Paroxetine- Day 16 side effects- encouragement please!
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Hi guys, so i'm gonna be honest, i'm quite nervous, i started taking 20mg 16 days ago because of severe side effects on citalopram which worked at first which is strange, i was on citalopram 20mg for 3 months no issues, at month 3 kind of hit a brick wall, increased to 30mg for 2 months and had constant anxiety from the increase for the whole 2 months so decreased back down to 20 as it was working originally, after 3 weeks i was a complete mess, increased anxiety to the point of horrible intrusive thoughts, crying all the time so i decided i wasn't gonna take it anymore, rang my GP who changed me onto this, first week was great, had increased energy, no real side effects, 2nd week i had quite bad anxiety at night but come the morning i was fine, but these past 2 days i've had bad anxiety, bearable and i just feel like a zombie, sweating loads, lack of appetite, lack of emotion and just lack of motivation. All i want is to know if anyone hs been through the same and if it passed?
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emma23953 jamieh94
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Hi Jamie. Have been on seroxat for 20years. It suited me for the majority of that time. I can relate to the lack of energy and motivation. Side effects usually calm after the first couple of months but everyone is different. It will take a while for the medication to build up to a point where it is effective. I did start to feel noticeably calmer after 3 weeks. I am not a doctor and I can only talk about my own experiences but I did have difficulty and I was prescribed beta blockers to help manage that hard time. And remember you are not alone in how you feel. Sending big hugs. Take 5 minutes at a time. This too shall pass