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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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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DATE ADDED
 
 5  Depression, Anxiety Pink Floyd-like dreams first 2 nights. Lack of sex drive first 4 weeks. Afore I wuz more nervous n a kat in a room fulla rokkin charez n I wuz alwayz fussin n fitein. Since I bin takin Paksil I been all calm n peesubl like. For a while I had trubl gittin enuf wood to keep the wifes fire a-burnin ( If ya no wot I meen) but now I can cut diamonds with it again. Thanks Dr. Fizer, yor the she-it. M 45 5 weeks
20mg 1X day
3/1/2010
 5  GAD, depression withdrawal was HELL on earth I loved Paxil while I was on it, but felt it stopped working after 6 years. Spent the next 3 years trying to get off and couldn't! Doctor was completely ignorant of withdrawal symptoms and unrealistic about weaning... I wish I COuld go back on it and feel like I did for those forist 6 years!!!! M 37 10 years
40, 30 mg 1X day
9/27/2010
 5  panic attack paxil is the best for panic attack M 32 2 years
30 1X day
10/1/2010
 5  severe anxiety None other than lower sex drive. Got rid of anxiety/depression, worked like a charm. Fit like a glove. Probably take it for the rest of my life.. I could be the 'poster boy' for paxil it works so well. Never been happier. M 50 10 years
1X day
11/5/2010
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 5  depression, social anxiety Early on: loose bowel movements. There are definitely withdrawal symptoms, too. If I forget a day, I begin to get strange "electrical" sensations in my head and other unpleasant feelings, as others have mentioned. I believe that this drug has practically saved my life and has definitely made me a healthier, more stable and more productive human being. Before beginning this drug, I spent much of my life trying to avoid situations that triggered anxiety and depression. Since beginning Paxil, I have become more willing to tackle life head-on. I would be happy to take it the rest of my life. M 50 10 years
15-20 MG 1X day
1/4/2011
 5  Depression,OCD,Panic Attacts. I just started having bed wetting for the last two months and I'm very mad about this because I have a wife and 5 children and I need to know what are who I can call to stop this bed wetting, the reason for this to is because I'm a business broker worldwide and I travel so now I can not even get on a plane anymore because of this issue. If someone could try to help me more about this information, thank you very much and God Bless! M 33 5 years
40 1X day
2/20/2011
 5  mild depression and anxiety Longer ejaculation and too daring that normal I stopped it for over a year now and I shouldn't have. Felt so bad and now am depressed again and anxiety is back to where it was. I am thinking about re-taking it. M 52 8 years
20 MG 1X day
4/1/2011
 5  Depression, Social anxiety Difficult to ejaculate, fatigue The sexual side effects are frustrating but the lack of libido is welcoming. A fleshlight helps (seriously)The fatigue is pretty terrible but seems to be diminishing. All in all, I was on the verge of suicide before this drug and I've found it's given me a second chance. I know it isn't perfect for anyone and terrible for some but for me it was a life saver. After 28 years of fear of rejection, I've finally asked a girl out and accepted the rejection. Believe it or not, it's liberating. It's worth a shot but I do fear the withdrawl. Good luck in your treatment! M 28 30 days
20mg 1X day
1/1/2012
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 5  Anxiety Side effects that taper off. Headache, Tingling, Warm feeling. Side effects that last. Ear ringing. (you get used to it and don't notice it as much) Higher frequency of passing gas. Don't skip a medication because of any particular rating. I have tried prozac ( horrible for me) . Celexia (Made my mind foggy) Zoloft (Made me withdrawn) Wellbutrin (made me angry).. What's good for one, is bad for another. With the exception of Prozac, I have tried all the above mentioned SSRI's for over a year, and i came to the conclusion that Paxil was the best for me. I switched off from it because of the inability to orgasm. I had the same problem with all the SSRI's with exception to Zoloft. It cured the anxiety, but, made me withdrawn, I didn't want to have sex. Prozac and Wellbutrin made my anxiety worse. Celexia worked as well as the Paxil for Anxiety but i felt like my IQ dropped by 30. After all that, i returned to Paxil. The negatives with any SSRI are the transition periods. It can take me about 2 weeks to adjust, 30 days for me to see full benefits and a year to notice the subtle changes and differences in my behavior. Any SSRI, you need to stick it out atleast 30 days to see if its helping. I suggest having some Lorazipan or Xanax to help with that difficult time. If/when you decide to discontinue Paxil, Cut it off 5 mg at a time. Regular (not CR), you can cut up the pill. In 3-6 months you can ween yourself off from it without the HELL it is by just stopping cold. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. I had to endure it once because i ran out of pills. Hell begins with Paxil on about the 3rd day of missing it. M 41 3 years
20mg 1X day
11/16/2012
 5  Depression/Anxiety/Panic Disorder Why are any of you taking regularPaxil? The drug has been reformulated as Paxil CR (constant release). The new formulation takes away most if not all of the side effects as the problem with regular Paxil was its short half-life (4 hours). Doctors should NOT be prescribing regular Paxil anymore. Paxil CR is an entirely different drug. Only use BRAND NAMES when it comes to AD's as the generics just don't cut it. Paxil CR 12.5 MG knocked out my depression and severe anxiety/PD within days. It's a good drug. If you need to withdraw from any SSRI use Lyrica. It's like a beta blocker for the brain and will cancel out any and all withdrawal symptoms from any SSRI/SNRI. M 39 2 years
12.5
6/30/2012
 5  Panic disorder None. I am so glad I got on Paxil. I had panic disorder that developed into agoraphobia and I couldn't leave my house. Now, four months after starting Paxil, I am making out of town day trips for fun and have even registered for college next semester. I went from being a total recluse to actually getting out and getting things done for once. I am so proud of myself. I have gained 5 pounds since starting the Paxil but I have also stopped exercising and I eat like crap because I'm happier. I think the 5 pounds would have come on regardless. There has been no change in my sexual performance. I'm still as horny as ever and I can "get off." I can't think of any side effects. M 27 4 months
10 MG 1X day
11/27/2012
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 5  Anxiety. Loss of libido. When it worked it was FANTASTIC. Stabilised for 8 years before 'pooping out' last year. M 42 8 years
20 1X day
10/18/2012
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 5  Anxiety attacks and depression At 10mg a pleasant effect, at 20mg a little more. Now up to 30mg daily and diminished libido. No other side effects. This is an update to my comment on 7/23/2008. Almost 5 yrs. later I am taking 30mgs. daily and I still give Paxil(I am taking the generic and can't tell the difference) 5 rating. For me, it smooths my emotions. Give it a try, it may work for you. M 60 10 years
30 mg 1X day
1/26/2013
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 5  Accute Social Anxiety Disorder SORE TONGUE The only side effects that both myself and my sister have had is that both the original and the CR (controled release) causes our tongues to be very sore. Whether it be a low dose or high dose, my tongue gets red, cracked and especially sensitive on the edges -- This gets to the point that you actually tear up when brushing your teeth! After long periods of taking even the CR, I had to constantly swish my mouth with Ulcer Ease just to eat plain food -- it really feels like someone pouring salt on an open wound. I drink beer, and thought that might be the problem, however, my sister doesn't drink and had the same problem. I had to eventually quit taking Paxil and it took about 5 months before my tongue was normal again. I have something upcoming that will place me in a very social situation and I started taking it again about 2 weeks ago, after about 3 days of taking only 25mg once a day, I went from eating habenaro peppers to brushign my teeth in about 15 se Paxil is a wonderful drug. When taking paxil I can get up and speak in front of 1000 people without a hitch, without being on the drug I was at the point I couldn't eat at a table in the middle of a restaurant without going to the bathroom and about to burst out balling in tears. Again, the only trouble is that it makes my tongue really sore, and I mean REALLY sore. M 35 4 years
3/4/2006
 5  major panic, anxiety and depression This drug saved my life. I've had every side-affect there is, but the long lasting ones are weight gain (30pds) and loss of sex drive...takes 10 times longer to orgasam After tapering from 60mg for 6 months, I have been Paxil free for 3 months. These 3 months have been up and down hell...the intense anxiety and emotional low feelings are ones I never had pre-paxil...they come in waves...then go away...serveral times I have felt like going back on Paxil or something else...I hope I don't endure many more months of this withdrawal hell... M 45 6 years
9/17/2007
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 5  High Anxiety and panic attacks weight gain, which I needed anyway (35+ lbs), hard to reach orgasm at low dose (10mg) and no orgasms at 20mg. FIX THIS! Paxil REALLY helps me a great deal, I'm a MUCH nicer person to be around as a result of taking this drug. I used to get very easily angry over anything and got verbally nasty. Also cried a lot and sometimes for no apparent reason. Now I'm alway calm and nothing really gets me going. The only really bad effect is not reaching orgasm anymore which I will somehow fix one way of the other as I miss it. A LOT. M 47 1.5 years
12/24/2005
 5  depression and hypochondria M 50 5 months
1/3/2007
 5  Panic, Anxiety, Violent thoughts Acute Bedwetting(It comes and goes), and I had never wet the bed in my entire life before taking this med. Also, some bizarre nightmares, mostly involving extreme acts of violence, and gore, but that is usually if I miss a dose. The benefits to me and everybody around me are so signifigant, that I can deal with the occasional bedwetting that it causes. I am told that i am a much more pleasant person to be around, less likely to fly off the handle, and i don't have such a short fuse. My moods are more consistent and predictable. Social Anxiety is gone, and i'm much more likely to seek out people for conversation. The thoughts of causing other people bodily harm have practically gone away entirely because of theis Med. Whew! What a relief! M 34 12 months
11/13/2006
 5  Depression Felt great, after three weeks, side effects like nausea and sexual troubles whent away, but I FELT SO so great I whent manic, now they want me on all these crazy mood stabilizers, and all I can wonder is if it was all the paxil, never had mania before paxil, beware ! It istricky, you can read and read, but everyone is different, it is best to try it on your own, what works for one might not for another. If you ever have been manic, you def dont want any SSRI or anti-d. M 26 1.5 years
6/27/2006
 5  GAD During the 1st week I had no appitite and lost a few pounds. After that, absolutely no side effects. GREAT medication. M 41 4 years
10/14/2005
  

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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