My hubby is on Paxil, and it works great for him - no side effects or anything. Good Luck !!

I have never tried those. I take Pristiq and it works great for me.

Haven't taken Paxil personally but I was advised against it because of some of the side-effects. I would read up on them before you start taking it.

Best of luck!

I took Celexa for depression and it killed sex drive. Switched to wellbutrin and no problem. Thay give me klonopin for anxiety and it works well, but is addictive. I was prescribed .5mg--2 in am ,2 in pm. Now I only take it when I really need it-maybe 10 pills in a week.

I am currently tapering from celexa to paxil. My GP put me on celexa about three months ago, and i didnt notice any improvement so she refered me to a psychiatrist. He says that paxil is a stonger drug which is meant to be better for anxiety. However, because of this, paxil has more side effects inclunding nausea, diahorrea and worsining of symptoms in the first few weeks.

Hope this helps
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I'm also on pristiq and find it works well. Paxil and celexa didn't work for me.

Thank you very much for everyones input :)))

I have been on Buspar for several years for anxiety and it works great! it's non-habit forming and I have had no side effects.

I was on Paxil for 2 years and loved it. It made me feel like me. The only drawback (not on everyone) is a big weight gain- 42 pounds in a little over a year.

I was on paxil for several years. I did gain a little weight (maybe 10 pounds max). The side effects went away except that I would fall asleep by 10 p.m. at the latest, and I really needed an alarm clock to wake up in the morning--so I guess it really did make me a bit drowsy. It made me feel a bit better although did not have an enormous obvious effect. My biggest issue is that, when I went off it, I felt as if I had bad effects. I tapered very, very gradually, over more than a 6-month period, and I still experienced a lot of anxiety getting off it. It would be very predictable (I would get symptoms exactly the same number of days after a decrease in dose), so I'm pretty sure I wasn't imagining it. So--you might want to look into that before picking that one. Not all medications are as difficult to get off of. Oh, and I have a relative who has used Paxil for years, and it has been extremely helpful to her.

Not sure if this will be helpful:
http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20031
Unfortunately, if you read these things, you might never want to take anything! And I know they can be super-helpful. Everyone reacts differently, so you will probably have to try it to know. I should also add that it reduces libido in some people.

I was perscribed Celexa for my depression, but I actually think it helps the anxiety more!

I've been on paxil and it works great. Only side effect for me was insomnia for the first 2 or 3 weeks or so and decrease in sex drive.

Thank you all for your replies!! i'm so overwhelmed with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm sick of being depressed and anxious!!!

i'm so cranky i'm gonna ruin all of my relationships!!!!!!! UHHHHHHHHHHH

i was put on celexa but couldn't keep my eyes open...wierd. I've never tried it but i hear Paxil is really good for anxiety.

I'm on effexor xr and have been for overf 3 years and don't get panic attacks anymore, though i do still get anxiety..