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April 3rd, 2010
On Monday this week I saw my Doctor to get another prescription. I've been on 40 mg paroxetine since November and was fed up of being on a high dose, so asked if I could drop it and she reluctantly agreed to drop the dose to 30 mg. So far I'm pleased to say I've not had the horrible side effects that people talk about on the internet. No brain zaps, no headaches, no nausea etc. However, I've been visiting my family this week without my husband and I've been feeling extremly spaced out. I feel sad and miss being able to tell my husband how I feel. My parents don't understand what I'm going through and don't understand why I'm on anti-depressants when they cause so many side effects and cause withdrawal when coming off them. For this reason I've not really told them much about how I'm feeling. I feel tired and feel like crying, I'm not sure if I just feel lonely or whether I should go back up to 40 mg. I think that because I'm not getting withdrawal that I should persevere. I haven't felt like this for months.
I don't want to waffle on about how I feel, but I hope it passes soon.
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this a way of expressing how you feel, it certainly wil help you.
As for the antidepressants, i think you should, give it a go on the lower dose for a bit longer, it is worth a try.
All the best
xx
I do not think there is ANY shame in taking medication, no matter what the dosage is. However, if you really want to keep your dosage lower, tough through this for a few weeks and see what happens. Withdrawal is definitely difficult, and I do feel that a person withdraws even if it's just to a lower dosage.
I'm glad you have your husband-that's how I feel about my fiance. We are very lucky to have them. :-)
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