linbaba, it really hard to tell if the Paxil contributed to weight gain. I did gain about 20 pounds after I started it, but I had also just quit smoking, and I know I had the muchies alot due too smoking urges. Also coincedentally I started making alot more money at that time of my life, so I do remember I was going out to eat alot more than before. I would blame those two things for the weight gain before I blamed the Paxil.

I gotta say though, my experience on Paxil was for the most part really good. Like you, it stopped the bad mood funks, and it really helped me be a nicer more rational person. I used to be really paranoid before. I am pleased to be off it though, I had been on it for 4 years, and it was time to stop.