Posted by Jackster on February 17, 2003, at 0:07:48
In reply to Jackster - How are you doing?, posted by ZeeZee on February 16, 2003, at 10:22:21
Hi Zee Zee
Sorry to report that I'm feeling a little discouraged too! I've been back on the Paxil 40mg for 5 days - starting to feel less anxious - but I think it'll need to be at least a week before the full effects are back. I know it's my own stupid fault for blindly following my PDoc's directions to effectively halve the dosage in one week. I'm so sick of waiting to get better though. Am still on 10mg of Nortriptyline at night - but don't want to increase that until I'm back to stable on the Paxil. I think people with panic disorder really need to be very slow and gradual with adjustments to Paxil. (I have tapered from 40mg - 10mg in the past - it took several months but was relatively painless). I think I just need to be patient. (But 3 years of trying different meds makes that hard).
How come you are struggling with the Paxil? Are you still taking the Xanax? I know what it's like to be reluctant to rely on the benzos - that's another thing slowing me down. I could do this faster if I wanted to take the klonopin 24/7 - but as far as I'm concerned that just adds another problem on top of the rest.
The start up side effects of Paxil only last about 2 weeks - but I think you'll get them every time you up the dose. So maybe you could wait until you're comfortable with 10mg and then up it to 15 or 20mg.
Sorry if I'm babbling - let me know how you're doing.
Jackie
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