"i have been really surprised by paxil. i&#039;ve been disabled by panic disorder (and follow-on depression) for years.  benzodiazepines provided relief from panic attacks, but increased depression.  i tried other ssri&#039;s with horrible experiences.

my md really wanted me on an antidepressant- i wanted away from benzodiazepines, so i took a chance with paxil. the first month was bit of nausea/cramps - worst were feelings and thoughts were really jumbled. 

somewhere in 2nd month it all sort of stabilized, i felt a lot better, panic attacks dropped a lot. now in 5th month - before paxil i was housebound and hopeless, slowly starting to live again."