Roo:

I am surprised a doctor kept you on the same medication for so long! I have been on Zoloft, Paxil and Effexor. I was on Paxil for 2 years. It was a great help for anxiety. Then my doctor took me off. Coming off of it was hell. It made me very sick. The first few weeks were really bad; I could not drive to work without getting sick at least twice on the way then I was sick the rest of the day; I had really bad shakes, sweat poured off me and I couldn't keep anything down.

Hopefully, you will not have the same reaction.