#paxil

[manzyxoxo]

MCR as antidepressants :)

[annihilation-obliteration]

Hey so if you've been on an SSRI (or a couple different ones) for more than a year and you've recently developed chronic pain or worsening chronic pain (that doesn't seem like there's a real reason for it) PLEASE talk to your doctor about the rare side effects of the ssris you're on or have been on, because "muscles aches and pains" is a rare side effect and the likelihood of you experiencing a rare side effect goes up the more time you're on the SSRI.

And yeah it sounds silly "oh my muscles are sore" no I'm talking muscle spasms and tightness. I was on ssris for the past 5 years (3 years of wellbutrin at the end) and had to start taking muscle relaxers because my back and hips were so painfully tight the muscles were literally injuring my ligaments and shit, but I stopped Wellbutrin and suddenly I barely need my muscle relaxers.

I'm fucking serious, I just thought there was something else going on hearing about all of these depressed and mentally ill people having chronic pain, turns out ssris can give you chronic pain.

Please talk to your doctor and read the warnings on your ssris carefully or at least keep this in mind if you choose not to. My chronic pain induced by ssris made my mental illnesses worse because I couldn't fucking exist without pain.

[catfindr]

[creetch]

There's a lot of antidepressant negativity in the tags and I totally understand that, if your experience with taking meds hasn't been good it's entirely understandable why you'd want to post and warn people about the potential risks, however I wanna inject some positivity in the tags and share my current experience with Paroxetine.

It's changed my life in such a positive way.

I take Paroxetine for OCD and I feel so much less anxious every day, I don't wake up mid panic attack any more, I'm able to tackle my horrible thoughts much easier using therapy techniques (these thoughts will still come, they always will, but they become so much easier to beat down) and issues I didn't even think were caused by my OCD (problems with articulating myself verbally because of brain fog, desire to reach out to others, sleep problems) have started to really be mended.

In the beginning I will say this - my immediate side effects for the first week or two were really bad. Terrible nausea, major anxiety (as in crazy absurd unexplainable fight or flight when I'm at my workplace, I genuinely was thinking shit like I've GOT to get out of here whilst I was just chatting to a customer) issues with sleeping, eye twitching, excessive yawning, etc, however getting through those two weeks to have months of calm, be free from constant anxiety, and want to live again is worth it.

As for side effects long term, I haven't gained any weight I've actually lost weight as a result of taking Paroxetine. I've lost 5lbs on it, I know it can make you gain weight and that's something a lot of people report but my experience has been the opposite. I have had vivid dreams, but only one vivid nightmare. It's been so worth it for me, so I wanted to share that for others to try to balance the mass negativity towards Paroxetine.

[weirdpersonifiedpills]

🌟💊-Welcome!-💊🌟

Heyo, I’m Mouthy (@mouthydraws), welcome to my funny pill blog! I’m an autistic artist with a special interest in pharmacology, specially psychiatric medications, more specifically antidepressants, even more specifically SSRIs. A lot of the stuff I post here will be older until I’m able to catch up, but that hopefully won’t take too long!

New blog for my medication personifications? First post obviously has to be the SSRI lineup from 2022, here come the white-tailed deer ready to fight for your mental health!

From left to right: Zelmid (zimelidine), Luvox (fluvoxamine), Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (paroxetine), Celexa (citalopram), and Lexapro (escitalopram)

SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are a class of antidepressants used to treat a variety of mental illnesses, most notably anxiety disorders and depression. They’re my absolute favorite class and the reason I’m currently in college for pharmacology. Prozac’s history in particular is my favorite to read about, so expect plenty of him and his history lol.

F.A.Q.

What are personified pills?

Personified pills are, as the name suggests, personifications of medications. Each aspect of the character, from their design to their personality, is carefully chosen based on historical, chemical, and pharmacological aspects of the actual medication. I enjoy drawing the characters in scenes that reference the real-life history of said drug.

Are these your OCs?

Yes. While I don’t own the idea of personifying medications, the designs and characters themselves do belong to me. You’re welcome to design your own personifications, or use mine with credit!

Why are they animals/furries?

Each class of drugs is a different animal species, I think it adds a lot to the characters, and specific animals are chosen in the same way every other aspect of the characters are chosen. Having the characters be animals also allows for clear distinctions between drug classes. I don’t enjoy drawing humans, but even if I did, I’d still keep them as animals.

Do you have a personification for *insert medication here*

All of my personifications are on my Toyhouse (@mouthydraws) under the ‘Medications’ folder. It can take some background knowledge on the class of the drug/possible subclasses or categories to find some of them, so I’ll also be uploading all of them here and using tags to make them easier to locate. If you have a specific medication you want to see, feel free to let me know!

Will you personify illegal drugs?

Given that most illegal drugs either didn’t start out as illegal or are only illegal in certain forms/circumstances, yes. I’ve started on the opioid personifications, and diacetylmorphine (her0in) is definitely going to be a part of that, as well as ADHD medications, which means m3thamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal m3th) is also on the horizon.

Are real people/names included in character lore?

No, I try to keep real people out of the personified pill lore, as it is fiction that’s simply based on actual events. A lot of the history behind these medications can be upsetting, and I do my best to treat these events with the respect they deserve. I’ll talk a lot about drug companies (Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Novartis, AstraZeneca, etc. etc.) but I won’t mention anyone specific lore-wise. I enjoy talking about drug history OUTSIDE of these characters, and will probably do that here too (with appropriate tags of course).

My inbox is always open, but I’m more active on Instagram and Twitter (@mouthydraws). I post a lot of WIPs and general pharmacology ramblings on my Instagram stories, so if you’re interested come check it out! I’m always looking for more pharmacology mutuals!!

[ai-thne]

by the way re: my previous post, i feel like a few of you might want to know that there's a thing in pharmacology called a medicine's half-life (which varies depending on the med), during which a quarter of the dose you took is still in your body and working.

everyone who takes any medication should be aware of it, but imo people who take antidepressants should especially know what this shit is because it can very easily make or break the deal.

example: i was prescribed 50mg of sertraline. the amount in my body on the first day i took it was 50mg, but on the second day it was 50mg + ¼ of the 50mg from the previous day, because Zoloft (and any other sertraline med) has a half-life of 24 hours. That ¼ did me in. I lowered the dose to 25mg daily, now i'm fine.

the takeaway is: look up the half-life of your meds and have the dose adjusted accordingly if the stacking of dose + half-life makes you feel bad!! meds are supposed to make you feel more functional, so if you feel worse, it means you're taking too much! talk to your doctor!!

[littlethingsmart]

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[doctorsickx]

✨️finally gone manic after being unable to want to breathe for years ✨️