New psychiatrist & new medication

A year ago I found a psychiatrist who understood some English as I am living in Spain. She couldn‘t really speak the language and so last week I decided to find another psychiatrist. Luckily I found one and she’s so hot! As I said in a previous post I have been suffering from anxiety for a few years but I didn’t seek help until last year for the first time. My old psychiatrist prescribed Clonazepam 0.5 mg for a few months and then I took Escitalopram 10 mg for nearly a year. My new psychiatrist says that since I’m still feeling nervous and having bad thoughts after such a long time on that antidepressant that it is clearly not working for me and so she got me started on Clonazepam again, just for a few weeks, and now I’m supposed to take Paroxetine 20 mg from now on. She told me that if my antidepressant is working then I should be anxiety-free or at least near-anxiety-free. She also told me that since I waited so long to seek professional help that my recovery would be more difficult than that of people who seek help immediately but that I should be able to live a good life.

How many antidepressants did you guys have to try out until you found the right one?

With the right antidepressant, would you say that you are anxiety-free?

lgm1942 said...
Some people have a more difficult time finding one that works
just for them, the average person can take any of them and get
results, I admit some are better than others. Is the Paroxetine
the same as Prozac?, if it is its a good med my wife has been on
it for over 20 years. Peace

Larry ***

No, Prozac is Fluoxetine. There are so many different types:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidepressant#Most_commonly_prescribed

More often than not, we end up needing to try a few different ones before we find the right med, or the right combo of meds.

Let your body and mind work at their own pace and try not to feel rushed!











M.