"was prescribed this at around 16-17 yrs old, for social and generalized anxiety. it did work well, but the excessive sweating and my father&#039;s anti-med nagging made me try and quit. i had only been taking it for like 5 months and i felt like i&#039;d been addicted for years. brain zaps, constant lethargy, extreme and unwarranted moods; these symptoms lasted an entire month, despite my short usage time. 



i&#039;m upset that this was the first thing they tried, on a 17 yr old complaining about social anxiety and the occasional panic attack... that month was the worst i&#039;ve ever felt, if i wasn&#039;t a teen without responsibilities or took it for longer, i don&#039;t think i could&#039;ve ever gotten off of it. read withdrawal stories before starting paxil."