Paxil long term memory loss

[Scammer]

Have been on paxil for 10years+ but stopped because of new studies. Not doing well on an alternative drug(name??) Paxil sure worked for me without many side effects. I am 67 and my memory scares me ...forgot the names of people I have known for years and worked with on an interim basis..once or twice a year. Could this be caused by the Paxil.. Am I heading to dementia ?  Or is it because I am off paxil? I talked with my doctor and he asked if I would consider going back on paxil or trying another drug. Paul caminiti

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I answered on the anxiety forum, but this has more detail.  One question would be how quickly did you stop the Paxil -- abruptly or after a long taper?  And how did you feel while going off of it?  As I said on the other forum, the withdrawal effects of stopping Paxil are its worst aspect.  Another problem with Paxil is that it's stronger than other antidepressants for whatever reason, and often other antidepressants don't work because of that.  (Often, Paxil doesn't work anymore either once you quit using it).  Personally, given that all drugs have problems and especially those affecting mental health, if it was working fine and without many side effects I'd have stayed on it, but that's water under the bridge now.  It's hard to say whether the drug is responsible or its something else -- impossible to say, probably.

[Scammer]

Anyone else with memory problems, beyond normal age related ones? I have thoughts that are completely lost from one moment to the next..scammer