"my depression is weird, mostly due to tapering off of and recovering from benzodiazepine dependency. i have awful anhedonia and have been watching my life crumble in slow motion over the past year. i know i needed to do something. 

the paxil is a stopgap solution but so far i&#039;m starting to climb my way out. i can&#039;t really attest to side effects. the worst i guess is a dry mouth and fuzzy thinking, but honestly, i&#039;ve been depressed for so long, i can&#039;t say my thinking has been that great to begin with. i was afraid it would lower my libido and i&#039;d have anorgasmia, but so far no.

my logic is thusly, i may end up losing my job because of &quot;personal problems&quot;. won&#039;t it be nice if i can actually handle such an eventuality instead of giving up?"