Posted by Cloud 9 on November 26, 2001, at 3:09:50
I've been experiencing extreme anxiety and moderate depression for over a year now. I tried paxil to no avail although i think i'm worse now then before. I can't think as quickly as i used to. Concentrating and Abstract/independent thought has proved difficult especially now since i've started Effexor XR. Two weeks ago i started E XR and now i'm experiencing extreme mental numbness... basically i'm a space cadet. It seems as i increased the dosage from 18.75 to 37.5 mg the more spacey i feel. I'm not to sure whether to keep at it and increase to a effacious dose at 70 to 200mg. Has anyone experienced anything like this? In your case did the more medication you took positively or adversly affect your cognitive abilities? Also has anyone felt worse off after taking paxil, perhaps it can cause a mild form of being damage (i know most doctors would disagree)? I don't want to become an emotionless zombie, i'd rather be an over anxious, depressed human being at least i could i feel some emotion and think properly. So thanks ahead of time for taking the time to read this and if you have any input regarding the after effects of paxil (long term effects, not immediate withdrawl, been there done that and it wasn't pretty) or the beginning stages of effexor XR i'm all eyes. Thanks again
poster:Cloud 9
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