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Paroxetine to help with anxiety and agitation??

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Bloomin eck every med I get on causes me agitation so even if it helps I can’t take it as I can’t sit still. Dr is now trying me on paroxetine again...did anyone find this helps with physical agitation? I pace off and on meds now and it’s hellish xxx

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Hey Vicss, all I can say is that paroxetine is old generation SSRI. It’s very hard to come off. It causes a well known withdrawal syndrome that doctors won’t admit. Maybe try the newer generation SSRIs like Citalopram.

And try to get doctor to find real cause of your agitation. Is it medication side effect? Is it restless leg syndrome? Is it ADHD? Is it anxiety itself? Find out. Good luck.

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I also have general anxiety disorder and the worst thing I can do is stay home. I need to go out every day and walk through parks go to the Y MCA, I'm doing yoga, if nothing else I go to Goodwill or thrift stores and walk around and look at stuff to keep my mind occupied. I am now trying low dose of buspar which is helping my my constant worry. my mind never stops it's exhausting. The best thing that I can do for myself is distracting my mind with outside activities , meaning outside of my inner mind.

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