"everyone&#039;s experience is different. i was prescribed paxil 20mg for depression /social anxiety. i have been taking it for over a month.  i was incredibly afraid to take it but now that i have been taking it i&#039;m really happy i did. this is the best i have been mentally my entire life. i read a lot of negative things on the internet, but that was not my experience. i have more clarity now. i lost weight! i&#039;m happy waking up. i sleep amazing. i feel like i don&#039;t even have depression anymore. it has helped some with anxiety. i did have negative side effects for the first week, but that passed quickly. if you&#039;re like me you looked up things on the internet and got scared. please listen to your doctor and not the whiney people on the internet."