I was on paxil 20mg for almost a year, it seemed to help my depression but if I was even a half day off from taking it I would feel really panicked. I stopped taking paxil about 4 months ago due to nausea, vivid nightmares, weight gain, and non existing sex drive. I had some trouble getting off this med, I slowly skipped days till I wasn't taking it anymore. I can tell I need to be on some sort of med but I haven't found anyone that have had success stories from any meds unless they are taking more than one kind.