hi ive been on paroxetine/paxil for 4 months and have been doing extremely well on it. but the past 4 days i have began to feel old anxiety symptoms returning so the doctor has upped my dosage to 30mg which i will start tomorrow. has anyone else been in this situation ? and did the increase help?
Have you been going through an increase of stress in daily life recently? A lot of times things get a little stressful and we start to see what we think is our old anxiety symptoms returning when it’s really just normal stress but we tend to exaggerate it because thats what we do. I would try to remain on your current dose for a bit to see if it returns to normal. Sometimes increasing the dose could cause a lot of start up symptoms to reappear and that could make you feel worse when all you really needed is to relax for a bit, and work on whatever is causing you to be anxious.
Hi, 20mg is a very low dosage for anxiety. I have been taking it for 18 years now in September for anxiety related problems. Due to fluctuations in my condition I have been on varying dosages from 20mg up to 50mg. I found that 40mg was best for stablizing my condition (ocd with depression). My experience of it over this time is I have found it to be a safe and effective medication with minimal side effects. It keeps me functioning well whereas without it I think things would be a lot worse. Don’t be too concerned if doctor has recommended increased dose of 30mg as it is still relatively low dosage of paroxetine and may be what you need to alleviate the anxiety symptoms you are experiencing. I found the increase in dosage for me helped me when anxiety and depression symptoms had became worse. I hope this helps and dont hesitate to ask any further questions. Regards, Paul