Posted by SPhobia on February 29, 2004, at 20:21:51
In reply to paxilcr... social anxiety.., posted by tony_sa on February 29, 2004, at 1:32:07
Tony,
I was on Paxil CR for social anxiety, but had to get off because it was seriously impairing my ability to concentrate. I'm not sure that this is a common side effect though.
As far as your question, Paxil & Paxil CR should do just about the same thing (according to my pdoc, who just suggested the CR b/c it's more convenient).
Paxil is generally thought to be quite effective for treating SAD, and I would venture to say it is probably the most prescribed SSRI for SAD. I wasn't on it long enough to get any real feel for it's positive effects.
Now I am trying Zoloft, which also is reported to be quite effective for SAD. I have heard some good things about this med. You may want to look into it, as it might work well for your SAD & Depression. It's worth a shot. I've only been on it for about 2 weeks (I am almot up to 100mg/day where I will stay for awhile) and have not noticed the usual SSRI sexual side effects yet (which I had almost immediately with Paxil & Lexapro).If you really like your prozac, you may just want to keep with it and augment it with some xanax or klonopin for breakthrough anxiety, or tough anxiety involking situations.
Good luck.
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