Rage Paxil 13/09/1997 U.S.A. Report of Rage with Paxil: People's Pharmacy
 
 Summary:<br><br><div>Paragraphs 5 through 7 read:&nbsp; &quot;Q. <strong>I was fascinated by the story of the young man who set fire to himself while on Prozac. I too had a bad experience on antidepressant medicines. I had been on Ativan, Tofranil and <u>Paxil for a month when I flipped and went into a rage.&quot;<br /><br /></u>&quot;I am now on Zoloft. It helps my depression, but my panic disorder is worse and I&#39;m having trouble sleeping. Why aren&#39;t people better informed about side effects?&quot;<br /><br />&quot;A. The newer generation of antidepressants that includes Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft may produce anxiety, nervousness, agitation and insomnia. The combination of Tofranil with Paxil might have contributed to your unusual response. Paxil may lead to a toxic buildup of Tofranil.&quot;<br /><br />______________________________________________________________________________<br /></strong>PILL FOR BALDNESS IS GETTING ATTENTION<br />St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br />September 13, 1997<br />Author: Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D. <br />Estimated printed pages: 2 <br /><img src="../images.newsbank.com/infoweb/agg/shim.gif" alt="[]" width="1" height="1" /> <br />Q. I am only 29 but am beginning to go bald. My father has almost no hair and my mother&#39;s father is also bald.<br /><br />I have heard that there is a pill that can halt hair loss. n I understand the problem has something to do with testosterone. tm<br /><br />A. The pill is finasteride, originally developed to treat prostate enlargement. This medication, under the brand name Proscar, prevents the conversion of testosterone to DHT, which is thought to be responsible for male-pattern baldness as well as enlarged prostates.<br />&nbsp;<br />Research shows that finasteride slows hair loss significantly, with half the men in one study getting &quot;cosmetically acceptable&quot; regrowth. It is awaiting approval for this use at a lower dose under the brand name Propecia. Side effects appear rare, but a few of the men studied developed erection difficulties.<br /><br />*****<br />Q. <strong>I was fascinated by the story of the young man who set fire to himself while on Prozac. I too had a bad experience on antidepressant medicines. I had been on Ativan, Tofranil and <u>Paxil for a month when I flipped and went into a rage.<br /><br /></u>I am now on Zoloft. It helps my depression, but my panic disorder is worse and I&#39;m having trouble sleeping. Why aren&#39;t people better informed about side effects?<br /><br />A. The newer generation of antidepressants that includes Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft may produce anxiety, nervousness, agitation and insomnia. The combination of Tofranil with Paxil might have contributed to your unusual response. Paxil may lead to a toxic buildup of Tofranil.<br /><br />Ask your physician whether an old-fashioned antidepressant alone might be appropriate for you. Drugs such as amitriptyline, desipramine or doxepin are less likely to cause insomnia or nervousness. <br /></strong>Memo:&nbsp; HEALTH &amp; BEAUTY <br /><br />Write to Joe and Teresa Graedon in care of the Post-Dispatch, 900 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. 63101, or send e-mail to PHARMACY@mindspring.com . <br />Edition:&nbsp; FIVE STAR LIFT<br />Section:&nbsp; LIFESTYLE<br />Page:&nbsp; 36<br />Column:&nbsp; THE PEOPLE&#39;S PHARMACY COLUMN<br />Copyright 1997 St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br />Record Number:&nbsp; 9709140380 <br /><br />OpenURL Article Bookmark (right click, and copy the link location):<br /><a href="http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&amp;rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SLDB&amp;rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&amp;rft_dat=0EB0506AB8A69D1E&amp;svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&amp;req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0">PILL FOR BALDNESS IS GETTING ATTENTION</a><br /></div> 
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