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Question I am a 21 year old male. I was prescribed by my family physician Paxil (generic) 20 mg to help me deal with my severe general anxiety/stress and depression. It has been a little over 2 months since I began taking the medication, and I have not felt any major differences or change. I am thinking about going back and talking to my doctor about maybe increasing my dosage, because we never really talked about how severe my condition was before he prescribed me the 20 mg. But what I was wondering before I go and talk to him, is what is the absolute maximum dosage available for someone my age? I know that the dosage should be increased/increased increased/decreased in short incriments like 10 mg at a time every 1-2 weeks. But what is the absolute max dosage you would recommend for someone of my age to try, before trying a different medication. I was reading that people should take no more than 60 mg of Paxil... Is this true? And what are some side effects or changes that may occour if that much is taken or exceeded.?
Answer Hi Dean,
The maximum recommended dose for Paxil is 50 mg per day. I have seen a few people on as much as 60 mg per day. Thry tolerated it well with no adverse effects that they reported to me. Theincidence of side effects increases with dose taken. The most common side effects reported were: The most common events leading to discontinuation (reported by 1% or more of subjects) included: asthenia, headache, nausea, somnolence, insomnia, agitation, tremor, dizziness, constipation, impotence and abnormal ejaculation.
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Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
