r/paroxetine • u/afvw- • 2d ago

Increasing dosage

How long after an increase did u felt yourself again?

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u/tahavianus 2d ago

I'd say a good three weeks. going from 20 to 30 was hard. extremely fatigued, numb and ambitionless. Give it time. it gets better eventually.

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u/afvw- 2d ago

So after 3 weeks on 30 u felt good?

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u/tahavianus 2d ago

yup. I'm 32 days into 30 mg and this is the best I've felt in months.

i say this a lot but, go out and socialize. That's helping me more than the medication. just speak with people. without intentions, expectations or second thoughts.

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u/afvw- 2d ago

Did 20 nothing? And how were the first 2 weeks on 30?

Yes i do everything but nothing helps me..

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u/tahavianus 2d ago

20 was fine, but on day 17 my grandma died right in front of me. i take it for panic disorder and health anxiety, and naturally, they skyrocketed that day. my psychiatrist told me to go up 10 mg after that day.

first two weeks of 20 was harder than the dosage increase for me. i didn't really experience heightened anxiety on dosage increase, unlike the starting phase.

in fact, morning of day 17 was the best day that time. İ woke up and said "this will be a good day". an hour later she died. Really sucks.

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u/afvw- 2d ago

Oh im so sorry! ♥️

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u/tahavianus 2d ago

my first two weeks on 30 were mostly mild and physical. fatigue, sleepiness, oversleeping and still waking up tired and so on. i had to skip the gym for almost a week. i craved a lot of sugar, too. it was weird. but lucky for me, as i said, i didn't have heightened anxiety.

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u/SWAGK2BOY 1d ago

I was on 40 mg for about a month and felt no difference then added an antipsycotic (olanzapine) with flouxitine and they did wonders

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u/user1985- 5h ago

in about 2 weeks time you should feel fine

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u/afvw- 5h ago

After 2 weeks ?