I Need Responses People Today Please Help! Prozac Or Paxil.. Posted: 10-03-06 07:41am
I’ll try to make this suckers as I can.
My step mom took paxil for about 8 years,
she is now in her 50’s and it made her
gain a lot of weight. She didn’t really
discuss it with her doctor which was bad,
she started to take smaller dosages and
then completely stopped…people I need
help, she is a complete mental case! She
is seeing all these doctors, the doctor
said because paxil is such a weight gainer
she should try prozac. She took it for
about a week and she started having this
“pain in her back and all upper body,
kind of like its on fire” her doctor has
never heard of this and she has to see a
nerve specialist. My question is, has
anyone experienced this burning sensation
on prozac? She is having suicidle
thoughts, she has lost her appitite she is
looking badly at everything, is this what
happens after you stop taking paxil for 8
years? Shes seeing specialist but I said
id search the net to calm her down.
Please, if anyone has any idea what this
burning sensation is or has experienced
please help! This woman means the world
to me, seeing her this way is killing me.
Please help.
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Crazyness24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Jersey
Posted: 10-03-06 08:56am
You know I give up, why is it 7 people
viewed this and no one has any comments?
This will be the last time I post on this
site
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BlinkyBill
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Australia
Posted: 10-03-06 20:05pm
Hi there,
i'll try and help you if I can.
Firstly why did your step-mum wean herself
off paxil, did she feel she didn't need
the medication anymore or was it about the
weight issue? Was she seeing the same
doctor through out her time on paxil, was
it the same doctor that said to try
prozac?
The 'burning sensations' aren't triggered
by panic attacks are they? This can cause
sensations in the head, chest, stomach,
back, legs - basically everywhere as
though it is burning, these attacks can
make you feel dizzy, feel sick, etc.
Go with your step-mum to her local doctor
and explain to him/her that better
treatment needs to be made now.
Hope i've been some help good luck with it
all hun.
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Crazyness24 Posted: 10-03-06 20:37pm
I am very sorry to hear about your .Mom!
I am not a Dr.
Most anti-depressent/anti-anxiety meds do
have side effects but normally go away
after awhile, sometimes more than one
week, depending on the patient, but they
have been known to help a lot of people,
some times it is all about getting the
right medicine.
Blinky bill might be right, sometimes
anxiety does this to people, I have seen
this and if your .Mom will allow you in
with her to see the dr you should go in
with her, or try to talk to the dr on your
own, although with the privacy act they
might not say anything.
I am just sorry that you have to go
through with this as their is soo much
medication on the market. Another thing
you might want to ask the dr is to try
another med for awhile and give her
something to go with it until her system
gets used to it for example valium(low
dose) as I used to be on an anti-anxiety
med and that was the only way I could do
it and their are other meds to besides
valium that wil kind of calm you or calm
the muscle spasms or the burning or pain
or whatever the problem is. Then again
like I said, I am not a dr, she might have
other problems, such as arthritis or a
neuro problem, it is good in a way that
the dr is checking out the other
possibilties.
All the best!
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BlinkyBill
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Australia
Posted: 10-03-06 20:46pm
Yes, I agree with sandyallen.
There are plenty of brothers and sisters
to prozac and paxil it may take awhile for
your mum to find one that works for her,
but keep persisting with the doctors, you
obviously love and care about your mum a
lot and thats great.
Hope all works out for you and don't give
up even if the road is a very long one.
Keep us informed, I would be interested in
what the doctors say.
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1705 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 10-09-06 21:28pm
Omg I have the same weird burning
sensation in my back and I am on
prozac....Thats the only side effect i've
had.....This is too weird to hear that
someone else has that also.
