I bowl with a guy, I've been bowling with him for four years. Love him to death. He's taking Paxil I believe. On several occasions when he's forgotten to take his meds he's gotten practically suicidal.
Unfortunately he recently lost his job, so he's feeling down anyway with good reason.
Today he forgot to take his meds and said he spent the day crying. He didn't want to take his meds later he said because it messed up his bowling by making him too hyper. He was fine for a little while, then got all quiet and moody and *****y.
I'm a bit skeptical that missing one dose would make someone that moody. But I don't want to judge either. I have to believe what he says. Do antidepressants make you hyper?
Is it all in his head? Could his blood levels drop that dramatically?
Paxil has recently been to blame for several suicide and suicide attempts. You are not supposed to just stop taking it and even if you slowly withdrawal, you can still have terrible side effects, such a suicidal thoughts. I stopped taking Paxil a long time ago and didn't experience this, but am much happier with my fluoxetine. Your friend needs to make sure he either continues his medication on schedule or get switched to something that is a bit more effective.
Thanks Cheerful, sometimes I am afraid I sound pushy or arrogant , I don't mean to be , but clients can be and are very manuiplative with their psych drugs.
LilRedRN1973
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Paxil has recently been to blame for several suicide and suicide attempts. You are not supposed to just stop taking it and even if you slowly withdrawal, you can still have terrible side effects, such a suicidal thoughts. I stopped taking Paxil a long time ago and didn't experience this, but am much happier with my fluoxetine. Your friend needs to make sure he either continues his medication on schedule or get switched to something that is a bit more effective.