[truthman30]

I am an ex user of paxil ( seroxat in the UK) and i have good reason to believe that Paxil causes long term neurological damage ..

I have joined this forum because i would like to get others opinions about neurological damage from SSRI"s...

I have set up a blog documenting the Paxil(Seroxat) scandal...

Please check out my blog..

http://truthman30.wordpress.com/

[watsonsh]

Hi Truthman.

to NT. I have never taken Paxil but I am sure there will be members come along soon that might be able to comment. Welcome and I hope that you look around a bit.

[Darlene]

Truthman,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You will find a good number of people here to assist when they possible can. I really can't say much about Paxil, but there will be someone come along.

Hope to see more of you around.

Darlene

[theoneRogue420]

Hi Truthman, welcome to NT

I haven't taken an anti-depressant in many years now, I really don't like what they do to me. But when I was taking them, Paxil was my favorite. This was before all the hype about it causing suicidal tendencies and all that. I used to take it for 3-6 months, get to feeling better, and go off it for quite a while... sometimes as long as 2-3 years. I never went and talked to the dr.s about it, I just quit taking them. I never had a single reaction to going off them, and I did it probably 7-8 times between the ages of 16 and 32.

But I am confused over where to find the info in your blog about neurological issues due to Paxil. Your link takes us to a main page that goes on endlessly. Is it somewhere in that long line of posts listed on the right? I can't find it. If there is any way you can make the link you post here take us directly to the Neuro post, that would be very helpful.

I am quite curious about the subject, I hope you can fix this. If Paxil in any way contributed to what I am going through now, I'd really like to know. I don't exactly know WHY I care, lol, but I do!

[AfterMyNap]

Hi, Truthman! Welcome to NT and I'm glad you found us.

I have been on Paxil for several years and consider it a lifesaver. I'm always cautious to avoid blaming one med for anything unless I've eliminated them all to determine which is the culprit. All meds don't work for all people so finding the right one for you is important.

Hope to see you around the boards.

[Doody]

Hi Truthman, welcome.

I was a longtime Paxil user. It was the only SSRI I could tolerate. I could write a short book on the horrors of getting off it...for me, but suffice it to say, it ultimately took me months of liquid Paxil titrating to get off it.

If it caused neurological damage, I do not know. My brain goes every which way normally, so it's hard to tell! I am now on Cymbalta and could write a bit about that but don't have the time right now. I don't think it's doing the job that Paxil did, but it sure is nice to see the Paxil Pounds finally, slowly coming off.

I look forward to checking out your information.