"while this medicine may not be for everyone, it&#039;s helped me immensely. i was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and depression. i was having intense mood swings where i&#039;d alternate between being so anxious i couldn&#039;t sleep for days and then so depressed i couldn&#039;t get myself out of bed in the morning. i felt like i didn&#039;t matter anymore and that i could stay in bed all day since no one would realize i wasn&#039;t there. i started out on 10mg of paxil for 4 days before increasing to 20mg. after a few weeks the effects started to wear off and i fell into a deep depression, so my dosage increased to 30mg a day. i take it before bed, and all my insomnia problems have gone away. it&#039;s done wonders for me. i have my life back."