"i have been taking paxil for 5 months. my anxiety had gotten so bad that my wife took me to the er at 3am thinking i was having heart issues. i visited my doctor shortly after that and he prescribed paxil. after a few days of taking it, i felt so much better - finally, relief! i didn&#039;t even realize i had so many symptoms of anxiety until i was on paxil. i feel better than i have in two years. however, there are sexual side effects (decreased sex drive and difficulty achieving erection and ejaculation). since i&#039;m a newly married man in my mid-twenties, these side effects are very frustrating. other than that, this drug has been very effective in treating my anxiety."