Paroxetine

[Akhos]

My doctor gave me a prescription for this earlier - 20mg to be taken once a day. I hate medication but I am the point where I have to admit that I am struggling and need to at least try it.

Has anyone had any experiences with this stuff at all?

 

[rosey]

My doctor gave me a prescription for this earlier - 20mg to be taken once a day. I hate medication but I...

hi,

i have been on 10mg for about a year now. although a low dose it has helped me. i was very anti medication for me but i have to say it has made a difference. i did try to come off it a few months ago and decided to stay on it as my sleep went backwards. luckily i did not get any side affects as was the case with many others, paroxatine has worked well for me but we are all different so you wont know until you try really.

 

[xanda11]

I have been on paroxetine for many years, sometimes on high dose,but now on somewhat less (3x20mg/day). For me, it is not so much an anti depressant as an anti anxiety med. It has helped with obsessive worrying (stopping it not causing it!).

Coming off it is not fun and should be done gradually, I had to stop taking it abruptly when pregnant, and was only able to take 2x20 mg while breastfeeding.

I was on the higher dose while living unavoidably in a very fraught and demanding situation. But now that I can indulge in a bit more self care I'm reducing the dose, gradually.

As previously said, everyone is different, but for me, it's been very helpful with keeping anxiety at bay.

Good Luck!

 

[Akhos]

Ive taken the first one today and told that it can be a few weeks for the effect to be felt. Hopefully it will help balance my head out a little bit with no/little side effects

 

[xanda11]

I found it took 1-2 weeks to take effect and was fairly subtle, I actually felt like I could take a deep breath for the first time in a long time and just function better.

 

[RRT13]

I just started 10 mg today. Dr wants me to start low dose for now and see where we are in 2 weeks.