish you the very best.