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Posted by shadowmon on March 27, 2008, at 1:39:57
I am at my wits end. After years of trying to get into some kind of relationship (dating kind)my paxil is not working for me it seems.
I do fine in my life when I am single with it, with a blip here and there, but when propositioned with a potential relationship (gasp!) My GAD goes out of control and spins me back to lower than I was when I first wanted to pursue a relationship.
I finally went to the pdoc this weekend, and practically cried to him that I liked this guy and the anxiety about a new (dating) relationship is killing me and the potential for a relationship to develop.
His suggestion? Try either effexor or cymbalta. I know about the bad things about effexor. I know about it's half life I know about it's withdrawls. I have tried to change from paxil to lexapro once in 2003 and that was hell. I was begging to be put in the hospital.
I told the dr. that I wanted to try effexor, because I'm desperate and am not in the financial shape to go through another paxil-lexapro situation.
Has anyone done this change? Has the effexor helped? I know that everyone's brain chemistry is different, but I am curious on how it works for GAD (which seems to trigger the Depression EVERY TIME)
What about cymbalta? That's going to be the next step if it doesnt work.
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