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Hypnogogic states are the states that occur between waking and sleeping. Funny things happen there… GreetinX        X        X       Bas `The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve;  Lovers to bed; `tis almost fairy time.’                                   -Shakespeare                      A midsummer Night’s Dream                     DE  DIGITALE  STAD

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I take 20 mg of paxil daily and I find that it helps I don’t suffer any side effects(thank heavens) I find  that for me it is a good ad

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>I take 20 mg of paxil daily and I find that it helps >I don’t suffer any side effects(thank heavens) >I find  that for me it is a good ad

I found that it made me manic. Suprisingly enough I found out that it the UK it is contra-indicated with mania. My GP wasn’t reading his BNF when he prescribed it… I found that sertraline suited me better. Hugh. Hugh Davies-Webb

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I’ve been taking Paxil for over two years.  I was very fortunate that it worked for me, since it was my first AD.  When I was in the denial stage of my illness, I used to try reducing the medication on my own, and I really wreaked havoc in my brain chemistry!  I got weird dreams, night sweating, hypomanic, irratic mood swings and behaviours, and disrupted sleep patterns.  I found that once I was back on my usual dose, I was okay again.  Even if I tried to reduce the dose as small as 10 mg from my usual dose, I’d get these "withdrawl" symptoms immediately.  Nonetheless, the drug has kept me well thus far. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I take 20 mg of paxil daily and I find that it helps >I don’t suffer any side effects(thank heavens) >I find  that for me it is a good ad > I found that it made me manic. Suprisingly enough I found out that it > the UK it is contra-indicated with mania. My GP wasn’t reading his BNF > when he prescribed it… I found that sertraline suited me better. > Hugh. > Hugh Davies-Webb

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It seems that the paxil helped to correct your brain chemistry! I have never heard of withdrawal side effects like that. However, I do know that some of these medications due have some type of effect when cutting back on the dosage. Philip Kirschner HTTP://WWW.DISABLEDFORGORE.ORG – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I’ve been taking Paxil for over two years.  I was very fortunate that it > worked for me, since it was my first AD.  When I was in the denial stage > of my illness, I used to try reducing the medication on my own, and I > really wreaked havoc in my brain chemistry!  I got weird dreams, night > sweating, hypomanic, irratic mood swings and behaviours, and disrupted > sleep patterns.  I found that once I was back on my usual dose, I was okay > again.  Even if I tried to reduce the dose as small as 10 mg from my usual > dose, I’d get these "withdrawl" symptoms immediately.  Nonetheless, the > drug has kept me well thus far. > >I take 20 mg of paxil daily and I find that it helps > >I don’t suffer any side effects(thank heavens) > >I find  that for me it is a good ad > I found that it made me manic. Suprisingly enough I found out that it > the UK it is contra-indicated with mania. My GP wasn’t reading his BNF > when he prescribed it… I found that sertraline suited me better. > Hugh. > Hugh Davies-Webb

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                    DE  DIGITALE  STAD Op Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Philip Kirschner schreef: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It seems that the paxil helped to correct your brain chemistry! I have never > heard of withdrawal side effects like that. However, I do know that some of > these medications due have some type of effect when cutting back on the > dosage. > Philip Kirschner > HTTP://WWW.DISABLEDFORGORE.ORG > I’ve been taking Paxil for over two years.  I was very fortunate that it > worked for me, since it was my first AD.  When I was in the denial stage > of my illness, I used to try reducing the medication on my own, and I > really wreaked havoc in my brain chemistry!  I got weird dreams, night > sweating, hypomanic, irratic mood swings and behaviours, and disrupted > sleep patterns.  I found that once I was back on my usual dose, I was okay

That’s funny! I had all the same effects, but not on adjusting the dose, but just on taking it. On the other hand I just took 20 mg/day, so it might be dose related. When stopping/reducing/forgetting meds I had hypomanic, irritable mood, unstable affect and hallucinations. The disrupted sleep patterns, weird dreams, increased sweating (day&night), nausea, puking and diarhea were things that lasted throughout the complete therapy (those side-effects did really suck! I had less side effects on APs!) The withdrawl-period for me was short, with the longest lasting withdrawleffects lasting not longer than two weeks, while the worst effects were gone within a few days (hallucinations, aggression, unstable affect) for me. > again.  Even if I tried to reduce the dose as small as 10 mg from my usual > dose, I’d get these "withdrawl" symptoms immediately.  Nonetheless, the > drug has kept me well thus far. > > >I take 20 mg of paxil daily and I find that it helps > > >I don’t suffer any side effects(thank heavens) > > >I find  that for me it is a good ad

You can thank God on your knees for that! But how long have you taken it, for me most side effects begun after a month or so, while it made me euphoric/hypomanic (from DEEP!DEEP depression under guidance of Satan in a place called HELL, presenting me once in two days with a relatively normal to hypo mood!) on the third day after I started taking it! Throughout the first and second week it was like I was on XTC or some other illicit Happy-maker like that, and I figured if that was going to last I really should stop taking it! But after a week or three I became stabilized, and I didn’t even get hypomanic or psychotic anymore since then… > > I found that it made me manic. Suprisingly enough I found out that it > > the UK it is contra-indicated with mania. My GP wasn’t reading his BNF > > when he prescribed it… I found that sertraline suited me better. > > Hugh. > > Hugh Davies-Webb

GreetinX        X        X       Bas

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yes, I took it for about a week it was to stong for me

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Sweetdrea:  I am not totally familiar with Paxil, but I did take it for about a month.  The killer side effect I had was anorgasmia, (inability to ejaculate).  Also felt like on a caffeine high, I am very sensitive to caffeine, didn’t used to be till after years of psychoactive meds. The link that Dave gave you will surely answer all your questions. LW >Hi—I’m trying to help a friend—-need any info you can give me as to side >effects >of paxil—-my friend is having terrible nightmares—-any comments about paxil >will help—-I’m trying to become better informed so that I can help my friend >who >is manic-depressive——thanks—–hopeful

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I take 10 mg of Paxil every morning.  It really helped the depression, but it increased the hallucinations and delusions and yes nightmares.  It was very bad at first, but after about 2 months of taking it it has subsided.  I have been on it for around 3 years now.But I can’t over stimutate myself to much in the evening of i have a rotten, but lenghtly sleep. Meow Moew      ^..^ KeKeKat (Christy Moen)

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Thanks for your input—I appreciate all the info I can get—-I’m not manic myself but someone that I love very much is and I need to be informed to be of help—-Thanks again,, Sweet Drea

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Thanks to all who replied—-I will check out all info recommended. Love to all

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>I take 10 mg of Paxil every morning.  It really helped the depression, but >it increased the hallucinations and delusions and yes nightmares.  It was >very bad at first, but after about 2 months of taking it it has subsided.  I >have been on it for around 3 years now.But I can’t over stimutate myself to >much in the evening of i have a rotten, but lenghtly sleep. >Meow Moew >     ^..^ >KeKeKat >(Christy Moen)

Could you describe the hallucinations etc. Could be you have sleep paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations. Hugh. Hugh Davies-Webb

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> > Could you describe the hallucinations etc. Could be you have sleep > paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations. > Thec hallucinations is what I have every day for the past three > years, usually they dissipate after my third or fourth mug of coffee, or so, > but sometimes they last  through the whole day.

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>I take 10 mg of Paxil every morning.  It really helped the depression, but >it increased the hallucinations and delusions and yes nightmares.  It was >very bad at first, but after about 2 months of taking it it has subsided. I >have been on it for around 3 years now.But I can’t over stimutate myself to >much in the evening of i have a rotten, but lenghtly sleep. >Meow Moew >     ^..^ >KeKeKat >(Christy Moen)

Hi Christy,  The first time I took paxil, which was years ago, it made me dream weird. All AD made me dream weird.  This time around I don’t dream at all. I do wake up feeling shaky, and light headed. I hate that feeling. It takes about an hour to go away. Lisa, mom of FF. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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                    DE  DIGITALE  STAD Op Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Hugh Davies-Webb schreef: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I take 10 mg of Paxil every morning.  It really helped the depression, but >it increased the hallucinations and delusions and yes nightmares.  It was >very bad at first, but after about 2 months of taking it it has subsided.  I >have been on it for around 3 years now.But I can’t over stimutate myself to >much in the evening of i have a rotten, but lenghtly sleep. >Meow Moew >     ^..^ >KeKeKat >(Christy Moen) > Could you describe the hallucinations etc. Could be you have sleep > paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations.

The hypnogogic hallucinations is what I have every day for the past three years, usually they dissipate after my third or fourth mug of coffee, or so, but sometimes they last  through the whole day. What is it ? Is it something BP brings ? It’s obviously caused by an imbalance in NT-systems (Possibly GABA, as muscimol causes the same effects), but what (besides loading myself with stimulants) can I do to stop it, to make this period between waking up and BEING AWAKE shorter. Just wondering. > Hugh. > Hugh Davies-Webb

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