http://kalengirl.com The World Through the eyes of a Panamanian Girl Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/ibuprofen-and-paracetamol-are-not-the-same/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/ibuprofen-and-paracetamol-are-not-the-same/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:08 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1433 At the beginning of this year I thought those two drug were actually the same thing but with different brand name, just like Paxil and Seroxat which are the same antidepressants. This weekend I got sick after spending too much time outside in the cold weather. Since this is the second time I get sick, [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/ibuprofen-and-paracetamol-are-not-the-same/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/green-urine/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/green-urine/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:56:38 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1369 I few weeks ago I started taking a multivitamin with different B supplements in it, which are suppose to help you feel more awake during the day and more active. (At least that’s what the commercial says). When I was in Panama, my mom used to tell me all the time “you should take some [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/green-urine/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/paxil-without-a-prescription/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/paxil-without-a-prescription/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:30:57 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1103 Paxil (or Seroxat in the UK) is an antidepressant by the company GlaxoSmithKline and it is used to treat major depression. The active chemical is paroxetine, which is associated with weight gain. However, while I was on Paxil I did not gain any weight but I did experience the other side effects like nausea, somnolence, [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/paxil-without-a-prescription/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/01/jet-lag-panama-to-u-k/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/01/jet-lag-panama-to-u-k/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:48:14 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=775 When you travel over many time zones, your body clock reminds the same and it will take some time to synchronize. I traveled to the U.K last Friday and arrived on Saturday afternoon (1:00 pm), but my body clock has 9:00 am as the time. That day I went to bed around 8:00 pm and [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/01/jet-lag-panama-to-u-k/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/08/vertigo/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/08/vertigo/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:30 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=556 The medical Condition, not the  U2 song ;-p In a previous post I was explaining about the withdrawal symptoms I am having after I stoping paxil, Vertigo is one of those symptoms. When you feel things are dizzily turning around or things are dizzily turning about you, that is the vertigo feeling. It is very common [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/08/vertigo/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/08/am-i-paxil-free/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/08/am-i-paxil-free/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:35:17 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=552 I stop taking Paxil a month ago, I did have some withdrawal symptoms like nausea, dizziness, vertigo, mood swings. Most of those symptoms have stop after one month, but I still have vertigo and mood swings. The vertigo doesn’t bothers me as much as the mood swings… I mean going from happiness to a sad [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/08/am-i-paxil-free/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/paxil-withdraw-first-week/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/paxil-withdraw-first-week/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:30:39 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=526 Last Sunday, my last 5 paxil pills ended in the toilet… and with that action I started a new journey, which I want to call ” Paxil Free, The Withdrawals effect” After 3 days of no paxil, I am starting to feel some withdrawal symptoms. This morning during breakfast I was thinking ” looks like [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/paxil-withdraw-first-week/feed/ 1 http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/paxilcanmakeyouactviolent/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/paxilcanmakeyouactviolent/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:16:52 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=518 the past is always there to hunt you, doesn’t matter what you do. A year ago, I was kick out from my parents house due to a rebellious act. I remembered that day having a migraine and calling my parents to pick me up at work because I was feeling really bad. My work at [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/paxilcanmakeyouactviolent/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/last-week-on-my-paxil-journey/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/last-week-on-my-paxil-journey/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:03:12 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=516 At the moment I’m taking 5 mg every two days, and next Sunday is the final day; I’m suppose to stop taking Paxil next Sunday. After 3 month I’m finally at the end of this journey, and I must say, it was not easy. There were times I wanted to go back to the beginning [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/07/last-week-on-my-paxil-journey/feed/ 1 http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-6/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-6/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 19:30:15 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.wordpress.com/?p=467 I’m taking at the moment 5 mg every day. Until now the only side effect I’m having is dizziness and anxiety attacks, yesterday I had one; but it was not as bad as the first one I had at work on Wednesday. For the dizziness I’m taking some pills that are for common dizziness and nausea, [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-6/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-5/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-5/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 14:33:22 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.wordpress.com/?p=464 Yesterday I started taking only 5mg each day. The first side effect I felt was an anxiety attack while I was at work! it was a very rare feeling, I felt like something was going to happened, I felt nervous for none reason, my heart was pitting very fast and I couldn’t stay still. During [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-5/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/the-first-fight-in-a-relationship/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/the-first-fight-in-a-relationship/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 19:51:29 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.wordpress.com/?p=459 my boyfriend and I had or first real fight last Sunday. Let me tell you the story from the beginning; on Saturday I had to get up early to go to work, just like during the week… and as you have read, I’ve being suffering of insomnia lately so I was not happy on getting [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/the-first-fight-in-a-relationship/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-4/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-4/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 19:44:30 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.wordpress.com/?p=454 I’m still lowering the dose of Paxil, on the 23 I will go down to 5mg every day. It is not an easy situation, especially when the lowering starts to affect your personality by making you more sensitive and easy to get angry… I have been having some insomnia, perhaps I should buy some sleeping [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/quitting-paxil-4/feed/ 4 http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/swine-flu-in-panama/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/swine-flu-in-panama/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 15:00:53 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.wordpress.com/?p=447 Until now we don’t have any person with the swine flu, we are still waiting for result from 4 possibles patients. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepare for it; that’s why the Government gave 5 millions dollars to take care of  the situation with the Swine Flu. One person from Peru had a stop [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/05/swine-flu-in-panama/feed/ 3 http://kalengirl.com/2009/04/quitting-paxil-3/ http://kalengirl.com/2009/04/quitting-paxil-3/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:36:25 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.wordpress.com/?p=444 Yesterday I had to go to the doctor to get something for my diarrhea… After taking the medicine the doctor prescribe me; today I felt a bit better. So, tomorrow I will go to work again . I’m still taking 7.5 mg (10mg one day, 5 mg the other day). for a month… I don’t [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2009/04/quitting-paxil-3/feed/ 0