What they don't go into on some of these drugs is how hard they are to discontinue. I was once on Effexor, started in college, and assured it was not addictive, yet when I tried to stop it later, I had disabling dizziness and a feeling like electric jolts going through me. It took me quite awhile to get up the courage to quit, and I weaned down carefully over three months. I still had the withdrawal, severely for two weeks, then a bit more mild for another 3 weeks. I suffered for over a month. I have heard and read that Paxil can be the same way.