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Anxiety, overthinking
Hello Sir/madam, 2 year back i went to psychiatrist because of anxiety, overthinking about life and health and he prescribed paxil 12.5mg for 6 months, after my psychiatrist reduce to 6 mg. Now I'm continuing 6mg from 1 year. Now I'm feel good. My concern is recently i searched about Paroxetine side effects on internet, one article says life expectancy and health risks are high in long time using of paroxetine. Any harmful side effects with it.
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Do sports (at home, if you feel more confortable) but 3x 30min/week. Eat more greens, oilseeds, fresh fruits and food rich in magnesium such as: raw spinach, fish, beans, lentils, avocados, brown rice, bananas, figs and chocolate. If you have a pet, cuddle with it more often and take care of it. It will make you shift your focus from anxiety to something else. Try to catch the sun everyday for 10mins. Check your levels of vit D and B12 (adjust with supplements if needed). Yoga, you can find plenty of stuff online. Mindfulness meditation, it’s not hard, stick to it. When you feel anxiety, let it come, don’t fight against it. Take deep breath (inhale for 6 seconds, hold for 2, exhale for 6. Do it again). Just observe how tense and how bad you feel over nothing. Meditation can help to stand back. Sleep enough (7 to 9hours/night). Quit smoking and avoid drinking alcohol. Smile. Smiling, even for nothing, tricks the mind and releases happy hormones. Learn to manage your anxiety, it’s always going to be there because it’s a normal mechanism of protection but don’t let it rule you anymore
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As such no serious side effect reported with 6mg paroxetine. But when you will be stop abruptly may be feel the symptoms of mild anxiety or discontinuation syndrome
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