Before you conclude you need it, I would look into the side effects, and withdrawl symptoms. There is much in the archives here on this. Search under Paxil to name one. SSRI's have some bad points. I would also look into alternate suppliments. If you suffer from low seretonin, then the use of Omega 3 oils (fish oil) suppliments, with the use of 5-HTP (tryptophan), will boost your body's own production of seretonin. SSRIs do not boost seretonin, they just prevent its destruction in your brain (i.e. reuptake). HTH.