Is it normal to feel a bit of anxiety while taking paroxetine?
Monday, November 16th, 2009 at
10:05 am
I feel a bit dizzy which I know is normal but what about the anxiety is it normal or maybe I’m just thinking it’s anxiety because I do feel feel a bit odd like numb. Any advice or ideas?
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One of Paroxetine’s effects is to counteract anxiety.
I don’t know how long you have been on it. If you’ve just begun, then it could be existing anxiety and you need time for the med to work.
If you’ve been on it for awhile, then you must call your doc and tell him/her what symptoms you are having.
Sometimes, medication does the exact opposite of what it’s supposed to do. It’s a called a paradoxical effect.
So if youv’e just started it, hang in there for a little longer and see if the anxiety disappears. If you’ve been on it for awhile, get right on top of it and call your doc.
There’s no reason to feel unsure or suffer needlessly. In fact, call your doc anyway for reassurance one way or the other. He/she should be kept in the loop and will then know what to advise you to do.
Ask your psychiatrist. Paxil (paroxetine) can cause all sorts of things. If you’re starting to become emotionally numb on it, you might want to be switched to something else.
paroxetine is prescribed for anxiety, depression or obsessive compulsiveness ( OCD ) . All these three diseases are interrelated..one occur along with the other..
For example a depressive person may be anxious too..or may have OCD.
If you have given paroxetine for depression, you may have anxiety too..but that is not caused by paroxetine..but by your disease itself..
If you have anxiety …it mean that paroxetine can not cure your anxiety… you need to shift to other drugs like sertraline or citalopam.