PAXIL Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (1018 Ratings)

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PAXIL  (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Paroxetine is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain. Paroxetine is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 1  To reduce belly fat DON'T BUY THESE My side effect was a horrible itching after wearing Parxal for about 4 hours. I waited a month and tried it again, but I had the itching again. After I took the patch off, the horrible itching continued for about 2 hours. It was so bad that I laid down and poured Alcohol over my stomach. I had scratched so hard that there were scratch marks all over my stomach. The burn from the alcohol wasn't as bad as the itching. After about 3 hours, the itching started easing off. F 80
1X day
12/8/2022
 4  Depression and anxiety Actually on 20mg for25 years, do not recall side effects other than a hot sensation when it started to react each day Am in a bad depressed and anxiety state now.All symptoms have increased especially the anxiety F 77 4 days
30mg
9/11/2016
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 4  Nervous, hyperactive none F 75 10 years
10 mg
4/11/2015
 5  Depression... No side effects unless I fail to take it in which hours later, I get irritated easily - for no reason. If I drink or eat anything containing aspartame, it cancels the benefits of Paxil. Before being prescribed Paxil, I tried talking with a psychologist, that did not work. I was so sad I could have walked away from everything.. Nothing was important to me.. I have never been suscidal nor wanted to hurt anyone... just very very sad. I believe I have always had depression; I was a very sad child and recall very little happiness - I cried a lot. Paxil makes me feel "normal". I still have sympathy for others, I have never had intimacy problems. I believe some people are on the med who should not be using it. F 73 20 years
20 1X day
1/20/2019
 4  depression I have been taking Paxil for a few years, and I am not sure of what might be a side effect other than short term memory loss. One year ago I decided to stop taking Paxil to see if my memory loss would improve. I didn't take it for three months, and that was the worst three months of my life. I could barely function from depression. I lost 20 lbs, didn't really want to live. After starting paxil again, I can cope with my life, though I still feel sad a lot. F 72 6 years
8/7/2006
 5  anxiety 20 mg prevents anxiety attacks. The side effect of prolonging orgasms is the most wonderful side effect I can imagine. I am 70 yrs old and my girl friend loves what Paxil does for me. More than 20 mg I cannot have an orgasm, so I stick with 20 mg. M 70 2 years
1/16/2010
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 1  for anxiety and nervousness The Paxil had little effect, but when I stopped taking it I had an almost totally irresistable impulse to suicide, which I had to fight for a week. Definitely not recommended I personally consider this drug extremely dangerous for young people who don't have the experience of life to fight off suicidal impulses. F 70 3 weeks
1/30/2009
 2  Severe depression None to begin with. Then a feeling like I had the flu all the time, headache and my stomach felt like it was knotted up in a ball I took Paxil because I could no longer tolerate the side effects of Effexor. It worked ok for the first month or so, then I began to develop flu-like symptoms, headache and a knot at the top of my stomach that seemed to press on my vagal nerve. After a bout of severe nausea and a fainting spell complete with paramedics et al, I took myself off the Paxil and felt better within a day. M 69 2 months
12/15/2009
 2  Anxiety and depression Feel down, sweats, zombie like, just tired ann want to lay down, nausia Took 10mg for 3 wks, 20 mg for 3 wks, now 6wks on 37,5 F 69 6 weeks
37,5
8/8/2016
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 5  Depression due to retirement. None that I'm aware of. It enabled my blood pressure medication to be more effective in keeping my BP low. I only take one half tablet per day. M 68 3 months
11/4/2002
 5  anxiety None F 68 5 years
20 mg 1X day
8/4/2011
 5  depression and anxiety After six months I'm still satisfied with this medication. Had various side effects, but all have disappeared but for the lowered libido and delayed ejacultation. I also meditate ten minutes a day and get 25 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week. M 67 6 months
20 mg 1X day
7/5/2015
 5  depression and anxiety Still have first two, but no more dry mouth and no constipation. Note my comments are based on having been on this med for one year. It has been a great help to me. I was suffering enormously from depression and anxiety, especially the latter. I wanted to be dead, just to stop feeling, but was too distressed to even think about suicide. And this drug has helped. I understand it's difficult to get off of, but I've discussed strategies with my psychiatrist, so I'm not worried. In fact, I'll never get off of it if it continues to work. I'd been on Prozac for 18 years, until it finally "pooped" out. M 67 1 years
20 mg 1X day
2/17/2016
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 4  Depression and social anxiety Constipation, sexual, dry mouth, more recently, lethargy Paxil really helped me after years of trying different meds. After running out for a week once I had a headache, trouble sleeping and stomach ache which went away after 2 days back on paxil. I plan to talk to my doctor soon about going off due to tiredness and lethargy. F 67 10 years
30
8/26/2015
 2  Anxiety/ Depression severe agitation, insomnia, suicidal ideation, trouble swallowing I wasn't able to up my dose because when a tried to go from 10 MG to 13 my agitation got even worse. I took 10 MG and had severe agitation 2 hrs later, so I took .25 MG Xanax bid. My sleep pattern deteriorated quickly from 7 to 3 hrs per night. Going off! F 67 3 weeks
10 MG
7/29/2015
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 5  Depression Because I am on narcotic pain (and other) medication it is difficult to separate side effects and attribute them to the medication that is causing them. When I first took Pazxl in '93,for me it was a miracle drug. I was getting suicidal and within a sort period of time on Paxil I started to get excited again about life. But I broke out with acne that defies description. I had to go to a non-SSRI. In the past 6 years I have gone on and off of Paxil several times, and have also used different dosages. My maximum dose was 60mg and my lowest was 20mg.I never had any trouble working my way off of Paxil. I am doing well and have just begun to go down to a lower dose again (20 mg from 40 mg). F 65 6 years
40 1X day
2/18/2012
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 2  depression Heavy nausea Difficulty in reaching sexual climal More than the above??? M 65
11/13/2006
 1  FIBROMYALGIA PAIN WAS ON FOR 4 YEARS AND DEVELOPED SEVERE SORES ON MY ARMS AND LEGS AND OF COURSE NO DOCTOR HAD A CLUE EVEN AFTER BIOPSIES. I JUST FIGURED IT OUT FOR MYSELF. THE SORES LEFT SCARS ALL OVER MY ARMS BUT THE SORES CLEARED UP AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE DRUG. UNFORTUNATELY THE SCARS DID NOT GO AWAY. I ALSO HAD DEPRESSION WITH IT AND RESTLESS LEGS. IT WAS ADMINISTERED IN VERY LOW DOSES AS IT WAS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR DEPRESSION BUT PAIN AND IT STILL LEFT LASTING EFFECTS EVEN AT 10 MG. IT TOOK ME 3 TO 4 MONTHS TO GET OFF OF THIS DRUG EVEN BY TAPERING OFF SLOWLY....IT WAS HORRIBLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DO NOT TAKE ANY ANTIDEPRESSENTS FOR MY FIBRO PAIN; I JUST LIVE WITH IT. F 65 4 years
8/16/2006
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 5  Fibromyalgia Weight gain I began taking Paxil along with Amitriptyline (50mg) to control severe fibromyalgia pain. After coming off of 12 years of opiate prescriptions for pain, I did not need it any more because the Pax and Amitrip worked to reduce my pain. The biggest side effect is that panic attacks I'd had for years went away completely! People around me ask how I got my life back after being bed-ridden for 10 years. I don't like to tell them too much detail, but I tell them that God used my new doctor to find a Rx combination that worked for me. If I miss taking it for a day I know it because I start to hurt all-over again. Also, if I don't take it I get annoyed at people more easily. It doesn't make me numb to feelings, it just helps me control annoyance. I hate to take something that I know I need so much because I fear not having it. But.... I'd rather be overweight and not always angry than the opposite. Pain and panic attacks are my reasons to stay on Paxil. Fat and happy? Maybe chubby and always having to stay active and watch what I eat - are my trade-offs. F 64 14 years
20 mg 1X day
5/31/2011
 5  anxiety tried the cr. did not work as well as reg. pax. M 64
3/13/2003
  

PAXIL  (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Paroxetine is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain. Paroxetine is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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