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Paxil?

Cali123
Cali123
I am on my 3rd day of Paxil and for me the side effects are really getting to me. How long do they usually last? Will they get better with time? Here's my experience thus far: Makes me very drowsy. I have been experiencing nausea (to me, it feels kind of like morning sickness felt when I was pregnant). Then I just felt funny during the day. On the first day, I felt totally out of it. I said something to a friend a lunch but didn't remember saying it. I thought that I was just thinking about it. it was very embarassing to say the least. Then on the second day, still felt drugged and out of it. So sleepy yesterday. Then this morning, I'm still feeling a little nauseous and shaky and dizzy. Is this normal and does it pass?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm in the middle of my second week of paxil. I experienced similar side effects without the nausea, and yes, they did pass for the most part. After about my first week I felt alright. The worst side effect for me was sleep disturbance (I would wake up at 4 am every night and couldnt get back to sleep), but this passed. It also made me feel sleepy and out of it so I started taking it at night. Hope it works out for you. Paxil is really beginning to help me, I've gone about 3 and a half weeks without a panic attack!
deleted_user
deleted_user
The side effects usually stop in about 10 days or so. I know it's unpleasent right now, but once you get through this time I bet you'll feel better than you have in a long time.

If it's making you so tired try taking it at night. Doesn't work for everyone but it might work for you.

I took Paxil for about 6 months or so, a few years ago and I'm so sorry I went off it. Now I can't take it again and it's the only thing that really helped my depression and anxiety even though I didn't recognize then that anxiety was an issue for me.