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What is good daily med that only treats anxiety and depression?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 18 6:32am | Replies (73)Comment receiving replies
I’m 78 and cannot take Paxil anymore. Im working with a great psychiatrist and we are doing a slow taper to Prozac. I am hoping Prozac will work. It’s Been 5 weeks and we are going very slow. I am journaling my progress. They tell me to be patient. Has any one switched from Paxil to Prozac successfully?
Mary Jean
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Hi Mary Jean,
I have been taking Paxil since 2002 and it still works fine (40 mg/day). I tried a slow taper off of it a few years back, and once I got to 20 mg/day, I started feeling worse. I'm back on 40 mg/day.
I'm curious - why can't you take Paxil anymore?
Your psychiatrist is a great choice to guide you through this. If your Paxil dose gets very low, your psychiatrist can have a pharmacy titrate the drug into even smaller doses. You can check on that.
Depression is no fun, and I wish you the best in finding something that works for you.
Joe