paxil panic attacks

From therapy to Zoloft from that to Prozac that was the worst one than to paxil. I have been on paxil for 7 years now and lately i feel like when i take my paxil it makes my panic attacks worse,i don't know whats going on.Also before my period starts it gets really bad.My doctor wants me to take xanax but I'm not taking this stuff.

do you think increasing my paxil to 37.5 could be making me worse? im on panic attack number 3 or 4 today, i finally fell asleep at 3:00 am, to be woken at 5:00am completely in the shakes panicing, cant stop shaking and nervous head to toe.... trying to make tea now and try and relax but what is going on with me????

But its for depression not panic attacks, if you are having panic attacks you need a benzo with it.. The paxil does help with some of my anxieties but not all of them, so thats why generally you get a combo.. When a panic attack comes on you can take the benzo to stop the attack..I've been dealing with this problem since I was a teenager so I've been on meds a long time and without them I just cant function properly at all... Good luck with finding the right medication for you..

Does anyone else get panic attacks all day and have the shakes with them? I had all my blood work done and every thing came out ok. I also get the attacks at night.

They can be used to control panic attacks......for what reason were they prescribed to you? If for panic attacks, and they're not controlling them, call your doctor and let him/her know. Take care.

I have a VERY similar story!! I was on Paxil for about 8 years and it definitley helped a ton with my social anxiety but I had started getting panic attacks so I went to the doc and she switched me to Zoloft (it was a slow process as I didn't want to experience even more anxiety from w/d) but now that I am on Zoloft and have gotten used to it, I believe it is a much better match for me.

Hello, I have been taking Paxil for 10 years. At first I started taking it because I had anxiety problems while eating. As soon as I started paxil these problems went away for the most part in a few weeks. A couple years later I started having panic attacks. I recently began seeing a psychiatrist who increased my dosage gradually from 20mg to 60mg. I really haven't noticed any difference though at all when going from 20mg to 60mg of paxil.

I was tapering off paxil because it stopped working after almost ten years the doctor stated me on zoloft an after two and a half weeks I started having the worst panic attacks. the doctoc said it was to stimulating. dose anyone have any suggestions on what will help for bad anxiety ???

I am still weaning off of it but I started it mainly for depression, not panic attacks. I have had panic attacks in the past but never this often or severe. I agree with you. I think I do need to go a bit slower. I will talk to my doc about it but I am sure that is most likely the problem. Thanks so much for taking the time to give me some advice and help me out. It really helps me.

I have had panic attacks as long as i can remember. I have been on paxil for almost 10 years now. I had gotten off of it for a year and was doing ok until some bad stuff happened all at once and i couldnt shake it. I am on 60 miligrrams now and when i got off of it i was sick and couldnt eat from the attacks. I went from 155lbs to 107lbs in three months. So im back on it now and my weight is at 150lbs. I gained the weight back almost instantly.

I took Paxil for a few months then switched to Effexor because it was giving me too many side effects (and I was on a low dose)

The anxiety was pretty mild, a little nervous at sometimes but omg the Zoloft was a MIRACLE (for me) and Elavil too. I was on a very high dose of Paxil. I think the anxiety/panic attacks, pain, etc would have been very bad cold turkey but would probably last only a week,,, two at the most. But I thought it would be longer from what I read but I'm back to normal now and have felt great for a few days.

hello, my wellbutrin experience was horrible!! i had more panic attacks then i did before i started it, and also ended up having 2 terrible grand mal seizures because of it. i was on 300 mg a day. since then i have tried paxil, but because im pregnant they now switched me to zoloft. which is pretty good now. i dont' really have any expericnce with klonopin, but i do know that it helps my mom out alot.

hi there i was told i have panic attacks and gave me paxil and xenax. a lot of people tell me to work it out with out the drugs cus it will do me bad. im just want to know if its worth taking them and am i in this hell for ever????????????

I have been experiencing panic attacks on and off for the past three years. of course they always seem worse when moneys tight or issues come up in my life. when things are good, the panic attacks go away, petty much completely. I have the up and down swings like I could be bi polar, but alot of the other symptoms don't exist.

Do u still suffer panic n depression a lot??

The doctor also put me on ativan which has no affect on me at all, so I called my doc and explained the problem with that and is now putting me back on my old pill xanax to see if that would help with my panic attacks and the affects of the Paxil and still on half the pill of paxil which is 5 mgs instead of 10 mgs, but soon after I get my old medicine gonna take the whole pill. Has anyone had problems with Paxil when first started to take?

I then weened off Xanax that had worked pretty well for many years then all of a sudden about six months ago I started getting panic attacks again. I am currently Still on Paxil 20mg and taking Xanax 0.25mg for a total of 2.75mg a day. I take 0.5mg at 12:00pm 0.5mg 3:00pm 0.5mg 6:00pm 0.5mg 9:00pm and .075 at bedtime. I have done a lot of reading and I am finding out that Klonopin is probably a better choice.

Go to Paxil Progress or Surviving Antidepressants they can help you

I had a horrible time quitting paxil...mood swings, vivid dreams, panic attacks, brain zaps, dizzyness, etc..I went to the doctor about it and he said I would have to take lower and lower doses until I could finally stop. Other than doing that I guess you would just have to tough it out.

T do it, cause PAXIL was really helping me for this disorder and more for panic attacks so I continue taking both meds, Paxil in the mourning and Xanax for sleep. Right now after like 5 months of being taking both I tried to go COLD TURKEY on Paxil but 5 days after that I started to feel this ZAPS inside my head and some strange electrical sensations all over my body, so I started again and feeling "well" back again.

Hi all, I have been on Paxil Cr for a few years. 25 mg. It has worked really well for my panic attacks but recently I lost insurance and won't be eligible for medicare for 8 months so I ordered my prescription from online pharmacy which I have done before with no problem. Since I was low on my meds and didn't want to run out before it got here I reduced dosage. Took 1/2 pill every other day only problem I had was balance issues which got better after a week.

I had insomnia and resulted in panic attacks. My shrink put me on Paxil (antidepressant) and Ambien (sleep pill) and Klonopin (anxiety). I was weaned off Ambien after 6 mos. but kept on Paxil and Klonopin (as needed). These really helped me through. But be careful on Paxil , because it is very hard to wean off. Talk to your psychiatrist and see what's best for you. Any antidepressant will have side effects.

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