I was on Paxil for about 6 months. I was on a relatively small dose (20 mg per day). It did help with the panic attacks for a while, but I just had too many side effects from the drug. I was have horrible nightmares, I couldn't sleep more than a couple hours at a time, and I had a severe case of "restless leg syndrome", I also was very moody (probably due to the lack of sleep) and some other minor side effects. I tapered off 5 mg every 2 weeks, until I was at 2.5 mg, which I stayed on for 3 weeks. Then I quit altogether. I will be starting my 5th week of no paxil Monday. I am still having withdrawal symptoms, they were AWFUL for about 3 1/2 weeks, but I'm feeling a little better each day now. Although, I still have a hard time later in the day when I'm tired. Sorry for the long post, If you would like me to answer any more questions, you can e-mail me at jjmosher@yahoo.com. HTH!!
