I was put on paxil CR 12.5 back in Feb for GAD and panic disorder. Getting used to it was brutal. It took about 2 weeks before the worst of the side effects were gone and at that point I still felt like crap. After 2.5 months I decided to get off it and felt not better but real. I just figured that this wasn't the drug for me. I was okay for awhile and then it came back so I just used xanax to keep it to a level until I could get an appointment with my physc. See prescribed me Lexapro, which I only heard good things about. After the first day the same completely unbearable side effects were their again. Could I just be allergic or SSRI are not for me? What other drugs are out there to control anxiety/panic?