Originally Posted by Necrogurgitron

I was on Paxil a few years ago and decided to stop cold turkey. For the next month I experienced "brain zaps" (for lack of a better word), irritability and an inability to concentrate. I ended up walking off my job because I couldn't handle it, and also cussed my roommate out because she was banging the pots and pans and making too much noise. So my point is this: Anti-depressants ARE addictive, regardless of what the pricks in the pharmaceutical industry tell you.