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I took Paxil for a little while (eventually had to quit taking it), and I missed a dose as well. The same thing happened to me, but I also got quite dizzy. Mine lasted for a day or so, but if your symptoms should get worse, you should definitely call your doc. I hope you feel better soon!
I take 20mg daily because I was getting severe caregiver stress (I am RN..this is going to be a Dx very soon! Thank goodness!).
After 8 months on it...I went down to 12.5mg to see if I could get off it! I didn't suffer any side effects, but even that small of a dose change effected me at work again. I was impatient, couldn't think, quick to snap....so I went back to the 20 mg.
I have missed a few doses over the time, going to bed after a long day and forgetting to take it. I had no ill effects noted, especially nothing I had after stopping for three days (boy back on on day 4 I will tell you!). So for me, one day missed is okay...but no more! But I didn't have physicological signs like described, more emotional.
LOL, but then again I take GI meds for GERD anyway so I may have missed any bout of nausea (and yes, I take my paxil 2 hours before any GI meds..LOL!). But to put it frankly..when I stopped for three days...I was a bearcat of a person to live with!
LOL, either I leave nursing, or take paxil for life I guess..LOL! But it really does help tremendously :)
That is the rub for me....I got overly dizzy and well, couldn't get off the couch or out of bed on welbutrin! I am talking sit up in bed and get so dizzy I would throw up! That bummed me out...I was so hoping that would help! I started on a low dose too..guess it isn't cut out for me...yet the paxil is...heck, I don't know..one works, other doesn't...conclusion....
I wanted welbutrin because of the lower sexual side effects (same with my patients wanting it!). GRRRRRRRR oh well...stuck with those side effects ...poor hubby! I told him to take it and we can be equal!...LOL, no nothing to actually joke about the sexual side effects are rather brutal in my opinion...but a little levity never hurts!
I was on Paxil 10mg for close to two years and decided to wean off of it, then ended up going back on it about a year later, except this time it was Paxil CR, and I think the dose was 12.5. I hated the Paxil CR with a passion; for some reason the side effects were worse... weight gain, sexual side effects, tiredness, were all worse.
Hey, I took Prozac for depression and OCD at the age of 17-18. About 4 months of Prozac therapy I was switched to Paxil. Paxil 20mg once every morning provided me with excellent recovery and adjustment with virtually no side effects at all. I stopped taking it after a year with no issues to report such as siezures or behavioral/mental distress.
Prozac produced a slightly more energetic release whereas Paxil did not.
Good luck. :)
JenMarie82
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I've been on Paxil for a little over a month for PP depression. I had to skip a dose Sunday night (bad, I know) but then I took it as normal last night. Today I am feeling incredibly nauseous and have a bad headache like I did when I first started taking it (it wore off in about 10 days). Is this normal if you miss a dose to have your original side effects?