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Originally Posted by sunshine
I'm really glad the tryptophan helped.
Can I just warn you strongly about going on an SSRI anti-depressent. I was put on Paxil a few years ago when I was feeling overwhelmed by work and having trouble sleeping.
It was an absolute disaster! Firstly I put on three stone in six months  then when I tried to come off it I had the most terrible withdrawal symptoms. It took nearly a year to come off and pretty much wrecked my life during that time. 
edited to say three stone is 42 pounds - sorry I forgot that it's a peculiar Brit unit of measurement |
Sunshine, I understand completely about the SSRIs. I've been taking Paxil for about 5 years and over the course of the first six months I put on nearly 50 lbs. I battled depression and panic disorder for years before Paxil. Now I am also taking Wellbutrin and the Paxil dosage has been reduced substantially. I've gradually lost 20 lbs off my top post-Paxil weight but my efforts to get off Paxil completely have been pretty futile. But I keep hoping.
Souzan