Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...
Tell us about your personal experience with Paxil as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips?
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I took Paxil for about six months and I don't remember that it helped all that much. I did start to get diarrhea and one day when I counted I went 36 times. So I tried going off the Paxil cold turkey. It was the wrong move as I became dizzy and nauseous and couldn't even drive. My doctor says that maybe I didn't need it anymore and I think she was right.
I did take another anti-depressant and it helped a little with the pain but overall was making me sicker. I finally found out the source of my problem so I ended up going off all medications. I started developing reactions to most anything I took. I'm not sure if this is MCS but I'm about to find out.