Posted by blnch on March 16, 2004, at 11:12:50
In reply to Re: GI Problem with ALL ADs » blnch, posted by Sad Panda on March 16, 2004, at 8:24:10
> Paxil is the SSRI most likely to cause constiptation unfortunately. Did Prozac do anything for you? Maybe the once a week Prozac might be worth a shot? You would be a prime candidate for the Patch if it ever gets released. The TCA's Doxepin & Imipramine are available as a topical cream for allergies, I wonder how many tubes full you would have to rub into your skin to get an AD effect. :)
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> Good luck with the ECT.
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> Cheers,
> Panda.
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>I would be fearlful of ever attempting the Prozac Weekly, as last time on regular Prozac, I started getting middle of night stomach cramps, similar to, but not as excrutiating as the ones I got with Lexapro.
BTW, tho many think Lexapro is a great drug, I am in correspondence with a pdoc from another state than mine - he has told me he is hearing reports US-wide that Lexapro indeed is causing stomach cramping and other GI problems, but not usually right when it is started. I know of a case here where it clearly caused pancreatitis. That one case could have been a "fluke"(as their Reps insisted)... then again.... buyer beware.
So agree - I am great candidate for a patch AD. Just wish it would be one other than selegine MAOI. Can't believe the "politics" and greed that is keeping this option from us!
What ever happened to "do no harm?"
Last two days - day 6&7 - the Paxil CR is already brightening my mood. I had heard it kicked in much faster than regular. In this, hopefully I have finally lucked out.
I am attempting it also because a young teen I know with exact same dx and GI/constipation problems is NOT experiencing them with the CR version. She had the same bad GI experience I had with Lexapro.
Maybe I will adjust to the CR down the line on this one problem aspect...so far - it's gone from not constipating to constipating. YIKES, I am so sick of this!
Thanx for the ECT thumbs up.
~blnch
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