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Quitting Paroxetine

2017-09-06 19:04:27
I suffer from General Anxiety issues. My doctor has prescribed me Paroxetine. I have been taking it for more than 2 years now, the CR dose of 12.5mg. Gradually I developed this fear of leaving my comfort zone as what ifs start to pop up in my mind with weird thoughts. My life is stable otherwise, I enjoy a normal routine. My psychiatrist says that Paroxetine will continue throughout life and I will have to take it, if I discontinue, I will suffer relapse after some time and I will have to restart it. Is it true? Also what is the best method to discontinue it, cold turkey or tapering the dose.
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Never do cold turkey.you can go for CBT sessions and then Think of tapering the doses.

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