Posted by blueberry on December 23, 2005, at 18:40:19
In reply to Paxil dosage .... question, posted by tepiaca on December 23, 2005, at 12:54:23
I don't have experience with the CR version. But I was on regular paxil for a year. I started at 10mg which wasn't quite enough, then went to 20mg was good for months, it kind of pooped out a little, went up to 30mg briefly, then went back down to 20mg and was fine with it.
It took about 3 weeks for me to notice that it was doing anything at all to help. At 6 weeks it was getting better. But it really did take about 10 weeks for it to work as good as it was ever going to.
It definitely worked in lifting depression, preventing depression, and making me relaxed in social settings. Just took a while. But it also created a kind of apathetic state of its own. Sexual dysfunction and messing with sleep architecture were pretty bad the whole year I was on it. I don't think that happens with everyone.
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