Posted by Sleepy Lizard on June 6, 2002, at 9:46:24
In reply to 8 days on paxil. Restores passion, and socialness?, posted by adamie on June 4, 2002, at 14:36:42
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> hi. i am on paxil 20mg for 8 days now. taking my 9th dose today. at first i dunno if it was just my depressive state changing but i felt very lacking in passion as if i never had the feeling to be able to fantastize about snuggling with a certain girl. but now i am more and more able to get such emotions! is this known to happen the longer i stay on a med like paxil? also i am feeling more social now. the last 6 days i was hardly social at all! i wouldn't even talk in class yesterday. but today i was talking again. i hope this continues.
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> can someone please tell me their paxil experiences or just experiences on ssri's. did they make you more social? more passionate? more loving?
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> please let me know.I used Paxil for 11 weeks and it was great! I was laughing for no reason (forgot what that was like) and was able to not feel nervous in social situations. I was only on 40 mg. I got off of it because of the sexual side effects (delayed orgasm to 20-40 minute range). When you feel better you will be more "loving" I think. However some have complained of loss of sex drive in the long run (several months). I think it is individual though and it may work great for you. Good luck.
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