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<BR>i just started taking anti anxiety prescription at nite which helps sleep and all day--<BR>also for two days now started taking anti-depressants paxil and<BR>now today feel very anxious even<BR>paranoid, and i know it takes 2<BR>weeks for the stuff to kick in--<BR>i am also on low dose and i know <BR>i have very low tolerance to all<BR>drugs...is this normal? i almost<BR>feel like stopping the paxil any<BR>suggestions -- thanks much peace <BR>and love ...trying hard<BR>
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T.H.,<BR> I don't know about Paxil,but I've taken Zoloft,and it works great,and has few side effects.It takes about a good month to kick in,though.I doubt(I'm NOT a doctor)that the Paxil would be effecting you like that after only two days,but you may want to call your doc.Maybe you can take small doses of the anti-anxiety med.during the day to lessen your symptoms.That's what I did after my W left me to be with her trophy-boyfriend.Hope this helps. --Murph
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TH - my doctor put me on Paxil as well, but said the "kick in" depended on tolerance. I never even got the chance to move up in dosage after the first 7 days like I was supposed to. Made me feel yucky - like food tastes when you have a cold. I went off them and opted for no more - just St. John's and me. Talk to your doc after a week or so if you're not doing better. <P>There are lots of meds that may work better for you. Remember, a lot of those feelings you're having come with our situation, the meds just "take the edge off" they don't get rid of them. Talk to your doctor again.<P>Sleeping will help. I know once I started sorta sleeping again, I was in much better control of my daytime hours.<P>Lori
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trying hard,<BR> I'm a nurse practitioner and have some experience with these meds. People respond to all antidepressants and antianxiety meds. very individually. I am on Paxil and for me I was very nauseated and anxious initially so I went down to half the dose (10 mg) for 1 week then upped it and tolerated it fine and now I'm on 30 mg with no side effects. Depending on how you feel, I'd encourage you to stick with it 2 weeks and then reevaluate. These things can really help, but if the side effects aren't tolerable then call your doc and consider a different brand. They are all similar, just tolerated very individually so don't give up! Good luck!<P>Jenn<P>------------------<BR>
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thanks gang jenn i have very low tolerance and the doctor started me on<BR>5mg paxil and also .5mg clonzepan at night my stomach was really bad today<BR>and i was so anxious and paranoid i'm<BR>considering just stopping now maybe the<BR>clonzepan to sleep also my head has been<BR>cloudy and i haven't felt myself and don't like that feeling also i am very in tune w/ my body 34yr male experimented w a lot of drugs when i was younger what do you think?<BR>
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Trying Hard,<BR> WHOA, see your doctor first thing, explain the problems you are having,maybe you need something diffrent. I was on Zoloft for over a year, but I was still having major depressions and angziety attacks.<BR>When I finally told the doctor he started me one Serzone , I've been on it a little over a month now, it seems to work ok for me thus far. Hang in there, let the drs help you. <P>------------------<BR>Just call me - Deb<BR>------------------------<BR>The only day I can do anything about is today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow is not yet mine.<P>
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I love Paxil, I'm on 10mg. I swear I felt it kick in at 2pm the first day I took it. Anxiety very rare, OCD tendencies reduced, panic gone. However, I can't cope with my prescribed dosage of 20mg--I'm all foggy and feel immobile at that level.<P>It seems like these meds really depend on the person, my H had terrible side effects with Serzone (won't tell you, because it isn't something that usually happens, you can check depression.com for usual side-effects) and Zoloft works great for him, but he hates taking any meds, so doesn't stay on.
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