After 15 years of marriage, she has gone off the wall and seems to be not living in reality. She wants to move out away from me and our two sons and live on her own. She appears to be tormented by things she did in her past, but she does not want to discuss. She has had an online relationship with a divorced father of 4 who lives 3000 miles away, and she really likes him. Within the last two weeks she got a cell phone behind my back so she could talk to this guy whenever she wanted. She does not want counseling, doesn't want to work on the marriage, yet doesn't want a divorce. She has no intention to move closer to this man, nor he closer to her. She also listens to heavy grundge music, wants to get a tatoo, and wants nothing to do with her family and friends. She says she knows what she is doing is wrong, but it "feels too good to stop". I believe Paxil is to blame. Anyone with experience with this drug with advice is welcome to respond!
2006-06-20 06:03:27 · 14 answers · asked by Dan 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I was once on Paxil. Although I didn't have the same problems. If your wife is having depression problems then she needs to go to the Dr. and get something diffrent perscribed. Every couple of years I have to change brands of meds, she may be the same. There are so many diffrent ones out there because not one works on everyone, she needs to keep trying diffrent ones to see which one works for her. But I do agree with you, it is the Paxil talking, please stick by her, she can't control herself now, she needs you to stand beside her.
2006-06-20 06:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by faith4tim1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, it sounds like you're going through a tough one. I have taken Paxil and it has helped me in the past, it stopped taking it a while ago b/c the efficacy was wearing off and changed to Celexa. The only draw back is that Paxil is addictive, meaning you can't just stop taking it without feeling like crap and it has been linked to breast cancer. It sounds like maybe your wife has been depressed for many years and now that she's taking Paxil, it has lifted the "fog" and now she's kind of in a hypomanic state (another side effect). Also, another thought is that Paxil and therapy go hand-in-hand b/c there has been links to Paxil causing suicide (it makes you so amp'd). My recommendation is that she needs an intervention and she should be hospitalized so that they examine whether or not Paxil is appropriate for her, and possibly get to the root of her feelings.
2006-06-20 07:02:57 · answer #2 · answered by giggles91568 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is obviously some reason she has become unhappy with her marriage. Ususally, boredom, or it could be just going thru some hormonal imbalance. But I do think she needs some counciling. As for the Paxil, i took it at one time but the only thing that it did for me, was to relax me so much all i wanted to do was sleep... The number one thing she needs is a true relationship with God...You need to really lift her up in prayer son. She seems to be tormented by some bad spirits. you see, satan knows he only has a little time left and he has many spirits he uses to torment people... just pray really hard for her and try to convince her she needs help..SOON.
2006-06-20 06:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by chehawgirl56 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no experience with Paxil. Get counseling for yourself and your boys so you have help figuring out how to deal with this. I don't know how much her doctor will interact with you or talk to you about her condition, but you have to tell the doc about this situation somehow. She may need a guardian so you can take some drastic measures. It must be unbearable for you and you deserve better. This sounds very serious to me. Many blessing to all of you. I'm not a doc or a PHD; just opinions.
2006-06-20 06:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may have been misdiagnosed. Maybe she doesn't have anxiety but is bipolar. I do not know of any cases where paxil made people irrational or making bad decisions. in any cases regarding your divorce you may want to stand by and try to understand that she is not controlling what she does or say. give it some time before blaming her. you need to be patient and supportive of her.
2016-05-20 05:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like she is not on the right medication for whatever she is going through. I have taken paxil for 5 years now, and I have never had any side effects like that whatsoever. but I take it for anxiety. She sounds like she has something entirely different. I would try to get her to revisit her doctor. However, I would not blame a medication for her wild behavior. That seems to be a direct result of an entirely different issue.
2006-06-22 05:31:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs therapy... and hopefully you will go wih her. She probably neeps one on one therapy and therapy as a couple. Taking a drug like Paxil requires monitoring. Any doctor who will just give her the medication without monitoring her is nutso. You might want to cancel the internet account. Is she working? She really needs to be monitored on that or any medication. And she needs to start living realistically. Don't allow her to sit at home all day.
2006-06-20 06:10:42 · answer #7 · answered by trollunderthestairs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dad took Paxil for several years, after his mother died. The most extreme thing he ever did was wear a very loud paisley shirt to Outback for dinner. I don't think your wife's behavior can be entirely attributed to the Paxil.
2006-06-20 06:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by TechnoRat60 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brother took Paxil for about 6 months, damn near killed himself while on it! Get your wife to the doctor soon and get the scrip changed to something else. My bro got his changed and has been fine since.........
2006-06-20 06:28:54 · answer #9 · answered by Carjohnrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she is in mid life crisis maybe she needs a really great vacation somewhere tropical or a spring break kinda situation to just chill and forget about kids and "grownup" responsibilitys".
2006-06-20 06:08:21 · answer #10 · answered by *~*Jill*~* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋