Good afternoon, everyone,
So today was my first appointment with my new psychiatrist! I am so excited! He seems like he really knows what he's talking about and he is very smart. He was also very understanding of my situation and I felt as though he could explain how I felt to my mom better than I could. That was the most amazing thing in the world to see her realize how I really feel. Since it was what they call an "intake appointment" it was really just history. We decided that the Prozac I'm on really isn't doing anything so tomorrow morning, I stop the Prozac and begin taking 10 mg of Paxil. We will raise the dose to 20 mg after 3 days. It will take about 6-8 weeks for the Paxil to reach its full effect, but it will begin helping soon after I start it. I am grateful for even just a little bit of relief right now! He said that in 2 weeks, the Prozac will be out of my system completely which is when I should feel the Paxil starting to help a little bit. He also gave me a prescription for Adivan in 0.5 mg tablets for emergencies when I have really bad panic attacks. I hope I won't need them, though! I am very encouraged and I am ready to start feeling better! Thanks for reading!
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