"i have been on paxil for 19 years, the side effects are becoming too much to bare so recently i attempted to wean from it, i became so physically ill and mentally disturbed i had to be hospitalized and put back up a dose to stop the withdrawals, now i have to take the liquid for to slowly wean off, it is worse then heroin withdrawal and methadone withdrawal both which i have over come cold turkey. i cannot get off this medication and it is sad because i want to have children but pregnancy is a no no while on paxil, i&#039;m 34 i&#039;ve been on it since i was 15, i was put on it and never told anything about the addictiveness and withdrawals or any of the problems associated with it, it was a bandaid solution that has become a life long addiction"