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Does Sudden Withdrawal Of Paxidep Cause Headache And Sleeplessness?
hi doctor, my father takes paxidep cr daily in the night since on year. now the advised to stop it. at first he used to take paxidep cr 12.5 for one month and that doctor increased it to 25 mg and advised to use for two months and after that doctor again increased it to 37.5 mg and it was continued for three months. after that he decreased gradually to 25mg and 12.5 mg. now advised to stop the medicine. now my father is suffering from head ache and sleep less ness. are these were the side effects with sudden withdrawl of paxidep? my father is also suffering from brain stroke from the last two years. so please give me the best suggestion sir.
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Hello,
Paxidep belongs to the SSRI group of anti-depressants. These are safe medicines with very little addiction potential. Stopping the SSRI can lead to depression which can return of depression which often manifests as sleeplessness, excessive tiredness, loss of initiative, sadness or as physical symptoms like headache. I may be able to help him with other medicines if you get back to me with full details of the stroke, his present status, any other disease like diabetes, high blood pressure etc.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Noble Zachariah, Internal Medicine Specialist
Paxidep belongs to the SSRI group of anti-depressants. These are safe medicines with very little addiction potential. Stopping the SSRI can lead to depression which can return of depression which often manifests as sleeplessness, excessive tiredness, loss of initiative, sadness or as physical symptoms like headache. I may be able to help him with other medicines if you get back to me with full details of the stroke, his present status, any other disease like diabetes, high blood pressure etc.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Noble Zachariah, Internal Medicine Specialist
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