I just wanted to throw this out there because people often stop posting/searching when they’re feeling healthy, meaning the only posts people see are from those who did not find a particular med/method helpful. 

I started Paxil a month ago and cannot believe the difference it has made. 

I have PD, PMDD, and health anxiety. Citalopram made me suicidal. Wellbutrin made me mostly numb. I was doing all the “right” things — therapy, exposure, daily day to day activities — but every single day was a nightmare. I woke up crying and went to bed dreading the next morning for months. 

I was terrified I was never going to get better, or that the only thing that was ever going to help was Klonopin. 

My psychiatrist prescribed Paxil and I was terrified bc of all the stories I saw online. I almost didn’t take it. My husband convinced me to give it a shot, and I am thankful every day he did. 


I am not “cured” but I feel so much better I might as well be. I can handle stresses without spiraling. I can reroute my thoughts when I start believing I’m afflicted with some sort of rare illness. The week before my period no longer feels like hell. 

Try the meds, people. Knowing what doesn’t work is powerful, too, so even if they’re not right for you, it puts you one step closer to finding what is. 

Hoping for health for all of you.