[center]God i haven't taken medications for my mental health since....2013/14?? It's sort of a grey area around that time but the last medication I ever taken for depression was Zoloft which was kind of really bad for me so yesterday, the doctor wanted to put me back on it but I told him anything but Prozac and that, because of my past relations on it. So today will be the 2nd day i'm officially on Paxil? Yay me? While I certainly need it, I'm just hoping it doesn't worsen my health...I guess that was my prior fear to coming back on meds too. Have you taken Paxil before and what was your experience? How long did it take for you to see some kind of results because I know it's too soon to tell for me but I don't feel bad as I was before? But I'm sort of cautious to take that as a true notation of progress or if i'm just wanting to believe it's working.

I also need to be re-diagnosed but I have to wait until tomorrow to see if I have the funds for setting up a new appt. For now I got this new meds and a group therapy session that was recommended for next week. [center]

I am knock off Prozac. It took a solid month before I felt any substantial change. My wife also noticed the general uptick in my mood. To summarize, I would say I have more days in a stable mood state and the lows are no longer diving into the ocean, but rather a lake.

Thank you for the reply! I noticed with paxil im not in that deep ocean state? With bpd I so often put situations in that 'its either really good or really bad' but I havent felt the need to do that? I know its too soon to say but I do feel some change now in regards to my anxiety. I don't feel that stress eating me alive anymore and I am rationalizing that 'hey you are stressed because of xxx but it's not as bad as you think'. I have to give self check ups more consistently but I'm very much trying to think of this new medication as a breath of fresh air.

Hey that is good! Stabilization is the first step to getting back on the right track. It is amazing to finally figure out what normal feels like. I never thought it was possible until I got on the right meds.

I'm actually a bit unsure how to ping so i'm sorry for the quotes! How many meds have you tried before you found out the best one? Are you taking prozac right now? I used to take that a long time ago when I still like a teenager but I also took it when I had concerta so it made me not eat at all and I'd be so nauseous all the time. Zoloft was not good either because it kept me up at night? And I mean I couldn't sleep at all for what seemed like days at a time.

Hey no worries. To tag someone, just use @ username with no space.

It is the first one we tried after taking Xoloft many years. It made my stomach upset for the first month, coupled with some nasty dry mouth, but my primary care doc warned me about that before we started it.

Oh okay! I think I got it now! Thanks for the help. ;w; I can relate to that! I remember how badly my stomach would hurt being on it but I think that also was because I didn't eat much with it. My doctor was not as kind with that either because I remember he was like, "If you don't start gaining weight we will need you off the medication." Though, during this time my mom had to be present with me at the doctors so she always had her input that I needed the medication no matter how bad it made me feel. She liked to assume I was faking these symptoms for attention and to get out of school.