Hi all!
I have a panic disorder which became full blown in my early twenties (as well as gad). The panic was full on extreme until I was prescribed paroxetine 20mg and despite the side effects initially (bloody awful but then so were the panic attacks) it totally sorted my life out. It stopped the agrophobia, the general anxiety and I got my life back and it has continued to be brilliant...until recently (18 years later)...Throughout the last 18 years there have been blips but very short lived, some mild panic attacks despite having some very stressful times and all in all great. However, a couple of weeks ago I had a very stressful encounter and my anxiety and panic have been through the roof - so bad it's making me physically sick and exacerbating the usual symptoms of panic. So, been to docs who has suggested upping the dose (and given me Diazapam for the sickness which I'm not going to take). So am now on 30mg - has this worked for any of you? Upping the dose? Are there likely to be side effects from increasing and how long do you think I'll start to notice a difference - Many thanks x