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I am not a PWP but am on here as support to my boyfriend and to learn as much as I can about the disease. I have been prescribed Xanax for Panic Attack Disorder and when I confronted my doctor with my concern about it being habit forming (when I was first prescrbed it I was told it was not habit forming!) she prescribed Paxil as an alternative and said it was not habit forming. I did my own research (good old 'net) and from what I can determine only the manufacturer and my doctor consider it to be not habit forming!!! I read many, many stories of people having severe withdrawal symptoms. Much worse than any of the stories I have read of people coming off Xanax. My personal opinion is that both are habit forming but Xanax is the lesser of two evils!. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Ann Coen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: Re: PD/Paxil > There has been some discussion about Paxil and PD patients, that when the > following article appeared in the Houston Chronicle, I thought it best to > copy it and send it to you. This appeared on Aug 23, 2002. The REAL > reason I'm copying it to you, is concerning the habit-forming part of it > that causes withdrawals, not the main topic, although that may be > important to some. > > QUESTION:: No one warned me that Paxil might affect my sexual ability. > I suffered impotence for several years until I stopped taking Paxil. > Then the problem went away. > > Stopping Paxil turned into a nightmare. It took weeks of gradually > decreasing dosages to get off the drug, and even then, I had withdrawal > problems. Fortunately, sexual inability was not one of them. > > The company advertizes that Paxil is NOT habit-forming. I'm not sure > what "habit-forming" means to them, but if it has to do with withdrawal > symptoms, then they are lying. > > If I ever need another medicine for depression, how will I know which one > won't cause impotence.? > > ANSWER: Antidepressants like Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft are notorious for > affecting sexuality. Impotence, lowered libido and inability to achieve > orgasn are possible side affects. > > You are quite right that the company states that Paxil "is not > habit-forming". But the official prescribing information warns that > "discontinuation (particularly when abrupt) may led to symptoms such as > dizziness, sensory disturbances, agitation or anxiety, nausea and > sweating" > > Antidepressans that might be less likely to affect sexuality include > bupropion (Wellbutrin), trazodone (Desyrel) and nefazondone )Serzone). > THE END > > As a side note, I received a letter from a lawyer, who is filing a class > action law suit against the makers of Serzone, because the med causes > shortness of breath, fatigue and general malaise. I've taken it, but > probably will not joini in the lawsuit. > > Best wishes to all > > Jo Ann > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn