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Tired of depression meds: At a loss of what to do
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 9, 2023 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I’m 8 months off a terrible withdrawal from 25 years of Paxil. So hoping I could live without meds but I think I need something. Am not well mentally at all. The SNRI’s that have been recommended to me all have awful side effects. I wonder if a different SSRI would work or not. I want my life back
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I was on Paxil for 25 years. I tapered myself off in 9 months without my doctor’s knowledge. I was fine for about 4 months and then things started going haywire. To make a long story short, I was told by two doctors that my problems were most likely the result of coming off the Paxil. It may have been too fast for me. I am now taking low dose Prozac which is much much easier to taper. Effexor, an SNRI, and Paxil are probably the two worst to taper.