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the gal from the dr.'s office that called me said to ask the pharmacist
about paxil.
How does it react with eldepryl? what should I look for?

thanks, Coleen :)

At 06:43 PM 12/21/1999 -0600, Charles T. Meyer, M.D. wrote:
>Coleen,
>
>Paxil is used for depression primarily with other uses including OCD and
>Social phobia all of which have biochemical origins.  It is often useful
>with PD patients but your doctor should be expalining why he is prescribing
>any medication. It can interact  with eldepryl but that is unlikely. IT is
>unlikely to help tiredness unless it is paaart of a depression.
>
>Charlie
>
>Charles T. Meyer, M.D. (Retired Psychiatrist)
>Middleton(Madison) WI
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Coleen Pettit <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 6:25 PM
>Subject: Paxil? for PD?
>
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> sorry to sound dumb....but is Paxil a drug that you guys use? I didn't
>know
>> that?
>> My gyno prescribed it for me with my skin problem but I went off
>> it...didn't think I needed it...
>>
>> With Bob's tiredness so often I called the neurologist and they called me
>> back with a Paxil perscription....I know it is for depression, obsessive
>> compulsive behavior and something else I can't think of now.
>>
>> Is anyone on Paxil here and how much are you taking and how are you
>feeling?
>> I don't know the mg's yet.
>>
>> HUGS, Coleen :)
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