Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hi all. I'm a 50 year old woman who has been on Paxil 10mg for almost 20 years. I have tried to wean off but withdrawal and anxiety was intense. I tried to switch to lexapro but it was too stimulating so I've been limping along on the Paxil. Going up in dose made me feel worse. I'm now going through menopausal stuff and my anxiety at times is through the roof along with migraines, depression, restlessness, etc. I know I have to bite the bullet and try something else but I'm so afraid. My doc is very good and patient with me, he thinks adding buspar or switching to cymbalta might be good. Can anyone relate? I'm feeling very very paralyzed and welcome any support.
I am experiencing perimenopausal symptoms and anxiety headaches etc it's awful and I am on low dose fluoxetine
I am here to talk if you would like
Val1122 I think it is great that you are one of the fortunate ones who does not experience withdrawal etc.
For some of us our bodies are very sensitive to medicine at small doses and unfortunately do feel the affects of decreasing at such small doses it's not fun whatsoever I wish you luck as you transition to Prozac