Could Paxil work again? Worked great for 25 years

@rosa66 it seems like it would be worth exploring with your doctor. I wanted to be sure I read your history correctly in your post. Were you on Paxil for 25 years and just recently, off of it for 8 months?

How long did you taper?

Yes….wondering if a different SSRI would help rather than an SNRI.

Psych had me drop 5 mgs every two weeks from 40. I didn’t even question it and didn’t find out about withdrawal stuff until I was so so sick and googled it. It was too fast…am suffering mentally 8 months out. Because Paxil worked great for so long, could another SSRI work or did Paxil screw that up. The SNRI’s they are recommending sound terrible too

Yes much too fast. Basically the same thing happened to me. I tapered 9 months without my doctors knowledge. My new doctor switched me to low dose Prozac.

Prozac has become my safe place after a difficult interlude with Trintillix. It is a tried older drug, inexpensive, and the transition was intentional and well guided by a psychiatrist.

What is your dose??? I’m so afraid

Is The Prozac working for your depression and anxiety? I wonder if it would work after so many successful years on Paxil or if my neurotransmitters are totally ruined 🙁

Prozac is effective. I am also prescribed an anti-anxiety drug, and the two together have addressed my issues. I have no frame of reference for the status of neurotransmitters, but I would point you to a psychiatrist to assist you in sorting this out. Best wishes for a timely resolution.

Please keep you physician, preferably a psychiatrist in the loop. Self practice with these drugs is not good. If you have questions about tapering for whatever reason, you need to be guided through the process, but the physician needs to determine if you need to taper, and if the answer is yes, you need professional guidance. Please don’t self medicate or self taper.