anxiety/depression/medication/

hello , this is my first post
have been diagnosed with anxiety/depression/social anxiety on and off for years , my current medication is paroxetine ( though been on a number of diff meds). Since being on this my anxiety now comes on me whenever it feels like ( not just from external worries) it seem to be in the background all the time and then im panicky , breathless, flushed , my mind feels like its swimming, restless, cant sleep , get dental pain from clench my teeth a lot and pull at my hair and eyebrows and also have constant nausea ( sometimes think my anxiety turns into actual stress where my stomach knots up) also i think paroxetine turned me into a womanising flirt , a gambling addict and makes me compulsive. Has anyone else had same experience ( will this stop if i come off paroxetine?) and are there not better meds ?( or alternative coping techniques? )( i also think paroxetine caused stomach problems ).
thanks gobbins

Hi -

Seems like this drug is really not helping you at all. Do you think you could talk with your doctor as soon as you can about this? You might need to find another drug that is more appropriate for you. For most people, they need to try many different drugs and drug combinations before they can find one that works well for them, as I'm sure you know. Not sure how many different meds you've been on, but it can be a hard trial-and-error process for most.

Do you also go to therapy to try to work through the anxiety and depression and how to cope with it?

- EGD.

I have never heard of Paroxetine making someone womanize, and gamble, but these medications have such extensive side effects I wouldn't be surprised. First double check that your dosage of Paroxetine is normal. Then I would check with a doctor if any natural options exist. You wouldn't want to stay with these issue of gambling and poor treatment of women that long.

I had to look this up forgot that it was the generic for Paxil. I looked at the side effects..which I will give you the link to. *link removed by mod* I think you need to contact your doctor right away and let him/her know what is going on with you and this drug. Everyone's reaction to these drugs can be so different and yours seems to be pretty serious. Gambling? Womanize? I haven't see that in all of the boards I am on.

There are many other options out there to try, along with so many different combinations of and dosages.

Contact him/her soon you will be better off.