Inspired on a post from Shawn at Anxious Living, I decided to write a bit about my short experience with anxiety medications.

I have a healthy lifestyle, exercise, eat propertly, assist to therapy, avoid drinking and smoking, I have a job… but I still feel something is missing… well: “RELATIONSHIPS” a big word for us. My relationships with family and friends are difficult, I don’t even have a love.

I took Paxil for about 4 or 5 months, it did relaxed me, gave me headaches in the first

week but then it was ok. Also noticed that my libido decreased and I felt kind of slow and sleepy during that time, it was like the medicine slowed me down a lot.

So I decided to stop the medicine. Now I have anxiety again, usually in social situations. I started to have a healthy lifestyle, found a job that doesn’t demands much of social contact, just trying to adapt to what I am and not to force myself into social situations.

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