Is The Dosage Of Paroxetine Ideal For Anxiety And Panic Attacks?

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2015

Question: I (65 years old) recently had a panic attack and started using Paroxetine 20 mg 9 days ago. I have an appointment with my internist in 2 days. My mother has had anxiety problems for years. Should I decrease or increase the mg? How long before I should start feeling better? I've contacted psychiatrists for an appointment but they do not return my calls. Please help.

Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
continue with same dose for one more week.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.

I can understand your concerns.

Paroxetine 20mg is adequate starting dose.

You should wait for atleast two weeks for paroxetine to show its effect. Continue with same dose for one more week.

In my opinion, controlled release formulations of paroxetine which comes in strength of 12.5 mg and 25mg, are better for panic disorder.
Discuss this with your doctor.

Hope this helps.

Feel free to discuss further.

Take care.
Thanks.

Dr. Shubham Mehta, MD(Psychiatry).

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar