Posted by utopizen on October 13, 2002, at 20:15:47
In reply to Re: Glaxo Gets OK for Ads Claiming Paxil Not Addictive, posted by Rick on October 13, 2002, at 0:46:38
I'm not quite sure how labeling it as habit-forming is going to help those who have developed withdrawl to it already.
Let's admit it to ourselves, many of us were aware these drugs had withdrawl side-effects at the time we were prescribed them. My doctor even gave me Celexa first because he said he wanted to avoid Paxil's withdrawl effects if he could. Obviuosly some claim Celexa has withdrawl effects, but I never had any.
Anyway, people say the same thing about the sexual side effects- doctors will say that the patient doesn't care about hearing them, he just wants to get the prescription and get depression/whatever out of his life. Once it is, that's when they start complaining about sexual side effects.
So I'm not saying people are less legitimate for their argument, but honestly, I knew Effexor has withdrawl problems, and I got on it a few months ago. I'm not going to not take it for a year of better living for fear of two weeks or so of withdrawl. My whole life is sucky, I WISH I could become annoyed that two weeks would be too much.
And what about those patients who complain their doctors didn't tell them about antipsychotic side effects? Good for them. Doctors aren't required to tell me what's on the package insert, and patients are complaining obscure side effects not even common enough to be in the insert should be told to every patient by his doctor?
I was on Accutane, which makes Ritalin backlash and paranoia look benign. It was VERY annoying to hear my doctor go through a long list of side effects. If someone doesn't notice they have neon stools, then that's their problem.
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