Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 419900

Shown: posts 1 to 3 of 3. This is the beginning of the thread.

 

has any one used paxil every other day???

Posted by leo33 on November 24, 2004, at 19:54:37

Has anyone used paxil every other day??? I seem to get brain fog and difficulty thinking and concentrating on paxil. Current dosing 30 mg but going back to 20mg and thinking of doing it every other day. What is the half life of Paxil? Also take klonopin as needed, not too much .5mg cutting in half when needed. Just started taking fish oil and B complex vitaman.

 

Re: has any one used paxil every other day???

Posted by Emily Elizabeth on November 24, 2004, at 22:49:54

In reply to has any one used paxil every other day???, posted by leo33 on November 24, 2004, at 19:54:37

Paxil has a very short 1/2 life, so it is very hard to take it every other day w/o getting ugly side effects. Sounds like it might not be the right SSRI for you. Have you tried any others? Paxil also comes in 10mg tabs, so that might be a better option than every other day.

EE

 

Re: has any one used paxil every other day??? » leo33

Posted by jasmineneroli on November 25, 2004, at 23:08:55

In reply to has any one used paxil every other day???, posted by leo33 on November 24, 2004, at 19:54:37

My husband takes 20mg Paxil on day 1, then 10mg Paxil day2. He continually rotates like that, and finds just enough therapeutic relief without the s/e's. He's done this with success for about 18 months.
He has dysthymia (no anxiety).
Good luck.
Jas


This is the end of the thread.


Show another thread

URL of post in thread:


Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ


[dr. bob] Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, bob@dr-bob.org

Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.