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[ScubaSteve]

I talked with my Pdoc yesterday and she gave me a Rx for Paxil - 20mg. I will be weaning off of 150mg of Effexor for the next month while I start the Paxil. I have also been on Wellbutrin 300mg for about a month now (hasn't seemed to do much of anything).

I am switching from Effexor to Paxil because the Effexor has pooped out on me. Either that, or the Effexor never really worked, and my depression is seasonal now (I went onto Effexor again last winter, and was under the impression that it helped a lot - until the depression returned in November of last year). I really don't want to go through a bout of depression every year during the winter!!!

Anyway, I asked the doctor to be put on Paxil because my father is on it, and it works really well for him. I'm really hoping it will do the same for me... I'm so done with feeling like crap!

[xanax]

Hey Scuba Steve I have been on paxil for 7 days now, It wa sthe very first AD i had ever been put on for my severe GAD panic disorder and depression 6 years ago, and it worked amazingly! then i went off it stupidly thinking i was better but it was just the meds and i had to continue to take it. I also have tried Effexor XR and it didnt do anything for for anxirty or depression. Ive been on other ssri/ssnri however i have decised to go back onto paxil as this was teh first SSRI that i was ever on and it worked first time around. Hope the switch goes well for ya.

[ScubaSteve]

Thank you Xanax...

Yeah I have had a habit of coming off antidepressants in the past when I was feeling better. Unfortunately, this time I stayed on the Effexor the whole time and my depression came back... Admittedly, I was under a lot of stress at the time, but I had my Pdoc up the dose to 225mg, and that seemed to have no effect. Then I went back down to 150mg with the added 300mg Wellbutrin. Nothing. So for the next month I will be on the 20mg Paxil and 300mg Welly. I've heard that Paxil can be one of the best when it comes to anxiety, which would be great for me as I have also been diagnosed with social anxiety.

Do you remember how long it took for the Paxil to work for you the first time around??? Also, good luck to you too. Hope the Paxil kicks in soon for you!!!

[IsoZeiss]

Paxil has worked wonders for me in treating anxiety. I'm on 20mg too and it's going pretty well now. It started to work for me within the first week for anxiety and depression, but the first month of it was hard to deal with. I felt extremely dizzy anytime I got out of bed, or made sudden movements. I also craved alcohol real bad as well. After that first month, all the side effects went away.

Edited by IsoZeiss, 11 March 2012 - 10:41 PM.