Paxil withdrawal symptoms
I take Paxil at a dose of 20 mg for 2 years.
I feel good. There used to be the strongest PA.
Cancel reception fails. All returned. My doctor advised me to change the Paxil to Lexapro.
Is it a good idea. Thank you.
If paroxetine helps you, then, from my point of view, to change it to another product not worth it. The question of “gathering” with an antidepressant, in your case with Paxil, it is very difficult and important. I think that you can try to try to “get away” with Paxil as follows:
Reduce every 3 weeks the dose of 5 mg.
At the lowest dose of Paxil, which you state will be more or less satisfactory, but it may be 15, and 10 and 5 mg, would have to “sit” from one to 3 months and only then try to completely stop treatment.
But you can also go and escitalopram (Lexapro).
In the case of such a decision, pause between the last taking Paxil and start receiving escitalopram in one day.
After a pause, start therapy with 2.5 mg once a day regardless of meals. If 2.5 mg escitalopram Your state will be as good as at the 20 mg Paxil, then continue to increase the dose is not necessary.
If 2.5 mg is not enough, then after 2-3 weeks of treatment of 2.5 mg escitalopram have to increase the dose of the blood pressure up to 5 mg.
Sorry, I do not fully describe the problem. The fact that simultaneously with the improvement of the state I appeared drowsy.
In addition, the weight began to increase. Stop taking drugs, I can not because I can not properly cope with their work.
They suggested that I gradually reduce the dose of Paxil while gradually increase the Lexapro.
Questions:
1. Does Lexapro has fewer side effects?
2. What dose of Lexapro is similar to 20 mg Paxil?
3. Which of the two drugs is preferable for the treatment of panic disorder?
Escitalopram is very clean, almost completely devoid of side effects and high-serotonergic antidepressant last generation.
Maximum dose of escitalopram 20 mg, Paxil 60 mg.
If you try to find a match in doses that’s not strictly true, we can roughly say that 30 mg of Paxil equivalent to 10 mg escitalopram and 20 mg – 5 mg – 7.5 mg.
Sitting on Lexapro more than 3 – years. tried to go three times already. I understand, the main problem work. I am a businessman, worry about everything and more problems at work, the condition worsens.
We again attempted to vanishing, changing the structure of work, more piled on managers. Two weeks passed and too heavy, panic attacks come against fatigue. What recommend. Thank you in advance
I buy paxil medication hence it is difficult to advise anything. At a dose of Paxil, you have all these 3 years?
