I have been on Paxil over 23 years and am switching to Lexapro?

I am still holding at 10mg Paxil and 10mg Lexapro and I am feeling much better. I have found that I need time to stabilize with each change in dosage and now plan to reduce pax very slowly, maybe 1/2mg at a time. I have Paxil in liquid form to allow me to do this.

I am getting off paxil and on to lexapro.
I was on 20mg paxil, then went to 15mg with 5mg lexapro.
Then last Monday I did 10mg paxil and 10mg lex.
Last night I moved to 5mg paxil and 10mg lexapro. Then after a week I'll just be on lexapro.

I took have been having hightened anxiety and I am scared. I am scared im going to loose my job. Im scared I won't be able to function. I just want to feel normal.
How are you feeling now after being 10 days since you posted?

Hi, catesgroup!
No, there's potentially a significant interaction between the two medications that are both classed as SSRI drugs. It's not generally advised.
https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=1013-565,1800-1156
https://www.drugs.com/cg/serotonin-syndrome.html
20mg/day is the maximum dosage for Lexapro so maybe you could consider an increase there.
I hope it works out for you because I found that Lexapro worked very well for me for many, many years.