Ok so I have been having trouble with OCD type thoughts for a quite a while now and have had SA since I was 18 yrs old, I am 46 now. The thoughts are of the distressing kind, very annoying and make me feel like a low kind of person. I am seeing a Psychologist now and he has recommended an SSRI in conjunction with CBT. It's been a week and two days since I started on Paroxetine and so far all I seem to have gotten from it is an insatiable desire to sleep all the time and the occasional feeling of dread.

I am determined to give it a real chance to work though so I will just have to try and plow through the side affects and see what's on the other side. I am currently only taking 20mg per day.At the start of the year while going through a work crysis I was given Pristique to try by my doctor but that was hell on earth and it made me a little gun shy of meds,anyway like I said I wil give Paroxetine a chance and see what happens. Wish me luck ok?!

Very good luck to you, Anthony. Though keep an eye on the side effects, and please don't ignore them if they get worse. Sounds like you already know to watch for that. Hope this one goes well!