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[nicollemarks]

i was diagnosed with anxiety last week and i was given paxil 20 mg.  I havent taken it yet because ive read alot of bad things about, but then ive heard some good thing. Should I take it or is there anything else that dosent have such a down fall when you come off it...? i want to get better not worse...thank you.

[RubyWitch]

Your going to read "bad things" about ANY med your doc gives you, but you can also read "good things." So, it's really all about YOU. We cannot advise you to take or not take anything, but your doctor can AND DID! If you looked around this forum, you would find a gazillion and one opinions about every anxiety med out there. The good, the bad and the ugly. Guess you gotta ask yourself how badly you want to get better? And the Paxil may NOT be the right med for you, but you'll never know since you won't take it. Many of us have had to try several meds before we hit on the one that is right for us.  And if a taper is required, you are under the care of a doctor who will tell you the correct and safest way to accomplish this.
Peace
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