Are Doctors aliens ?

[Junior]

Originally Posted by Lucy

I have read that SSRI drugs are more effective in treating anxiety than they are in treating depression. SSRIs have not been shown to be much more effective than placebo in treating depression.
so, your doctor may have a point.

Speaking personally, Paxil helped me to recover quickly from an episode of anxious-depression. It worked on the anxiety first and when that subsided, I recognised the depression.