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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
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
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I was having side affects , extremely exhausted and signs I was on too much for my age. They call it the ssri syndrome. My hands were shaking and I was having horrible tightening of muscles in my legs. I have felt for a long time that the drug was not working for me. With the help of a psychiatrist I am SLOWLY tapering to Prozac . I considered lowering the Paxil to 35 mg but my genetic testing showed Prozac was a good choice for me. it’s scary but I’m going to be patient. I’m now on 30 mg of Paxil and 10 mg Prozac. I have been dealing with some nausea in the withdrawal of Paxil and the addition of Prozac. I feel I’m on the right track. It’s been about 6 weeks and I believe 3 very small tapers. I am also on Clonazapam to help with the withdrawal symptoms when I have them. I would never consider going off Paxil without a plan for another drug to replace it. My son also tapered from Paxil to Prozac and is doing well.
It’s scary but I hope I can be patient enough to get through this. So far I’m encouraged by what I’m feeling. I do have a journey ahead of me. I’m hopeful!
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