Link: SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Revealed: secret plan to push ‘happy’ pills.
I love reading stuff like this about Paxil/Seroxat, as it is the SSRI I have been taking since 1998.
A half-life is the scientific term for how long it takes for the
concentration of a drug to drop by 50 per cent in a patient’s
bloodstream. The company suggested Seroxat’s short half-life meant patients could come on and off the drug easily, compared with those on Prozac, even to the extent that they could take ‘treatment holidays’.‘There was an argument that a short half life was really good news,’
Brook said.
For those of you out there who may have tried to stop taking Paxil/Seroxat, you may have encountered a few of the withdrawal symptoms.
It is best to consult a physician before discontinuing SSRIs. Stopping taking SSRIs such as Paroxetine (Paxil, Seroxat, Deroxat) suddenly may cause discontinuation effects, or withdrawal symptoms, including:
- dizziness
- vertigo/light-headedness
- nausea
- fatigue
- headache
- insomnia
- abdominal cramps
- chills
- increased dreaming
- agitation
- anxiety
When I stopped, I encountered all of these. The only one that I liked was the return of my vivid dreaming. But I finally had to go back on them. You have created another addict for life; thank you GSK.