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Does anyone else here take SSRIs? I've been on Paxil for 4 days and I'm already starting to feel much better. My mind is much more external rather than internal and I can handle situations that would freeze me up cold in the past. I'm not sure if they're actually working yet or if its just my own excitement :) |
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whats that for |
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Its for Social Anxiety Disorder. I cant handle large gatherings of people too well. I've done lots of public speaking, and substitute teaching in the past which required me to get in front of people and I've never had a problem with them because they were controlled situations. My problem is with unregulated social situations: parties, the pub, downtown, etc. |
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how long have you been taking them? |
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Its probably too early at the moment its usually several weeks. But at least you're optomistic about it which is something I couldnt be! Paxil seems to be popular although it seems to have a nastier withdrawal than others, you may know already. |
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Only four days. My doctor said the time it takes to become effective varies from person to person. Usually anywheres from 2 days to 2 weeks. Regardless, it needs to be taken over an extended period to permanently rebalance seratonin levels. |
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paxil = seroxat = paroxetine. it's an anti-depressant (2nd most common in the uk) which is usually prescribed if the patient's depressive illness is linked to anxiety or nervousness (which is very common). SSRIs are a designer drug (i.e. not discovered accidently like most other older anti depressants), and have less side-effects than tricyclics or maois, and hence are much preferred over older pills. |
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in 4 days it will be impossible for you to have had any effect from the tablets. as you say, it will be more of a placebo effect. youll have to wait 8-10 days or so before they have a chance to build up in your bloodstream. |
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Yeah it must be my own excitement to get well. |
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I bet your penis doesn't work now. |
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Hah! Its working just fine so far. My doctor warned me of the potential sexual side effects but I told him I would rather be "socially celibate". He seemed to get a kick out of that. |
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i`ve read in a biography of P.K.Dick (the sc-fi writer) that he couldn`t handle eating in public places; this may be somethin` similar. |
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Hehe :) Well if it does happen then bear in mind that it can be transient... when I first went on effexor a few years back I could do everything but come for about 6 weeks, then it seemed to come back. |
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wow. could you not go to gigs before as well? or would you just not enjoy them? |
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in time, the drug will begin to cause carelessness and a feeling of smugness with everything (including things you SHOULD feel angry or sad about) that will probably cause you to quit, and then you'll experience the definition of withdrawal :D |
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