Psychotropic medication discussion thread
in Psychology & Therapy ·
feraldrifter12 said:It’s been five weeks since I started taking 100 mg of Paxil at night. Honestly? I don't feel any real shift in my mood or any clear sign the medication is even working. Can someone describe what it actually feels like when an AD finally kicks in? Right now, this feels like nothing more than a placebo. On top of that, I'm on Xanax 3 x1 (0.25 mg), which seems uselessly weak. I used to take Ativan 10 mg on my own, and frankly, it worked much better than the Xanax. I’m just exhausted by this whole situation. I need some kind of improvement, but I've got nothing. I’ve dropped about 15 pounds since early September, I can't sleep, and the depression is brutal. The only thing that's changed is that my panic attacks have decreased, but the anxiety is still there despite the Xanax. Just... ugh.
I tried Paxil before switching to Lexapro, but it made everything worse than if I had taken nothing at all—anxiety, tremors, more tremors, more tremors... My doctor pulled me off the Paxil after about ten days and put me on Lexapro instead. It turned out great—no "special effects" or anything.🙏
Maybe consider a switch? My doctor says you shouldn't dwell on one med for more than a week or two—if it isn't working, try something else.