drunksunflower, no need to apologize. I don't mind answering personal questions about this. I don't remember the exact dosages for both, but I was on 150mg of Anafranil, and I think 75 or 100 mg of Paxil CR. Over the years, I've been on both Anafranil and Paxil (not CR) separately. The highest I've been on Anafranil was 225 mg.

Larry, I agree with what you're saying. I needed the higher dosages to control my OCD, but the cost was the breakdowns, even though I didn't know it at the time. I am going off the meds because of other side effects and other reasons.

As for St. John's Wort, be very, very careful about that. Educate yourself and speak to your doctor. SJW can interfere with certain medications, and can have some negative consequences. One woman I read about saw her doctor for some problem, and was told to go off it immediately. The SJW made her extremely light-sensitive, and several months later, she was still wearing sunglasses.