Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below How long before you noticed it working?? and did it help you completely with your anxiety/depression? I was just put on it today.. the doc says I'll probably stay on it for 6 months and then he's gonna try to take me off and see if I am better. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and depression...
Question to anyone taking paxil!!
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johnboy
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it works wonders
It takes 4-6 wks to really kick in but I felt it after 3 weeks. You will feel wierd as hell at first (kinda like your on ecstacy) because it is a SSRI (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor) which means that it allows more seratonin in your brain.
I will warn you that you MUST taper off it (This is very important) and don't take to much or don't do x while on it) there is a thing called seratonin syndrom and it will kill you instantly from too much seratonin in the brain.
After 6 months you taper off it and then you are pretty much fixed. at least it fixed my depression and helped greatly on my anxiety. It will make you go limp so ask the doc for some viagra to go with it. Although it didn't make me go limp but it did take forever to get off. I would have sex with my girl for like 5 straight hours.
It takes 4-6 wks to really kick in but I felt it after 3 weeks. You will feel wierd as hell at first (kinda like your on ecstacy) because it is a SSRI (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor) which means that it allows more seratonin in your brain.
I will warn you that you MUST taper off it (This is very important) and don't take to much or don't do x while on it) there is a thing called seratonin syndrom and it will kill you instantly from too much seratonin in the brain.
After 6 months you taper off it and then you are pretty much fixed. at least it fixed my depression and helped greatly on my anxiety. It will make you go limp so ask the doc for some viagra to go with it. Although it didn't make me go limp but it did take forever to get off. I would have sex with my girl for like 5 straight hours.
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johnboy
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I don't think so
I have heard of Xanax and paxil fucking some people up while I have heard of others that it doesn't create a problem with. When you are taking paxil check with your DR. or pharmacist about any medication you are going to take.
as far as Xanax, I would refer you to your doctor. I hope you are not self medicating paxil.
I have heard of Xanax and paxil fucking some people up while I have heard of others that it doesn't create a problem with. When you are taking paxil check with your DR. or pharmacist about any medication you are going to take.
as far as Xanax, I would refer you to your doctor. I hope you are not self medicating paxil.
HugeWannabe
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my experience with paxil...
I finally went to the doc after about 6 months of depression and anxiety. I was put on prozak at 20 mg for a month and it didn't do shit. I was hoping it would but it didn't and I went on a vacation and freaked out the whole time. I had seen the ad for paxil on TV so the day i got back I went to the doc and asked about, a different doc this time put me on it right away at 20mg a day and said she would bump it up two 30 next time I saw her if the results were the same as prozac. I was kinda choked cause I figured it wouldn't phase me like the prozac. She gave me some clomazapan (spelling?) which is like valium for immediate use while I was waiting for the paxil to kick in. The combo was great. Now after two weeks I am well out of the clomazapan but the paxil is wonder for me. I feel like my life is going so much better and my personal relationships and confidence is going up. I am the type of person who doesn't like to rely on drugs ( kinda funny that i am into crank I know) but I dont even like taking aspirin for a headache. I dont like to feel like I am relying on something but I must admit that starting paxil was a great choice. I was worried about starting it because of tapering off but I will worry about that later when my life is more stable and I am coming off. For now things are great. I hope you share the same results. Do a search about general anxiety and paxil, you will find a lot. There are a lot of us out there many such as myself dont even realize for a while what the problem is exactly. Good Luck Bro\
I finally went to the doc after about 6 months of depression and anxiety. I was put on prozak at 20 mg for a month and it didn't do shit. I was hoping it would but it didn't and I went on a vacation and freaked out the whole time. I had seen the ad for paxil on TV so the day i got back I went to the doc and asked about, a different doc this time put me on it right away at 20mg a day and said she would bump it up two 30 next time I saw her if the results were the same as prozac. I was kinda choked cause I figured it wouldn't phase me like the prozac. She gave me some clomazapan (spelling?) which is like valium for immediate use while I was waiting for the paxil to kick in. The combo was great. Now after two weeks I am well out of the clomazapan but the paxil is wonder for me. I feel like my life is going so much better and my personal relationships and confidence is going up. I am the type of person who doesn't like to rely on drugs ( kinda funny that i am into crank I know) but I dont even like taking aspirin for a headache. I dont like to feel like I am relying on something but I must admit that starting paxil was a great choice. I was worried about starting it because of tapering off but I will worry about that later when my life is more stable and I am coming off. For now things are great. I hope you share the same results. Do a search about general anxiety and paxil, you will find a lot. There are a lot of us out there many such as myself dont even realize for a while what the problem is exactly. Good Luck Bro\
freakazoid
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i take paxal at 40mg a day,it has helped with anixety/depression.it does take about 3-6 weeks to really kick in,i never felt weired or anything like that.it just gradually started working,i didnt just wake up one day and become happy.it will hurt your sex drive,i never had a real problem getting an erection but it became almost impossible to ejaculate
20mgs worked wonders for me. I came off because of the horror stories I read. It took me exactly two days to wean myself off of Paxil. It was no big deal, just a few electric shock type feelings throughout the day for about 3 days. If you are having doubts or are scared of coming off, try to switch to Wellbutrin, There is much more room to increase dosage as needed with no sides to speak of. I didn't read all the posts fully to this thread, but I noticed xanax was mentioned. It is common to be prescribed xanxa for a few weeks as you wait for your SSRI to kick in. Kicking xanax is also not as bad as people say. I say this if you are using it for specific panic attacks, and not to get high. If you are using it to get high, than expect some type of panic disorder when your supply runs out. Not a good drug to get addicted to.
