Posts Tagged ‘prescription painkiller’

Question by akivi73: How long did it take you to withdraw completely from paroxetine/paxil?
Is there anything that helped with the discomfort?
I’ve been off paroxetine for about a week because I can’t afford to go to the doc for a new prescription. I knew that was coming up so I tapered off the dose for about a week prior, but I’m still having withdrawal symptoms-“brain zaps” & dizziness mostly.

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Answer by Mad Mac
Paroxetine is an SSRI and has the highest incidence of discontinuation syndrome of any serotonin re-uptake inhibiting medication. You need to discontinue it under the supervision of the prescribing physician. Look up “paroxetine withdrawal” and “SSRI discontinuation syndrome” in Yahoo! web searches for detailed info on this.

Negativity is the cause of depression, not a “chemical imbalance”; try “learning to think positive” in a Yahoo! web search for links on how to do this.

methadone withdrawal chronicle day 15 – quitting clinic after 3 yrs 100mg/day cold turkey.

Painkiller abuse reaching epidemic levels in US
Dependency happens when someone becomes tolerant to a medication, or experiences withdrawal symptoms without it. Addiction is … Prescription painkiller overdoses (opioid or narcotic pain relievers: Vicodin, OxyContin, methadone, etc.) killed more …
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Rising Death Toll Shows Heroin's Reach in North Jersey
But above all, heroin addiction is believed to have its roots in what public health officials have called an "epidemic'' of prescription painkillers, which are readily prescribed and highly addictive. Chemically and metabolically, painkillers based on …
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Addiction to Prescription Drugs Affecting more Newborns Recently: Report
Following birth, when the baby fails to get the drug, it starts showing symptoms of withdrawal. Some of the symptoms include feeding problems, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, sweating, seizures, non-stop … Similar to Tennessee, children's hospitals in …
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If You Build It, Who Will Come? – Washington City Paper (blog)

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If You Build It, Who Will Come? Washington City Paper (blog) The juxtaposition is strange: In the middle of a strip of dingy carry-outs, boarded-up storefronts, and a methadone clinic sits an art gallery with a French name and an elegant atmosphere to match. The Honfleur Gallery on Good Hope Road SE in Anacostia … and more »

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Disqualified driver, 38, who mowed down a ‘perfect couple’ on their tandem … – Daily Mail

Disqualified driver, 38, who mowed down a 'perfect couple' on their tandem … Daily Mail Lovell, 38, left the couple dying by the side of the road and while awaiting sentencing bragged to other inmates that he would get away 'with four years'. The Independent Police … 'In your system you had morphine, methadone and cocaine. 'I am going … and more »

How Treatment Can Help Opioid Painkiller Addiction – Real Patient Story Part 2 – Real Patient Story – Part 2 More and more people are getting help for their addiction to opioid painkillers and you can too. Hear Laurie’s story about living…

Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions
PBS NewsHour recently aired a report on prescription drug abuse that led viewers to ask many questions. We asked the CDC to answer them, below. One in 20 people in the United States say they've used prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons in …
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The grim life of North Jersey's suburban heroin addicts
They include a 25-year-old from Tenafly who has shoplifted and sold off her belongings to support her addiction; a 20-year-old from Franklin Lakes, who hid his painkiller and heroin habit from his fiancée for years; a 21-year-old woman from Rockland …
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US HIV baby ‘cured’ by early drug treatment – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Latest-News/101615183364879 https://twitter.com/__LatestNews__ A baby girl in the US born with HIV appears to have been cured …

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Downtown Comedy Club Developer Heads to Jail for Drug Treatment – Ozarks First
In a plea agreement, Dibben received a suspended imposition of sentence and was required to complete 120 days in custody in a Department of Corrections drug treatment program. The charges in this case stemmed from a March 3, 2010, incident during …
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Addiction has motivated recent crime sprees
Crime is not an inevitable or universal side effect of addiction, but heroin has been a silent motivator in many recent crimes across Franklin County, police say. Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Bucci worries that prescription painkillers are …
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