Have you been successful on just 10mg of Paxil? Can 10mg cause weight gain?

[Jacque27]

I have been on Paxil 10mg for about a month now. It has really helped with the depression and I have not had any anxiety attacks. I am mainly on it for anxiety. Is 10mg enough?  And will 10mg cause me to cause weight gain? So far I have not gained any. I guess I just really want to know if it is ok to just stay at 10mg or is that dose just more of a placebo effect? Has anybody had good effects on just 10mg?

[Jacque27]

Thanks! Just knowing I have the xanax in my purse is enough, but I do take it at night so I can sleep.  And I notice you live in St. Louis...I grew up there...Ballwin. Have been in Miami, Fl since 80. :)

[remar]

Yes, I forgot to mention that the sexual side effects are usually not a problem at this dose. I'm glad to hear you have something to take just in case you were to have a panic attack. Remar

[Jacque27]

Thanks, I do have xanax for when I need it, so I think I will just stay at the low dose for now. It doesnt seem to cause sexual problems at this dose either.

[remar]

I started at 20 mgs. It worked great for my depression and anxiety but I could not control my eating and gained a lot of weight. Once I went down to 10 mgs I did have some anxiety so my Dr added an anti anxiety med and I started losing the weight pretty fast too.
If your doing well on 10 mgs then I would say to stick with that dose. We're all different and do well on different doses.  Remar