Paxil HELP! 2 months after taking it experiencing exhaustion.

Hi guys,

2 months after taking paxil now experiencing possible exhaustion from it. I originally took it for sleep anxiety/ insomina and daily exhaustion from not sleeping. 3 wks after taking it, I finally got the relief I needed and could sleep all night! Then at week 6, I felt like my old self and alert. Then at week 7, everyday is just pure exhaustion. My whole body feels weak and my brain just thinks about sleeping. I force myself to run 5-6 days a week which I think helps. But I just need this fatigue to leave, it almost feels like I'm getting into a depression cause of it. But I am beyond grateful that I can sleep through out the night!

I have stopped taking melatonin and magnesium thinking they were causing the problem. And I am in the process of tapering my clonazepam. But none of it is helping, though I think stopping the melatonin helped a little. So it must be the paxil. I'm currently taking 10mg in the morning. At night it used to activate me/give me more anxiety , but now maybe since it's been 2 months I should move it to the night maybe?

Any advice would be great. I'm just so exhusted from dealing with this. I'm in a busy part of my life. I really dont want to stop paxil I hear withdrawals are terrible, I cant afford to be like that right now.

Hi NAT,

Great advice above!^^^

I would also encourage you to rule out any other unrelated causes such as a vitamin deficiency or anemia.

I hope you get the answers you need, and start feeling your best again soon!

S.C.