Re: Call your doctor
 

I have only been taking it since late December. I am not depressed and do not frequently experience panic attacks. I however, was diagnosed with Agoraphobia a few years ago after I had a panic attack on an overseas trip. The doctor who prescribed this was a nurse prac. not a psychologist.

Re: Paxil Side Effects
 

I was prescribed paxil for depression around 9 years ago. The only significant side effect I recall is inability to sleep, so I was prescribed some medication to help me sleep. When I came off of paxil, I remember no ill effects what-so-ever.

From my experience, prescriptions for mental illness and irregularities without therapy is a waste of time. But as you know, everyone is different.

Re: Call your doctor
 

that explains a lot. 40 mg is a lot and you haven't really been on it all that long. You aren't clinical depressed or have anything gripping. As I said before, noncompliance is normal. You haven't been on it that long so withdrawl shouldn't be bad. contact your doctor though. PAs etc can be frustrating. Trust me, its a problem in america where they are allowing more and more different people to prescribe.

Re: Call your doctor
 

You might want to ask your doctor about a different SSRI, as paxil is one of the hardest (at least for many people) to quit, should you ever need or want to.

I have been on effexor (another very difficult one to quit) for more than 10 years, and I cannot quit. I don't mean that I can't taper off and get over the dizziness and stuff. I can do that relatively easily. I mean I cannot stop long term, because my mental and emotional state, my anxiety/depression, becomes much much worse than before I ever took it. <u>This is true for many paxil users too</u>. The unfortunate part is that I have side effects from it, including sexual, so I am between a rock and a hard place.

Re: Call your doctor
 

Ick... these things seem nasty...

I was thinking of getting on one of these, and I read that using sumatriptin for migraines along with this can cause complications. I get migraines about once every other month and inject myself with Imitrex, anyone know what these side effects are when SSRI's and sumatriptins are mixed?