What other antidepressants have you tried? Prozac in higher dosages 60mg a day and above has been known to suppress appetite as well as treat the underlying depression.

thankyou, well, the dr. thought paxil would help me so I wasnt so tired.....lol

well, some days I feel good, other days I dont, I dont know. if you have ever battled with depression, then you know....

it is not what some people think.......there are some that dont have a clue, they think you just feel sorry for yourself.

I did try prozac years ago, it made me awfully hungry and made me gain weight...i think they all do, I dont know.

thankyou for your concern , I will talk to the dr. about it soon. I may have to try a different doctor.

yes i have battled it myself

I hope you are doing better now.....

Thankyou!!!

I will try to find these books on Amazon....

take care, Gina

Hi. I was on Paxil and I loved it. I always felt happy and calm when I was taking it. The only problem was that it made me tired, so I had to discontinue it because it was affecting my school performance. I had no problems discontinuing it, and I weaned off of it by slowly cut the doses in half. I now take St. John's Wort, which helps a little. I still get the blues and everyday I feel a bit down, but not as bad as if I were'nt on anything at all. I'm thinking about starting an exercise program soon, because I know this is supposed to help too.

The clinical depression I have is from a very tramatic situation (i.e.cancer). It really threw me and I haven't gotten out from under it since. The drs said that is what caused my depression. I'm sure others have had something tramatic happen to them, hence the depression. I was told this type of depression can/should be treated with meds.

I have read that withdrawing from paxil, or any antidepressant is tough and you should not quit cold turkey. When you are depressed it is hard to see a way out. No less to have the energy to attack the problem. It is hard to change. Trying to stretch into a new unfamiliar territory (new pills, new doctor, new job, new life, whatever) is anxiety provoking, which may cause you to try and defeat the change up front by telling yourself "it will never work"...or other self defeating behavior. This circle buried me in my own quicksand of misery for years. But if you don't try, you keep the same hot flame of misery next to your heart.

Sometimes you just must stumble forward to change. Life will make you fall, but you must have the courage to get up and stumble again.

Joe

HI , thankyou for joining us.....I made a list of some of the books you read, that was helpful....

I'll visit your journal soon, I have so many things to do right now. take care, Gina

Vitamin D, calcim and magnesium together help relieve depression.

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thankyou so much, these articles are really good...........

I dont feel that depressed when I can eat..........

help!!!!!

I mean when my stomach feels full, I feel better, I am sure we all do, but I am having a difficult time doing this again.

I can't stand the thought of eating sausage or bacon....

or even eggs, I can eat them, but not all of the time.