My GP presrcibed 20 mg of Paxil for social
anxiety disorder and it's helped my mood a
bit, but my anxiety has been very up and
down. Mostly up. One day I went shopping
and I was very calm and had no problems.
The next day I went to my bank inside a
shopping center and I was nervous as heck.
It started ok, she asked me how I was
doing and I said ok, but I can't wait
until summer. She smiled and said me too.
Then I felt like I lost control of my body
and just went into shutdown. When I handed
the lady my check, I started getting real
tight and jjittery and I felt like I had
to get the heck out of there ASAP.
I've been on the drug for 20 days and I
thought by now the side effects would be
gone and I would feel more relaxed around
people. Is it common to still feel jittery
after 20 days? I'm also having trouble
sleeping at night. Before I was aking
Paxil I never felt anxious in bed. Now I
stay awake until 2 or 3 am worrying about
life. Today I was even anxious just
sitting around the house.
I have my first therapist appointment
soon, so I will ask him, but do you guys
have anything to add. Does Paxil make you
anxious for a while before the drug
comepetely kicks in or is the paxil just
not working?
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-13-08 22:50pm
It sounds like Paxil is not the med you
need. There are many other SSRI's that
control both depression/anxiety. I have
heard that it does take some time for you
to get the full effect from some of these
medications (3-4 weeks). However, if your
condition is worsening, it sounds as
though this medication is not for you.
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tednugent2007
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Posted: 05-13-08 23:02pm
It's weird though. I took Paxil before and
it worked wonders on me. I would of never
made it through high school without it.
hmmmm
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-13-08 23:51pm
Sorry, I can't help - I have never taken
it. Hopefully, your therapist will have
some answers for you. It just sounds like
the Paxil is not helping your condition
and causing you to have insomnia. A lot
of times medications will work at one time
in your life, and then they won't help the
next. I had this experience with Prozac.
I took it for 6 months, after my brother
passed away, and then 5 years later, after
I had surgery, I began feeling depressed
somewhat. My doctor prescribed Prozac
again, because it had helped before, but
this time it did nothing for my depression
and I eventually started having anxiety
24/7. Good luck to you - hope you find
the answer to your condition!
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kathy1965
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Posted: 05-27-08 17:28pm
Hey Ted,
I was diagnosed with Anxiety 3 years ago.
They put me on 20mg of Paxil. After 2 days
of taking the meds my anxiety got so bad
that I was taken to the hospital.
They kept me overnight in the Cardic care
unit and ran tests throughout the night to
make sure that it was not a heart
condition. The next day the Cardiologist
came in my room and told me that all the
tests came back mormal and that it was the
Paxol that caused the severe heart
racing.
He gave me a persription for lexapro 10mg.
I have been on this ever since and have
not had any heart racing experiences
since.
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