My anxiety has now developed into depression. I don't know what is wrong with me. My health has been giving me issues and I know that plays a part, but I have 2 beautiful kids, great family, young....I just hate feeling this way. I want to cry all day long.
My therapist is on vacation and I can't even call. Maybe I need a switch of meds. I am currently on Paxil(weaning off) and Klonopin. I am currenly taking .5 mgs of Klonopin when I wake, should I take another .5 later in the day? Maybe that would help.
I am so sad!
(For Ladies)Also I wonder if it could be harmones..... I am due for my monthly and for the past week have been super depressed and anxiouse... anyone experience this?
Thank God for this board!

It could be that you are weaning off of Paxil. It happens. Also to make your self more copmfortable try taking additional klonopin in the afternoon. (make sure OK with your dr. first. If he is on vacation then ask to speak to an associate.

I was taking Klonopin at one point it it did cause me depression. Just a thought.

Also, alot of us women on the board feel a bit worse when due for our monthly.

I am currently weaning off of celexa and some days I feel worse but then again my goal is to clean out my system of all drugs and start over if need be. It is scary for me.

Weaning off of the medication is probably causing your symptoms. Why are you quitting the Paxil?

I took a full dose of Paxil this morning, I just couldnt handle it and I also took .5 mg of Klonopin. I feel the Paxil is not doing anything for me anymore and I have been on it for 7 years.
I am so scared of this feeling. I want more then anything to be happy !!
Should I take Xanax later in the afternoon or just take another Klonopin?
Thank You all

Taking one full does of paxil is not going to do anything, as it takes weeks to reach a level of effectiveness at whatever dosage you take. Just use our klonopin or xanax. If you started today with the klonopin, i think i would finish out the day with that.
You are feeling like garbage probably as a combo of the weening and your monthly, since your hormone levels are up. I am always most anxious at that time.

Coming off Paxil isn't easy. I was on it for years and when I got pregnant for my son my doc got me to wean off them. Now after having my baby 6 months ago... I am back on 20mg of Paxil and 1mg of Ativan. Your monthly is probably a factor as well. I get more anxious, depressed & irritable along with tiredness and headaches and it starts a week before my period comes and lasts until it's done. Not something to look forward to each month that's for sure.

Should I take another dose of Klonpin later?
I usually only take one a day even thought the Dr said it's ok to take 2.
Again I cant thank you all here for the support this site has given me int eh short time. It;s virtual group therapy and is unreplacable!

If your doctor said up to 2 a day and you just can't seem to get better today then take 2. That is what it's for. Don't worry. I used to worry about the same thing when I was taking klonopin and they day I increase because I wasn't doing that great I felt so much better. It's nice to know that on days when your really out of it you can take the extra.

I am feeling so dizzy today, I think it's from the paxil withdrwl, although I did take a full 20 mg today because I can't handle the dizziness and the nausea.
I am also so shaky! How will I be able to function like this. I will just keep taking hte 20 mg of Paxil from now on...I just cant handle this. I feel fluish like I want to pass out!

Aren't you weaning off of paxil?

Alex, Paxil is a very difficult drug to quit. You must wean off VERY slowly. I'm talking over many months. Otherwise you will feel terrible, as you have seen. The withdrawals can be really awful, especially when you've been on it for so long.

Alex, Timber is right. Paxil is very difficult to come off of. You have to do it as per the recommendation of your physician. I remember forgetting to take Paxil for 3 days and felt so bad that I wanted to jump in front of traffic! Not good!

Are you sure you're on the right meds? Depending on what the underlying issue is, you could be taking the wrong med for your situation. Is it anxiety? Depression? OCD?

Before taking Paxil, I was on Luvox (I was diagnosed with OCD) and it really, really helped. I felt really good on it.

I would recommend continuing to take the Paxil until you can speak to your Therapist and see if there's another med you could try.

Hang in there!

Yes i think your right. I was weaning off the Paxil and was down to almost half a pill, but the past few days have been aweful! I am having high anxiety now but I think its turning into depression and teh paxil withdrawls are really starting to hit now. I am just going to take the full dose until I can see my Dr. again. He is on vacation (of course).
I cried all morning and just wanted to be out of my skin, felt like a terrible mother and just like what the point of life. You all know that feeling I'm sure...where you're going through the actions but not really there.
I got out of the house while the kids were in school and cried to my best friend all morning...it felt good to cry it all out. Now i'm home again cooking dinner and the feelings are back.
I still keep getting dizzy and lightheaded when I stand.

I am sorry to hear that you are feeling bad again. I weaned off of Paxil also. The first time I tried, I tried taking my pills farther apart (like I would take them 36 hours apart rather than 24, then 48 hours apart, etc) that didn't work a bit! Quite quickly I was having anxiety again. The next time I tried I lowered my dose a little bit at a time and that worked wonderfully for me. Of course I am back on it now (off for a year then had a baby and back on). None of us can say what is causing your symptoms but it could be a number of things. It could be the weaning or it could be the anxiety coming back because you are getting off of it. I know that when I have my anxiety, I feel very helpless. It sounds like what you are describing. I become very depressed as a reaction to the anxiety. I instantly start thinking how am I going to go on like this, etc, etc. But once I get the anxiety under control, the depression fades. I think that sometimes when you suffer from anxiety, your brain is already in overdrive so when your anxiety rears it's ugly head then the brain starts moving and makes you sad because you are questioning everything, why can't I control this? Why can't I be normal? Why can't I just be happy? I have so many things to be happy about, why am I so sad? How can I take care of my kids/family/work/friends/hobbies like this? and on and on and on... and we can't just shut our brains off.. or maybe we would be less anxious! I feel for you, truely! Work through it. Take the Klonopin. If your doc says you can take 2, then take 2. If you need more help, call your doc (or your doc's after hours number, or go to a med center or ER if need be) When you get a handle on the anxiety then I think you will feel better. Take care of yourself and I hope that you feel much better and that when you post again it will be to say that you made it through and feel great!!!!

I'm sorry you're feeling so bad alex, but take comfort in knowing that you're not crazy or anything like that. What you're experiencing is very typical of Paxil withdrawal. You're not going to feel this way forever!

Thank you all for your positive and kind words.....
I started back on the full dose pf Paxil again until I can see my Dr. I feel like a failure, maybe he can switch it to Lexapro or something that has less side effects of withdrawl.
My body is so weak. Thank God for this board and the support~! I would not put those withdrawl feeling on my worse enemy, they are so distructive. My anxiety came back 100 fold plus all the nausea and dizziness. UGH!
At least I know from all of you it's not just me it's the medication withdrawl.