I was on Paxil for almost ten years. God, the zaps, the nausea, and the memory loss when coming off of it! I just read a book the other day that I’ve had for a

I was on Paxil for almost ten years. God, the zaps, the nausea, and the memory loss when coming off of it! I just read a book the other day that I’ve had for awhile but hadn’t read—or so I thought. While reading it, some of it seemed familiar but I just assumed I had started it but never finished. I went to post it to my Goodreads account only to find it already there complete with a review that I had written. I have no memory of writing that review, much less of ever actually finishing the book. I realized I had read it towards the end of my time on my medication. That’s a prosaic example compared to the conversations my wife and I have where she’ll mention something funny or endearing about our children who were toddlers at the time but I simply can’t remember them. If you’re thinking about using SSRI’s for anxiety I encourage you to find a therapist who has an evidence-based practice like ACT.