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[SS3966]

I have been at 10 Mg of Paxil for six days, and was at 5 MG for almost two month before going up. I am now freezing cold and have seen this mentioned on other threads.

Is this a side effect that subsides? Otherwise I don't know if I can stay with the medication. I also have a pain in my low-right side where I usually do when feeling anxiety, but it is there all the time now whether anxious or not.

I'm wearing long underwear, jacket, hat, blanket, and am indoors at 65 degrees. This started yesterday, at day five at 10 mg. It might not look well for me and Paxil. Do others have the issue with being cold on Paxil? I'm taking it for depression - I've been dysthymic for years and it got much worse.

[lindahurt]

There is the possibility you could be cold because its 65 degrees in your home. I consider 65 degrees to be chilly. Meds effect us differently and you might be feeling cold due to Paxil. I haven't read where its a side effects but that doesn't mean being cold isn't a side effect.

Lindahurt

[SS3966]

The coldness and shivering seemed to be a short-term effect that may not have been part of the transition from 5 to 10 mg, but it was scary at the time. I didn't catch a cold either. As one with psoriasis, my odd body has chosen to react by greatly increasing the amount of plaques, including my face. I hope that is temporary as well. I'm seeing a new dermo soon, but have worked up through the progression of treatments on it before.

Maybe I should have made an interim step at 7.5mg instead of jumping to 10, as there was no issue at 5mg. As 5mg wasn't making a difference anymore, I didnt want the benefit to be absorbed and have to keep moving dosage up. There is definitly a reduction in depression at 10mg, having been disthymic for years. I hope this holds and I can get the immune system to not to respond badly anymore.

I appreciate the reply.

[miko84]

It's side effect that subside with time. Paxil is helping with my cold weather intolerance (my always cold hands are hot on paxil). Serotonin is regulator of body temperature, with time everything will normalise.