Saline18I have been taking Paroxetine for the past year. Though due to some confusion when I moved I've been temperarily taken off of this medication. now I feel even more depressed than when I started the medication in the first place. Should I be worried?
Is it normal to feel more depressed than when you first started an anti deppessant?
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- 7 Oct 2009 by Saline18
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- depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, paroxetine, anxiety and stress
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Psyched8 Oct 2009
Saline18,
If you were taking Prozac that log and then stopped suddenly you sure could be experiencing increased depression. I'd also suggest getting to your doctor as soon as possible and get back on your medications. Let us know how it goes. Good luck and God bless.
Junior196210 Oct 2009
It generally takes 6-9 months to stabilise following an episode of depression, so it's unlikely to be a recurrence of your original depression. I recently found out that it's possible to suffer a form of 'depression' together with intense anxiety (feeling jittery, like the nerves are jelly) due to WITHDRAWAL.
You didn't say how long you have been off the Paroxetine but the sooner you can start taking it again, the more likely you can get rid of these symptoms. If you want to come off it in future, you will need to wean off slowly.
Hope that helps
Junior
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