For the past couple of years, I've been taking 40 mg of Paxil daily. I think this amount makes me apathetic, lazy, and want to decrease and even go off the antidepressant completely. This past week, I have been breaking the tabs in half, taking 20 mg. daily. Yesterday, students were difficult and rowdy, and by the end of the day, I was having a full-blown anxiety attack, tingling hands and shortness of breath. Also, I've found myself offended by coworkers this week, something I never do! The slights and insults are real, but in the past I would have just brushed them off!
Prior to taking the medication, now for 14 years, I would often imagine that people were talking about me at work...They probably ARE!!! as I'm rather the eccentric art teacher, but with meds, it doesn't bother me!
Wondering if I should just go back to the original dosage and give in to the lifelong need for the medication or try to tough it out, as summer is here in a few days!
Patty