Posted by Emily Elizabeth on July 29, 2005, at 23:51:00
In reply to Paxil worked, what now?, posted by GT on July 29, 2005, at 11:05:10
> I was only on it for a only short time (about 2 weeks) but stopped due to sexual side effects.
2 weeks is a very short time to decide whether an SSRI like Paxil is working or not. They say it takes 6-8 weeks to know for sure. How long did you try your other antidepressants? If you haven't been on Effexor veyr long, you might consider trying it a little longer and things might work out.
That said, if you go back to Paxil and find that you have the same side effects, you can take just a little Wellbutrin and that sometimes helps. I took Paxil for a while and I needed to take a very high dose to take care of my anxiety, but doing that made me soooo sleepy. So, I added some WB and that seemed to help. Of course I never found paxil to help my depression 100%.
Also, for some people the lethargy wears off after a while.
Best,
EE
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