Paxil Warning When I was on this medication it didn't help the least bit, if anything it made me worse than I had been before. I was on this medication when I was 16 years old and had actually became more depressed. Although medication works differently for each person I would not recommend this to anyone unless they were fully aware that things could possibly get worse, rather than better. A family member of mine was also on this medication and had the same problem with it worsening her condition.