If you already take Paxil everyday (and maybe have been for years) you will one day run out of the prescription and need it re-filled. If you find that you have mood swings, and tend to be a little bit anxious (maybe a little depressed too) when you are starting the new bottle, then you are not alone. I get this every time I start a new bottle of Paxil pills. No big deal.

I’m only taking 10 mg each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM, but the mood swing is always the same when the old bottle is empty and the new bottle starts. Why? Read on.

Every batch of generic Paxil is a little bit different when it comes of the manufactures line and therefore your dosage will be a wee bit different than the last bottle you had, which would be from a completely different batch. It usually takes me about 1 week to sort of calm down after starting the new bottle.

So try not to stress out – your serotonin levels are readjusting, but you will be fine – just try to relax and in a week you be all back on track again.

I have long been trying to change my attitude regarding perfectionism. I’m beginning to understand how to deal with this issue and it always comes back to giving in and letting – which is difficult for someone who thinks they can manipulate all of the form around them (this includes human forms as well) so they can appear to be perfect in every way. Just thinking of an attitude like this makes me cringe, but yet I am as guilty as anyone when it comes to this kind of mindset. Continue Reading »

It doesn’t really matter who you read, watch, or listen to for guidance when it comes to relaxing – in the end it comes down to one thing and one thing only – turning off your mind.

There are plenty of ways to turn off your mind, and we all use them collectively as the great and wonderful human race. This is the short short short list; Continue Reading »