My daughter is a drug addict. (meth). Will the drug paxil be of benifit to her?

Answer 1

Only a Doctor can answer your question on that. She probably is not using meth because she is depressed (Paxil is for depression). She is depressed because she is using meth. Addiction is a self induced disease, self diagnosed (only by admitting you have a problem) and self treated (through detox and a good program). Treating one drug addiction with another drug isn't the best answer unless a trained professional can closely monitor the person and provide medical insight. Please try to get her intervention for her addiction. Addiction is not a character flaw, it is a dis-ease condition and family and friends can only help by encouraging her to intervention.

Answer 2

Speak to a health professional.......but from personal experience (my mom took Paxil for years)....it is a little addictive.....and it had really bad side effects when mixed with alcohol.......so if your daughter already has an addictive personality, then it's probably not the best choice for her.....
Plus Paxil is more of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medication.

From my friends experience, Meth is an incredibly hard drug to quit.....perhaps you should take drastic measures sooner rather than later by getting her into rehab......and remember to be patient with her, let her know that your love unconditionally.....

I wish you both all the best. This sort of thing can most definitely happen to anyone.

Answer 3

Paxil is an antidepressant used to treat depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other anxiety issues.

Normal treatment for Meth addiction is to use other amphetamines to break the cycle. Modafinil has been used in some cases. There have been experiments with monoamine reuptake inhibitors.

Paxil is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Your doctor is going to be the best source of information.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

First tell her about drugs.... educate her her on what they are and let her realize that there is a problem outside her "world". Let her know that drug addiction can happen to anyone of any social economic class and let her know that these people need and deserve help. Then tell her about her dad. She will eventually find out, and the later it is, the more resentment she will have due to growing older and learning more (becoming her own person), if you keep lying to her about her dad, she will then be more mad at you the longer it takes for her to find the truth. This whole time she is thinking one thing, which grows a part of you, and then later she finds the truth and the part of her that was a lie is now known to be a lie.... depending on her personality, this could be very hard on her to find out she was being lied to. But first, teach her about drugs and let her know that it "Just Isn't Her Dad" that has the problem. Hope you all get through this...

Answer 5

This is not a question for layman. Discuss this with your health
provider.PLEASE, for your child's sake get her to a Doctor,
right now.