Posted by ravenstorm on July 12, 2004, at 23:10:05
In reply to Re: can't choose between celexa, effexor, or paxil » kk, posted by Sad Panda on July 11, 2004, at 4:44:50
Paxil worked well for me until it was time to go off of it. It took over two years to taper and I ended up worse after going off the drug (due to the severe withdrawal) than I ever was before taking it.
A friend of mine, however, went on and off paxil with no problem whatsoever.
My advice would be NOT TO CHOOSE PAXIL, but I am clearly biased.
If you do decide to go on paxil, if you get really sick during the start up side effects, I'd suggest quitting at that point. It seems to me (and this is totally anecdotal) that those of us who went through really bad start up side effects went through the worst withdrawals ever. So, if you are lucky enough to be one of those individuals who can start on these drugs with little or no problems, you probably won't have to worry about withdrawal and paxil would be an OK choice.
Of the three drugs you listed, celexa has less of a discontinutation syndrome than the other two drugs and is considered a cleaner drug.
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