Posted by Cindy W on April 7, 2000, at 9:59:50
In reply to Re: To Stef, Please Read, You Are Not Alone!!!, posted by anonymous on April 7, 2000, at 8:08:01
> > i was put on paxil for depression and anxiety . i lasted one day it messed with my brain. i am now on klonipin for panic attacks but im dealing with post partum depression and they want me to take effexor and im scared i will react to it the same way as paxil. i dont know what to do.
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> >I had this very same thing happen to me on Effexor! When I went to bed at night, I had this thought that I would hope my husband would hear me and wake up and stop me before I harmed my children. This was way, way out of character for me! This was only after 3 days of being on it. Needless to say I threw it in the garbage and burned it!! It was horrible and very scary! I have no idea why this happened, but next time I see my pdoc I am going to question him more on this. So don't feel alone. I am not crazy or abusive by nature so I chalk it up to the drug.
Stef, I hope you have contacted your pdoc. I don't know if what you're experiencing is postpartum depression (which I've never experienced) or OCD (which I have experienced; many people have recurrent thoughts of harming someone they love even though they would never do this), but you need to contact your pdoc right away. Hope things are going better very soon for you!
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