[kj] OT: Seroxat

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:09:31 +0100

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A friend of mine was on it until recently, she finally stopped
after she started bleeding internally. These articles were in the
Guardian recently:

Coroner calls for inquiry into Seroxat

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,912963,00.html

Touching the void
Regulators have just banned the prescription of the antidepressant
Seroxat to
under-18s. Novelist Helen Walsh, who was suicidal during her time on the
drug,
knows why

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,975448,00.html

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Mark Saxton wrote:

> Seroxat is a seriously powerful drug that IS addictive, despite all
> the initial ballyhoo that SSRIs are not . You try coming off it, it is
> worse than the depths of terror that led you to it in the first place,
> who knows of long term effects?Oh yeah, together with alcohol I have
> had some wild experiences, culminating in resignation from my job as a
> Psychiatric Nurse and incarceration for 4 months. I still don't know
> if Seroxat was to blame, though I know I had Bi-Polar tendencies
> prior, nothing like the absolute euphoria and mayhem that followed and
> continues to simmer to this day.This is one of the reasons I adore KJ
> so much, it reflects the chaotic fearful mind but is infused with
> great beauty and hope too.I'd be interested to know more about your
> experiences with Seroxat.Do you get the "minds eye as television
> screen cutting out for half a second accompanied by electro shock
> sensation whenever you move too quickly or turn your head " syndrome,
> if you miss a couple of doses?Let me know, off to down my 30mg, down
> from 40 recently.Cheers.

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A friend of mine was on it until recently, she finally stopped
<br>after she started bleeding internally. These articles were in the
<br>Guardian recently:
<p>Coroner calls for inquiry into Seroxat
<p><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,912963,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,912963,00.html</A>
<p>Touching the void
<br>Regulators have just banned the prescription of the antidepressant
Seroxat to
<br>under-18s. Novelist Helen Walsh, who was suicidal during her time on
the drug,
<br>knows why
<p><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,975448,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,975448,00.html</A>
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<p>Mark Saxton wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Seroxat
is a seriously powerful drug that IS addictive, despite all the initial
ballyhoo that SSRIs are not . You try coming off it, it is worse than the
depths of terror that led you to it in the first place, who knows of long
term effects?</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Oh yeah, together
with alcohol I have had some wild experiences, culminating in resignation
from my job as a Psychiatric Nurse and incarceration for 4 months. I still
don't know if Seroxat was to blame, though I know I had Bi-Polar tendencies
prior, nothing like the absolute euphoria and mayhem that followed and
continues to simmer to this day.This is one of the reasons I adore KJ so
much, it reflects the chaotic fearful mind but is infused with great beauty
and hope too.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I'd be interested
to know more about your experiences with Seroxat.Do you get the "minds
eye as television screen cutting out for half a second accompanied by electro
shock sensation whenever you move too quickly or turn your head " syndrome,
if you miss a couple of doses?</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Let
me know, off to down my 30mg, down from 40 recently.Cheers.</font></font></blockquote>

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