Hello all.
I am needing some help in getting through my latest anxiety episode. I have been on paxil for about 5 years now. Life has been good and i've really had no side effects from what I can tell. When I began taking the paxil 5 years ago, I started off at 40 mg/day. After a few years of feeling good, I decided to go down to 30 mg/day. Life was still good...An occasional anxiety breakthrough here and there - but manageable.

Then, 3 months ago, mt doctor put me on paxil cr 25 mg/day. Everything was fine, then two weeks ago I had a horrible anxiety attack, and have had horrible days since. It feels like the same intensity of anxiety I felt before taking the paxil.

5 days ago my doctor increased the dosage to 40 mg/day of the regular paxil. I still feel awful - like the paxil isn't going to work again.

Has anyone out there been through anything like this? Will the paxil begin to make me feel like myself again? How long will it take before the increased dosage takes effect?

Thanks so much for any insight you guys can give me. This anxiety is a horrible feeling - not sure how much more I can take without some relief. Ac.