paxil not working anymore

Hello Iv been on paroxetine 20mg for a few years for my depression/headaches but I just feel like it isn't working anymore.. Does this happen with paroxetine? Also the sweating at night due to these is getting worse! Is there anything I can do to help? Do other antidepressants do this? Why does it do this?

If you need to switch meds YOU WILL NOT DIE even if you feel bad! Do not fear the possibility of having to get off Paxil. I switched from Paxil to Celexa, gradually cutting back on Paxil while upping Celexa. Didn't have any real problem but 1 month and 1/2 later felt suicidal and weird on the Celexa, so back on the Paxil I went. I've been on Paxil about 14 years and it still works but I feel so fatigued I was willing to try Celexa.

i have been on this dose for years now it seems like its not working anymore.starting to get anxious every day again.

If you've only gained ten pounds on that mix, that's like gaining nothing at all. Feel fortunate. As to liver damage, all medication is to an extent liver toxic, but some are far more liver toxic than others. You'd have to research them to discover which are the worst, but as to the Paxil, it's not terribly liver toxic. Neither is klonopin.

I have been taking lysine for 15 years and it has always prevented me from getting mouth ulcers and fever blisters however in the last three to four months it is not working anymore does anyone have any idea why and also could my body have built up a tolerance to it and should I quit taking it for a while?

I know my Cymbalta is not working anymore. I am at 120 mg per day and my depression is so overwhelming I cannot think clearly. No appetite, crying, fatigued. My doctor, around three months ago, suggested I be put on Effexor along with slowly tapering off the Cymbalta, but I had a very bad reaction with taking both meds and we decided to just keep me on the Cymbalta. Something else has GOT to work. I can't live like this. Has this happened to anyone else?

I would like information regarding the differences between Paxil and Prozac. I've used Paxil in the past, and the truth is that it is very hard to stop taking it. Right now I'm taking only 10mg (paxil) but I don't feel that is working anymore and have been thinking about switching to Prozac.

believe it or not, this is going to make you a better person. Know you are not alone in this and please feel free to contact me through this community or private messaging with your questions, concerns, and feelings!

s today and now he took me off paxil and put me on prozac. Said that it is not as addicting and will help me through the paxil withdrawl. ??? He said give it a month and then stop taking prozac and getting off prozac is much easier because it stays in your system longer. I am soo sick of taking pills. I went there for help and I left with more pills. Whatever..

t working anymore, you need to move on. Make sure if you do make this decision that quitting Paxil, especially after so much time on it, will not be easy. Make sure your psychiatrist understands how to do this safely, slowly as you need to go. Don't quit abruptly, and don't quit quickly. Good luck.

Have been on paxil for 10years+ but stopped because of new studies. Not doing well on an alternative drug(name??) Paxil sure worked for me without many side effects. I am 67 and my memory scares me ...forgot the names of people I have known for years and worked with on an interim basis..once or twice a year. Could this be caused by the Paxil.. Am I heading to dementia ? Or is it because I am off paxil?

i just started having full blown anxiety panic attacks i just started taking paxil i wonder how long will it take not have them anymore i am so scared to go out of house or drive because of it

I was on Paxil for 7 years, 20 mgs. I was on it for depression, and had never had panic attacks. 10 months ago, a general practitioner took me off Paxil in four days. I felt that Paxil wasn't working anymore for depression. Then my body went haywire, constant panic all the time!!! It's 10 months later and I'm still constantly panicky. I've been 11 days on Celexa and praying it will kick in.

Thanks for your comments. I don't believe the Paxil is working for my depression anymore. Not sure if it's causing my sleep issues. I need to see my doctor and discuss all of this with her.

This question could also qualify as a depression one so I hope it's ok to post it here. I'm a 22 year old female & have anxiety, depression, & OCD. I have been on Paxil (the generic brand) for about three years now. A couple of weeks ago I started to feel like it wasn't working for me anymore. I can feel the anxiety & I get down. It's not as bad as before I was on the Paxil, but I think I need a change. I have a Doctors' appointment this week.

I am down to Paxil 10 mg (weaning due to horrible withdrawal), and after about 3 weeks on this dose feel symptoms of my depression/anxiety coming back - lack of motivation, feeling melancholy, focusing too much on the negative, anxiety, etc... I do not want to go back up on the Paxil as it has been so hard to come off of. There are so MANY depression/anxiety meds that I do not even know where to begin to decide which might be a good alternative. Any suggestions???

I did give this a try 3 months ago (celexa) and i gave up after 3 days of hellish feelings. I am afraid of medicine....go figure. I am not uncomfotatble from my paxil dose now but I am afraid I will feel the increase,. If I gradually go up to 25MG over the next 2 weeks then try 30mg after did you think I will experience any negative effects? I do not take CR so i can break it as it is not extended release. i dont know why I am scared to increase but I am .

If you wait too long, going back on it might not stop the withdrawal anymore. But you need to give it some time to get back to working. Another problem with Paxil is that very often people report that once they've stopped it, it never works again. This is a very strong drug for unknown reasons, and an odd one, so you need to have patience and a very good psychiatrist when you take it and try to stop taking it.

well we all know i have been on benzos 18 years xanax most of all and it stopped working last year so onto klonopin and they took me off that coldturkey and put on ativan which does not seem to be working,,,,i see another person on here that had the same thing done to them ,what do drs think they are doing,I was told i would not have withdrawals from the klonopin but i believe i am im trying to hang in i have no more insurance to go impatient next stop would be state hospital..

My doctor recently switched me from Paxil to Wellbutrin due to the decreased sex drive of Paxil. Otherwise Paxil was working well for me. Anyway, my issue is that it was a direct switch, no weaning off of Paxil and I think I'm having the withdrawal. I thought the Wellbutrin would just sort of take over, but I don't think that is the case. I didn't think to ask my doc, and the soonest I can get back to see him is Monday. It's been 5 days w/o Paxil and 4 with Wellbutrin.

Make sure you taper slowly off the Paxil before starting the Prozac, so you can separate the symptoms of the body adjusting to the lack of Paxil from the effects of Prozac. There's no predicting what Prozac will do for you, anymore than you could have predicted what Paxil would do for you. Paxil does have the reputation of being a stronger med for anxiety, but you're the only you there is, so who knows? And are you in therapy?

I agree with Nysff that you should NEVER just stop taking a medication like that. Zoloft can have some wicked side effects when stopped cold turkey. And, to answer your question about the Zoloft and it "not working" if stopped and retaken, I think you may have misinterpreted the advice. Usually psychotropic medications like Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, etc - take a while to build up in your systom to properly work.

Before I gave up on Paxil I'd at least try a higher dose. Paxil is very hard to stop taking, so if you decide that's the right course make sure your psychiatrist knows how to work with this med and with you -- don't let someone talk you into quitting by some general schedule, quit at your own pace and you'll be fine.

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