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Is Paxil as rough to start as Zoloft?

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r00tk1ll
r00tk1ll

I tried starting up Zoloft for the second time 2 weeks ago and had to quit after 3 days, the side effects were extremely rough and it made me feel sick and totally not right in my head.

So now I'm going to give Paxil 10mgs a try but am worried about the side effects. My mom and her mom both suffer from the same anxiety disorder and they both take it and tell me they didn't have any problems other than being sleepy.

Has anybody else been able to start taking it easily?

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  • Psychostein
    Psychostein r00tk1ll

    Posted

    Medications like zoloft take a while to build up in your system it usually gets worse before it gets better it can take up to 6-8 weeks before you start seeing any differences.

    Speak to your GP he might have another recommendation.

    Psychostein.

  • Mandoza
    Mandoza r00tk1ll

    Posted

    I am on them and it is not as easy. Well, all ssris have side effects and we need to be patiant for the first few weeks. I am on my day 20 on 40mg and my side effect are much better now.
  • gill21655
    gill21655 r00tk1ll

    Posted

    Either will take time for your body to adjust. 

    But if your mum and grandma didnt have problems with it you may be ok. But the start up effects might still have side effects so giveit time xx

    • r00tk1ll
      r00tk1ll gill21655

      Posted

      So the side effects are pretty similar? Last time on Zoloft I couldn't even get out of bed and felt like I was really really sick

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