I started Paxil CR then moved to Paxil then to the generic brand.  I was on it for about 4 months.  Although this medication helped me with anxiety issues, it started making me uncomfortably numb.  I have never had any addicitons or history thereof and I foind myself craving alcohol like an alcoholic.  There was not a day I wouldn't come home from work and want a drink.

I started behaving eratic and unnaturally hectic.  I visited my dr several times and each time he prescirbed a higher dose.  He felt it was not sedating me enough b/c I was extremely hyper and felt that drinking would calm...