Posted by MB on July 13, 2002, at 15:00:04
In reply to PAXIL at 5 mg/d: any experience at this dosage?, posted by dazednconfused on July 12, 2002, at 11:41:52
> Hi to all,
> I was on Paxil at 20 mg for months with a lot of side effects, in particular sexuals s/e (loss of libido) and dizziness.
> I've noticed that if i take only 5 mg/d i do not suffer of any side effects or disease.
> Has 5 mg/d of Paxil any therapeutic effect, or it is too low dosage?
> Have you had any experience on this subterapeutic dosage?
> I'm currently haveing reboxetine at 4 mg/d too.
> Thanks for your share.
When I first started Paxil, I was given the little yellow 10 mg pills to start with. The headaches and chills and burning up the back of my neck were so bad that I stuck to half of the yellow pill (5 mg). This seemed to improve my mood slightly with minimal side effects. Also, when I took Effexor, I broke a 37.5 mg tablet into quarters and took one quarter twice a day. That was probably the best regimin I've been on. If you feel better on the low doses, why not stick to them? Maybe for me it was the placebo effect; I'm willing to accept that possibility...but feeling better from a placebo is better than depression, right? Anyway, my gut tells me that it wasn't a placebo effect. I think there was something authentic going on even at such "low" (by FDA standards) doses.MB
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