Paroxetine symptoms and conditions

I have been on Paroxetine which is the generic for Paxil, I was put on it for panic, anxiety and depression..I have been on since about sometime in March. Now if anyone can avoid running out of their medications it would be a good thing to make you don't.
I have recently ran out of my medication and I have noticed today mostly of the two days I have been without it some differences in my moods, and attitude. Today I have really noticed that I have been very impatient myself with family, husband, and pets, I get angry quicker about anything. I just don't feel right at all..
I am exhausted, I have no concentration, no focus at all. I am having a hard time right now. I go to a clinic to get my prescriptions and lately with what I have going on in my life,my needs get pushed aside.I am a full time student and now my husband goes to school so he can get a better job, and he has to be driven there two days a week by me, so that takes time out of that day to go and see the doctor.

I've been on Paxil for the last year and every so often I check around on the web to see if anyone has anything GOOD to say about this medication ;-)
For a change I thought I'd throw in my input too to help anyone who may be contemplating using this drug.

I have to say that I think paroxetine hydrochloride (Paxil's generic name) is really a wonder drug in the sense that it completely re-balanced my neurotransmitter chaos and intense panic attacks I experienced last year when I was completing my PhD. Yes, there were changes in my life and my body--easier to gain weight, delayed orgasm/climax (but honestly I would say I have an increase in sex drive, not a decrease), occasional tingling in my fingers or some tension in my jaw, and those absolutely psychedelic dreams. But all in all it's really all positive, not negative. I've experienced a lot more pleasure in my life, calm, mellowness. I have more space around things that used to really bother me intensely. I no longer obsess about this and that. And together with acupuncture, massage, exercise (hot yoga is great), good therapy sessions, and a total restructuring of the way I approach my life, I feel quite confident to come off the drug now.

For those of you worried about withdrawal, you should get the book "The Antidepressant Solution" by Joseph Glenmullen, which is a very clear, methodical guidebook to coming off these powerful medications. His point, as a neurologist and psychiatrist, is that basically our bodies wonderfully adjust to the influx in serotonin by calibrating to the new chemical balance in our blood-- and this takes time--usually a month, for us to biologically come up with the exact "mix" appropriate to our own body. The Paxil starts working the day you take it, but it doesn't produce the desired effect until your body has balanced it out and integrated it.

And the same is true when you withdraw, because your body has to gently adjust again. For reference, I'm down to 5mg from my original 20mg and I feel great. I have had no side effects in withdrawal except for sleepiness and wild dreams, and maybe a touch of dizziness here and there, but I understand these all to be side-effects, and so I'm just gentle with myself and take my time-- I'm tapering off the drug over the course of four-five months, by the way.... The people who complain of all the zaps and the crazy horrifying withdrawal symptoms are people who don't do the tapering gradually enough and don't realize the mechanics going on in their bodies. Stopping cold turkey is never a good idea-- It's like attempting to run a marathon without building up your body first or even stretching.

Your body needs to adjust to the new chemistry bit by bit-- that's all. So long as you observe this and listen to your body every step of the way, I think Paxil is a very trustworthy and friendly tool to integrate into your therapy regarding anxiety, depression and panic. But it's just a tool, and that cannot be stressed enough.

I have been taking Paroxetine (Paxil) for about 3 years for anxiety I decided to cut down gradually until I was taking about 5mg daily then gradually tapered off from there but I get a pulse like feeling in the side if my head when I move my eyes mainly to the left which makes me feel off balance this happens every time I move my eyes worse when i look to the left has anyone else got this i would be grateful to hear from you thank you x

Left-sided chest pain from about one week onwards of taking 20mg of this drug; been on it for less than a month. Had lots of heart and lung tests in A & E to no affect, ie, they cannot find anything. It is intermittent, about 3-4 times daily, from one quick stabbing pain to about 10 mins; it gradually dies down. Taking deep breaths is not advisable due to the pain, but I just take more shallow breaths. These episodes do not bring with them any other side-effects, although of course I usually stop what I am doing. Nothing particular brings them on, I can be just lying in bed with eyes closed and have just woken up. I have been on this drug last year without chest pain. Not taking it for depression; taking it for although health worries, with my left thigh feeling 'strange', therefore, I think I have every muscle wasting disease under the sun. No therapeutic affect as yet. Is the chest pain due to the drug or something else? I could only find chest pain as a side-effect on the *****website; not in the British doctors formulary (BNF) at all. What's going on? I am close to asking to change to Cipralex, similar to Paroxetine.

Suicidal feelings... were the result of my taking Welbrutin. At first I thought it may be due to the depression that the med was for. After awhile, I stopped taking it as I was so lost. I stopped taking it. Then, I was crying nearly all of the time but I had no thoughts of suicide. So, I asked if I could change to another antidepresant.. I was given Paroxetine. My suicidal tendancies cleared up at once.

After a couple of years I had forgotten about the affects of Welbrutin and swiched back to it. Duh,,, Same thing happened. Sucidal tendancies. I immediately went back to the Paronetine. I am fine now.

Needless to say, I will not forget that again!

Karo

I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING ANXIETY AND MY DOCTOR HAD ME TRY A TRIAL BASIS OF LEXAPRO. I SEEM TO DO WELL ON IT ALMOST AS IF I WASN'T TAKING IT. WELL I HAD TO STOP THAT BECAUSE I RAN OUT WELL HE PRESCRIBED ME 11 MONTHS OF IT AND I COULDN'T AFFORD IT SO HE HAD HIS ASSISTANT CALL IN PAROXETINE (PAXILL) AND I TOOK IT FOR 3 DAYS AND I STARTED GETTING DIZZY AND FELT LIKE A ZOMBIE DIDN'T INTERRUPT MY SLEEPING HABITS BUT DID NOT LIKE THE WAY I FELT ON IT. WE I ALSO HAVE AN EAR PROBLEM AND MY DOC THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE VERTIGO IN RESULT OF THE DIZZINESS. TOLD ME TO GET OFF PAROXETINE FOR NOW TO SEE IF SYMPTOMS GO AWAY THEN CALL HIM BACK AND QUITE POSSIBLY START BACK ON PAROXETINE BUT CUTTING THE DOSAGE IN HALF. HE PRESCRIBED ME 40MG THAT'S A LOT IN MY BOOK. MY MOM TAKES CELEXA 20MG AND FROM WHAT MY DOCTOR TOLD ME WAS THAT CELEXAS LIKE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TOTUM POLE FOR ANTI-DEPRESSANTS. CELEXA/LEXAPRO/PAXIL . SO I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T TAKE MY LAST DOSAGE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN LAST NIGHT AND I FEEL A HELL OF A LOT BETTER TODAY THAN I HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. I WISH MYSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE LUCK WITH THE ISSUES WE ARE ALL ENDURING. GOD BLESS.

Have been on remeron (15mg) for one week. Had been on paroxetine (30mg) for depression but unable to sleep. Very tired, increased appetite, very vidid dreams and night sweats (totally drenched) Good drug apart from dreams and night sweats. Depression lifted

The generic paroxetine has not worked as well for me as the regular Paxil. I have been trying to wean myself off with no success. Once I went cold turkey and was almost hospitalized . Any suggestions?

my doctor justed put me on paroxetine and i got very mean with my Daughter and boyfriend.I did this for three weeks then my boyfriend left me then he came back.I stopped thaking themeds.