All I want to do is sleep all day on 40mg of Paxil. I do drink wine before bed and have tried to stop, but can't sleep. I have been putting things off, like grocery shopping for days, because I rather lay down on the couch. Have not left house in 3 days. Been on 20 mg for 20 days and then on 40mg for the last 14 days. 34 days on Paxil and I feel so tired. Anxiousness is gone, but now I am lazy. Should I stay on this? Dr. gave me Ambin, I must walk in my sleep with it, because objects were moved in house and I don't remember anything my husband tells me happens at night. So no more Ambin, and hello wine. My ? is is my tiredness wine with the Paxil. If so What can I do to sleep? Tried taking Paxil at night but no difference than in the morning.
What makes me so tired on Paxil?
Question posted by yhwh11 on 25 Oct 2011
Last updated on 7 January 2017
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Hello yhwh11. I understand fully. I also am paxil, (paroxetine) 30mg. Also tired. Helps my anxiety though. What I do is cut my dose into 3,ther by , spliting it out through out my day. It helps to cut down on that fatique. You really wouldn't have that sleepy feeling as badly as you are now, or at least less of it.I wouldn't mix the two for any length of time, meaning the wine and paxil. Not a good idea considering you're on 40mg. What I take to help me sleep is remeron (mirtazapine) A hefty dose of it. Or try trazodone, not as strong as ambien, but effective to help you get some sleep, along with minimal side effects. I suspect your ambien was to strong a dose.best to you.pled
thank you pledge. I wrote your suggestions down. I go to the dr on Tues. Did you see Dr Oz today? Couple of stories on there about Ambien. Scary stuff. The wine is hard to quite, that is what I have used to cope for 7 years now. I can go 2 or 3 nights with out it but can't sleep I will check out the Remeron and Trazodone. Why do you think wine is not good because of the 40mg. What if I take 20mg in morning and 20 at night? As you discribed splitting the dose?
Hello yhwh11. Yes, you can split your paxil, 20 in the morning, 20 at night. Most doctors don't care to much for splitting your medications. Reason being that you're not getting the full theraputic dose, of that particular drug. Having said that, they most always agree, when lets say in our cases, that if by splitting the dose throughout the day, and the fatique is manageable, that the problem is resolved, they give thier blessing. As to the wine, well, alcohol can be an addiction (duh), but what happens more often than not, it increases the effect of the paxil, so you'll become even more sedated, and so on. Your "motor" skills are going become impaired big time. Driving a car, that type of thing. You also run the chance of possibly having a more serious side effect.
I had this problem. My dr told me it either wires people up or makes them sleepy. If it makes you sleepy take it at night. I'm not a professional, just passing on what my physician told me.
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