~does paxil works best for anxiety or depression~?!


Question: The thing with medication like this is that it works differently on various people. Some people will swear by it and tell you it's the only way to go while others will tell you it is the anti-Christ itself and sway to you never give it a go. I began having severe panic attack a few months ago and have always had anxiety. I was first put on a combination of Lexapro and xanax although, the Lexapro made me sick and caused me to have more panic attacks. I only took the Lexapro one day and after that experience, I refused to take it though my PCP said that I was given too high of a dosage to start off with. Nonetheless, I was afraid to try it again and she recommended to me Paxil. I was seeing a therapist to learn how to deal with my anxiety (which helped tremendously though money problems have prevented me from returning recently) and she referred me to their psychiatrist to tell them about my anxiety and see if Paxil was indeed the right one for me. My PCP seemed to really push Paxil (she did it to me a few years ago when I was suffering from Post Partum Deppression) and then, it made me feel like a zombie and very emotionless (hence I quitted the pill). The psychiatrist told me that he didn't think that I needed to be on Paxil and wanted me to go off of it right away and just use the xanax when necessary. However, I decided to continue with the Paxil for the month and see what happened. I noticed after two weeks, I was calmer but again I felt emotionless and just didn't like it. In addition, as the psychiatrist warned that and zoloft have the biggest sexual side effects and I definitely experienced that. After a month of taking Paxil, I decided it was not for me and remain on a very low dosage of xanax. Although my Primary Care Provider was the first to prescribe me the Paxil, she did recommend my seeing a Psychiatrist about medication since they are better suited and also about therapy since a therapist can teach you to change your train of thought so that you can control your problems and not rely solely on medication. With that said, you really should talk to a professional who has extensive knowledge in the mental health field because they will help you find the medication and help needed for you to get to a better state of mind. Good luck to you and know that you are not alone with this condition and that there are plently of resources and methods of help to get you to a better state of mind.


Answers: The thing with medication like this is that it works differently on various people. Some people will swear by it and tell you it's the only way to go while others will tell you it is the anti-Christ itself and sway to you never give it a go. I began having severe panic attack a few months ago and have always had anxiety. I was first put on a combination of Lexapro and xanax although, the Lexapro made me sick and caused me to have more panic attacks. I only took the Lexapro one day and after that experience, I refused to take it though my PCP said that I was given too high of a dosage to start off with. Nonetheless, I was afraid to try it again and she recommended to me Paxil. I was seeing a therapist to learn how to deal with my anxiety (which helped tremendously though money problems have prevented me from returning recently) and she referred me to their psychiatrist to tell them about my anxiety and see if Paxil was indeed the right one for me. My PCP seemed to really push Paxil (she did it to me a few years ago when I was suffering from Post Partum Deppression) and then, it made me feel like a zombie and very emotionless (hence I quitted the pill). The psychiatrist told me that he didn't think that I needed to be on Paxil and wanted me to go off of it right away and just use the xanax when necessary. However, I decided to continue with the Paxil for the month and see what happened. I noticed after two weeks, I was calmer but again I felt emotionless and just didn't like it. In addition, as the psychiatrist warned that and zoloft have the biggest sexual side effects and I definitely experienced that. After a month of taking Paxil, I decided it was not for me and remain on a very low dosage of xanax. Although my Primary Care Provider was the first to prescribe me the Paxil, she did recommend my seeing a Psychiatrist about medication since they are better suited and also about therapy since a therapist can teach you to change your train of thought so that you can control your problems and not rely solely on medication. With that said, you really should talk to a professional who has extensive knowledge in the mental health field because they will help you find the medication and help needed for you to get to a better state of mind. Good luck to you and know that you are not alone with this condition and that there are plently of resources and methods of help to get you to a better state of mind.

It depends on the person. One thing may not work for person A but do great for person B. It all depends on your individual brain chemistry. You'd have to try it and see how it works.

paxil can kill you..
have you seen the commercial?!

It worked pretty well for me. Zoloft was too harsh (felt like I had a hangover). Prozac was OK (made me kind of edgy). Paxil was more mild and effective.

Probably not. See attached todays news on the effect of antidepressants.

Paxil is known as seroxat in the UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/726349...

Listen to the radio interview also which is very good.

Best for both. However, it's an absolutely terrible drug. Gets rid of your sex drive, and when you stop taking it you undergo severe suicidal depression for months.. I am only now getting over the withdrawal period and I stopped taking it a year ago!! Please seek other options first.





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