"i started  paxil after telling my doctor i had general anxiety and the medication worked after two weeks. at the time my anxiety wasn&#039;t high but it was a level 3 out of 10 so the medication helped out. i was able to be more social and worry less traveling around nyc, but i noticed that i started to gain weight which sucked. after 6 months i wanted to come off because i noticed i never really needed it and this was the hard part. coming off it was horrible! it made me have higher anxiety without it, and it was anxiety i never experience before. i&#039;ve been off for 4 months and i still haven&#039;t felt the same since before taking paxil. i&#039;d really recommend taking any medication like paxil if you really need for panic attacks or high anxiety."