Some advice if possible - Anxiety Message Board

Lambss · 08-07-2006, 08:09 PM

To explain my current situation, I am 20 years old and I still live at home. All my life I've had problems with depression and gave up taking paxil long ago when I wasn't getting the results I and my family were looking for. Now that I am further along in my life I am running into some of the same things, I get really emotional really quickly. I can hardly control the person I am anymore, I know better but sometimes I just cant stop myself from doing something I'll regret.

I'm up for some suggestions, some methods or medications or just simple advice to help me regain control of my life and help me conquer all my fears. I've talked to my girlfriend about the obvious things, talking to a doctor to see if he can prescribe something, anything to help me climb out of this hole. I know this information probably does you know good but I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a try. If you have any questions go ahead and let me know, I can answer anything to the best of my knowledge.

Thank you for your time. =)

dazedandconfused10 · 08-07-2006, 08:19 PM

Hormones can defintely affect moods. If you are taking a BCP and weren't that could be a difference, I felt a difference when stopping mine. Or perhaps the paxil is jus not right anymore. I recently went from effexor to lexapro and am having less side affects. Everyone tolerates different meds so it might take some experience. Have you done any counseling in your fight with depression, helps me and helps me see things another way.

Lambss · 08-07-2006, 08:58 PM

It has been years since I've taken any medication or talked to a counselor. I also was never really on paxil enough to tell if it made any real difference, it's been almost 6 years or so now. The reason we stopped both is because at the time it seemed like I was fixed, I was a free man. This obviously was not the case =)

If I can find a way to afford medicine and counseling I will be sure to go that route.. the mistake I made before is I never gave it enough time to settle in. The day I felt fine.. that was the end of it. This time I hope not to make the same mistake twice.

Thanks for the reply

dazedandconfused10 · 08-08-2006, 06:38 PM

oh duh, didn't see you were male

tallycat · 08-08-2006, 07:51 PM

There's been a lot of new meds (and generic versions) in the last few years. My doctor told me that Paxil is not at all the first recommended anymore, because of the side effects. Give it a shot...Lexapro dug me out of a very bad place.