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Posted by ben on January 5, 2002, at 10:38:26
I took 30 mg/d Paxil for about 6 months with good effects on my depressed mood and anxiety (better than Celexa, Zoloft...) but:
it def. * triggered:
-bruxism
-restless legs, periodic limb movements
-increased liver enzymes (transaminases)
* because these probs faded away when I slowly got off Paxil !The bad thing is that I feel more depressed now.
Posted by CalvaryHill on January 6, 2002, at 0:44:07
In reply to PAXIL the trigger - pros and cons, posted by ben on January 5, 2002, at 10:38:26
There is talk in psychiatry circles about using buspirone augmentation to get rid of the bruxism. As far as the Restless Legs Syndrome, the most common treatment for that is Sinemet.
I think buspirone would be the best augmentation for bruxism as well as mood.
Posted by ben on January 6, 2002, at 1:19:26
In reply to Re: PAXIL the trigger - pros and cons » ben, posted by CalvaryHill on January 6, 2002, at 0:44:07
Thanks for your reply. I discussed this with my doc and he tried several buspar augmentation unfortunately with no success. As the RLS concerns i took MADOPAR (levodopa with benserazide) with an improvement on RLS and mood !
> There is talk in psychiatry circles about using buspirone augmentation to get rid of the bruxism. As far as the Restless Legs Syndrome, the most common treatment for that is Sinemet.
>
> I think buspirone would be the best augmentation for bruxism as well as mood.
Posted by CalvaryHill on January 6, 2002, at 1:29:03
In reply to Re: PAXIL the trigger - pros and cons, posted by ben on January 6, 2002, at 1:19:26
Also what can alleviate RLS (and insomnia) is OTC Benadryl (diphenhydramine) 50 mg. I used it when I had a dystonic reaction to Geodon and it worked promptly.
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