welcome sunflower

the only thing about waiting to start the paxil is...it's going to take a bit of time to work well...10 days to 2 wks i've heard. that's a long time to continue feeling bad if you don't have to. i think basically you know how you can deal with it and for how long. i do know i've heard many good things about paxil and was on it myself. it worked for me and i had no problems coming off of it, but every body is different.

personally, what i'd do is try it. if i'd been feeling bad for that long, i wouldn't wait to try it. i'd go ahead and start taking it. make sure to follow instructions going on it to minimize any side affects. obviously, this isn't medical advice..it's just personal opinion on what i think i would do if i were in the same situation.

i think maybe the dr was doing some psychology on you when he said, "oh, you DO need something". you went off on your own, thinking maybe you didn't need it and went down on your own...so maybe it was his way of having you to realize that you do need ot take something right now. does that make any sense? hehe. i know what i want to say, but don't know if i put the words down right.

i really wish you well with this and let us know how it's going ok?

kd