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    Posted: 02 November 2007 at 2:42pm
Has anyone taken this?

How long did it take for you to start feeling better?

Did you experience any side effects?

How long until the side effects went away?

How long did you take it for and was it hard to come off it?

Would you recommend it to help with anxiety/depression?

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Hi luvvy. When I first started I had 5 straight days of feeling nauseous like a really bad case of morning sickness and if I ate it got worse but then it subsided on  the 6th day and I havent had any other side effects. It took me 2weeks and all of a sudden the clouds lifted and I was a new person. Goodluck hun


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Sorry can't answer any of your questions, just wanted to send a hug.


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Has anyone taken this?
Yep

How long did it take for you to start feeling better?
I felt terrible for over 2 weeks, then discontinued *i like doing things i was told not to do*

Did you experience any side effects?
Yes many, incl. loss of control over bowel movements

How long until the side effects went away?
Dont know coz i didnt continue after 2 weeks of terrible side affects

How long did you take it for and was it hard to come off it?
N/A
Would you recommend it to help with anxiety/depression?
Yes but it depends on you & what will work for you- it doesnt hurt to try- bearing in mind it will no longer be subsidised

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Mel, i was on aropax for yonks if you wanna hear all about it! There were some crazy side effects but it was good in the long run!
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I was on aropax about 6 years ago. I do remember the first couple of days feeling absolutley wiped out - I htink I slept for the better part of 3 days. (No children at the time) After those inital days I was definately more alert and even slept better at night. The one thing I think it did contribute to was some weight gain. Everyone told me that once I came off the tablets that it would 'fall off'. However I think the bad eating habits that was one of my other ways to help me deal with what was going on also contributed and meant that it didn't fall off when I changed tablets - (I was concerned about the gain). If I remember correctly the dr also told me that it could prevent 'the big O' during special hug time. (at the time special hugs were the last thing on my mind. I can't remembe r how long I was on them, and because I change tablets I can't tell you about any withdrawl symptoms. (I did end up going cold turkey when I came off the others and don't remember anything major.


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Has anyone taken this?
Yes.

How long did it take for you to start feeling better?
Started off with half a Tab, but gradually progressed to 2 tabs a day (Max is 3..) DH noticed a difference straight away. I noticed it gradually. Not flying off the handle at small things. Was a whole heap more relaxed about going out with Ethan and more relaxed about unexpected changes in plans....

Did you experience any side effects?
Weight gain and couldn't stand the heat in summer....

How long until the side effects went away?
Have been off Aropax for a year now, so this summer will be a test to see how I react to the heat. Have also been steadily losing the weight that I gained.

How long did you take it for and was it hard to come off it?
3 yrs total. I did a quick "withdrawl" program as I was supposed to go onto some other drug, but didn't in the end. To do the quick qithdrawl I had to take half a tab less every second day and maintain that for a week. i.e. Mon ~ 2 tabs, Tues ~ 1.5, Wed ~2 Thurs ~1.5 Fri ~ 2. Once I had stabilised with that I then added in another day of the 1.5 tab. i.e Mon 2, tues 1.5 weds 1.5 thurs 2, then slowly got down to 1.5. Left it a week on 1.5 then began the process again to get down to one tab...

Would you recommend it to help with anxiety/depression?

YES!!!!! Was a godsend for me a really helped me through some tough times... I also know my "signs" now and have no issues if I need my "happy pills" again...

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] Has anyone taken this?Yes

How long did it take for you to start feeling better?About 10 days, full effects in a month
Did you experience any side effects? Yes, initially I got a feeling of disorientation, but longterm, I still get some tingling in feet and hands and night sweats

How long until the side effects went away?
The initial ones lasted a week-10 days
How long did you take it for and was it hard to come off it?I have been advised to continue taking it for one year, which will take me to next Feb/Mar
Would you recommend it to help with anxiety/depression?It works for me, but not for everyone
Hope that helps, I was lucky and found something to help straight away. Good luck
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Originally posted by Glow Glow wrote:

Would you recommend it to help with anxiety/depression?
Yes but it depends on you & what will work for you- it doesnt hurt to try- bearing in mind it will no longer be subsidised


Aropax is no longer subsidised but Loxamine is and it's the same drug
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Thanks heaps for the responses everyone, you've pretty much answered all my questions

Thanks for the hug too Debbie, you're such a sweetie
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It took me 2 weeks before i was feeling better. Rule of thumb is it takes 2 weeks to build up or clear out of your system... Dont miss more than 2 days as you can feel some yuck withdrawl symptoms.

I have been on aropax for 3 years now and it is the softest on the body.
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Bumping for Foxxy
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thanks....man im not sure i want to take it after reading this:(
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I didn't wind up taking it. Apparently it is one of the most gentle meds on the body but everyone I asked about it and everything I researched had complaints about side effects of one kind or another.
As my Dr said, it comes down to a question of whether the side effects would be better or worse than what you're putting up with now. For me, I couldn't cope with any more physical symptoms, they just triggered my anxiety off even worse. Luckily I've managed to come through the worst of it now

Good luck Foxxy, I know how frustrating it can be trying to decide what is right for you, for now.
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mine is mostly just ocd which ive lived with forever anyway..the only side affects he said were it can make you have trouble sleeping and make you worse before better..he never said any of that stuff.. DH reckons i should try it but im not prepared for two weeks of hell before it gets better.. far out.. lucky i read the info sheet and logged on here before i started!
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I've never taken aropax but I have taken fluoxetine (prozac) and citalopram which are also SSRIs. All I can really say is that taking antidepressants changed my life hugely for the better. It worked within 3-4 weeks.

I think the way that people react to these drugs is very individual. I got insomnia and agitation on fluoextine but no side effects from citalopram. I think its true that sometimes you have to go through a bit of pain to get the right drug but it is so worth it.

I heard that aropax is particularly good if you are anxious or have insomnia but is once of the hardest to come off because the drug leaves the system really quickly which causes withdrawl symptoms. Although, once again that's very individual.

Good luck and take care.
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Wow, Aropax is pretty widely prescribed huh?!

The doc i went to said he realllllly does not like using it as it was one of the first of it's kind out and has nasty side effects etc etc.. so he put me on Citalopram instead - same family of meds but newer, works in the same way, but tweaked so it's not quite as icky.

But anyway, i am about the same as the rest.. when i first started i had different symptoms/side effects for a fair while including cotton mouth (argh drove me batty!) headaches, stomach upsets, nausea and loss of appetite, dizzyness, tiredness, vision changes. The first few nights i got up to go to the loo in the middle of the night and pretty much stumbled down the hallway cos i was sooo groggy, and dizzy and couldn't see properly either. Oh the fun. But slowly each just stopped happening as much and i got to a point where i was thinking "hhm is it working? is it not? maybe i'm just getting better myself?" and then yep, about 2 weeks after starting i kinda woke up one day and felt pretty good and that was about it.
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The cotton mouth seems to be an antidepressant thing in general, I was on tricyclics and they have the same side effect.
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I've decided not to take them..partly as i have to stay on them and partly those side effects just aren't good enough for me.. a personal thing..I have a 4 month old to look after and dont want weeks of feeling worse(and permanent side effects)..it's not running my life(the OCD) so hopefully will just sort it out another way..still really pissed off about lack of couselling..so i guess will have to pay the 130$ a session:(

anyway i know for some people its worth the first few weeks.. i am very very surprised my doc just prescribed it and didnt even tell me most of this:(
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Mine was the same Foxxy, all she said was that some people feel a little dizzy for the first day or two.
Did you check out WINZ for the counselling supplement?
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