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Old 10-31-2010, 01:22 PM
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Craig, here is an interesting article about movement disorders and SSRIs...

Paxil is discussed below, on it so scroll down some.

http://www.personalconsult.com/articles/ssricme1.html

Given that SSRIs have now been exposed as not really useful much for depression at all, it might be a good idea to discuss the Paxil with your doctor and deterimine if it is even doing anything USEFUL for you now. Tapering off is the way to do it, please don't let him have you go "cold turkey" if you both decide to stop it.

Paxil comes in a liquid, to help with a taper off. If you Google "Paxil liquid taper" you can find schedules for it.

Paxil over the years has proven to be a nasty SSRI....the tapers some use are quite long, as it is difficult to stop this medication. There are several websites and forums out there devoted to dealing with this drug. So I really do think it could be a part of your recent problems.

Doctors don't often know every single thing about the drugs they use, and for patients with complex neuro problems some solutions may be ignored and attributed to the disorder, when in reality a drug was the culprit.

Take care.
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