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Reactions to meds are so intensely individualized that any anecdotes you get are going to be completely meaningless for your own experience.
That said, since you asked, I'm on Paxil and have been since December to treat panic attacks and mild depression. I'm also doing cognitive behavior therapy, which is where the real "juice" is as far as I'm concerned. The Paxil is merely there to keep my brain chemistry stable while I relearn how to think about my life and how to react to things. As soon as I can I'm going to be tapering off the Paxil. However, I've had a really great experience with it - I don't feel like it's causing "false" emotions. I feel more like I'm able to be happy when I'm happy, and not anxious about what I should be worrying about instead of being happy. I am able to feel sad, bored, angry, nervous, tense, but the emotions are appropriate to the situation I'm in. The side-effects were minimal, and this past Christmas was the first one I didn't cry at. When my brother died a few months ago I was able to be there for my family before and after my brother's death, and mourn him, and be myself instead of being a slave to my anxieties.
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