"i&#039;ve taken 40 mg of paxil for anxiety and depression for 14 years and it was life changing. slowly it hasn&#039;t been as effective and recently i felt as though i hadn&#039;t been taking anything at all. now i&#039;m back to where i was before paxil and feeling like an emotional mess. my dr just increased my paxil to 50 mg and then if that doesn&#039;t work, she may have me try something else. i&#039;m wondering if anyone else has experienced this?"