born_in_the_uk
04-28-2013, 06:49 AM
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and have joined hopefully to have some chat with people who also have issues with anxiety.
I started taking Paroxetine about 10 years ago and they worked a treat, I went from someone who would go out, not eat and have bleak thoughts of the future to someone who left home and was able to go out and socialise. Admittedly there was a trade off for this happiness, weight gain, a little more tired than usual and also a lowered labido.
About 4 - 5 months ago I took the decision to come off paroxetine due to a few press pieces about its dependency issues, and I found it really tough to come off but I did so by switching to Fluoxetine. I'm experiencing the same kind of side effects and my lethargy isn't really any better but recently I've been having anxious thoughts and sloping meals, a tight chest, and having random spells of just breaking down and crying.
I wondered if anyone else has gone through the same experience ? Does anyone still take paroxetine and happy with it? Is there another medication that could work?
Cheers,
Richard
I started taking Paroxetine about 10 years ago and they worked a treat, I went from someone who would go out, not eat and have bleak thoughts of the future to someone who left home and was able to go out and socialise. Admittedly there was a trade off for this happiness, weight gain, a little more tired than usual and also a lowered labido.
About 4 - 5 months ago I took the decision to come off paroxetine due to a few press pieces about its dependency issues, and I found it really tough to come off but I did so by switching to Fluoxetine. I'm experiencing the same kind of side effects and my lethargy isn't really any better but recently I've been having anxious thoughts and sloping meals, a tight chest, and having random spells of just breaking down and crying.
I wondered if anyone else has gone through the same experience ? Does anyone still take paroxetine and happy with it? Is there another medication that could work?
Cheers,
Richard