PAXIL Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1018 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PAXIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN! COMPLETE LOSS OF LIBIDO! | Please do NOT take this medicine. I took it for 8 months and gained over 50 pounds, from size 4-6 to 14-16. This only added to my depression. I lost all libido too. I am now trying to "withdraw" from it. I am having "electric zaps", feel like I have the flu and very tearful and generally just feel like crap. This med has SEVERE side effects with little to no help. I should have stopped months ago! I don't know how long this withdrawal will last, hopefully over soon. Do not take. It is not worth the side effects. | F | 41 | 8 months 20 mg 3X day | 8/1/2011 | 4 | Depression | Decreased libido. Difficulty or inability to acheive an orgasm. If i forget to take it for 2 days or more, i have brutal nightmares, brain 'zaps' and severe irritability | Paxil has worked a great deal for me. I am no longer depressed or suicidal. My personality is now described as bubbly, cheery, happy and energic. I will continue to take it until i feel i am ready to wean myself off of it. Please never quit cold turkey. Side effects i listed can be quite nasty. I know because i when i didnt get my refill on time i was terribly miserable, had the worst nightmares u could ever imagine and my sex drive was incontrollable. It may sound funny but its true. Side effects can cause u make decisions u will surely regret | F | 36 | 11 years 40mg 1X day | 7/28/2011 | 1 | stress | No emotions,irritable,no sleep,paranoia,loss of libido,addicted unable to stop taking it. | I would not advise anyone to take this drug it is really dangerous and changes your personality some maybe alright on it but is it worth the risk ask for some other drug. | M | 51 | 8 days 30mg 1X day | 7/17/2011 | 4 | Borderline PD, GAD, OCD, Depression | Cronic fatique and sleepiness (which sucks because I have kids at home). | So far so good. Hoping this continues to help. My depression has subsided. I am still suffering from irritability. | F | 34 | 1.5 months 20 MG 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | Anxiety and depression | Weight gain | This medication is so hard to get off. I feel like my eye balls are being pulled out of my head, even if I am like a few hours late on taking my daily dose. It helps but very addicting. | F | 36 | 12 years 20 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression | sexual , inablility to orgasm | comments made by some that say the drug is poison must not have been from those that were not severely ill to begin with. For those that have ever been clinically depressed that "poison" saves their lives. just as heart meds to heart patients etc.....some people don't have a choice!! i wish i could stop taking this drug but it doesn't seem like a viable option. fibromyalgia came after my fourth child was born and with it came sever anxiety and depression. never had a problem previously. been taken off it twice both times symptoms returned...so again for some its a lifesaver. i do find the sexual issues quite frustrating and wish there was an alternative | F | 52 | 10 years 25 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | PANIC ATTACKS, SEVERE ANXIETY, OCD | FATIGUED SOMETIMES, WEIGHT GAIN, ALWAYS THIRSTY (DRY MOUTH), DIFFICULTY WITH ORGASM | TO ANYONE WHO IS ON PAXIL OR CONSIDERING IT: I WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND IT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SEVERLY ANXIOUS, POSSIBLE HAVE PTSD LIKE I DO, OCD, PANIC, ETC I SEE SOME PEOPLE USING IT FOR "BI POLAR" AND JUST "DEPRESSION" AND I SIMPLY THINK IT'S INEFFECTIVE FOR THOSE THINGS. I DO STILL HAVE DEPRESSION AND PAXIL DOES NOT WORK MUCH FOR THAT. I FEEL LIKE IT'S EFFICACY IS SOLELY SEVERE ANXIETY AND SOCIAL ANXIETY. AFTER 2 MVA'S I AM ONE OF THE MOST ANXIOUS PEOPLE. I WOULD GET SCARED (USED TO NOW) AT LOUD NOISES, ANY KIND OF CHANGES IN MY LIFE, COULDN'T WALK INTO A ROOM THAT ALREADY HAD PEOPLE IN IT, COULD NOT SPEAK PUBLICLY OR GO TO A STORE ON MY OWN, ETC ETC. SOME DAYS I WOULD NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE I WAS TOO ANXIOUS. PAXIL HAS CHANGED THIS. I DO NOT THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE THIS, THUS PAXIL MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE LEST YOU ARE SO ANXIOUS YOU CANNOT FUNCTION. I HAVE GAINED 60 LB. AND I CANNOT LOSE IT FOR ANYTHING. LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED I GUESS I WOULD RATHER BE A LITTLE OVERWEIGHT THAN CRAZY AND SKINNY LOL AGAIN, THIS DRUG IS POTENT AND NOT FOR EVERYONE. I ALSO HAVE CHRONIC PAIN (FIRBO, ARTHRITIS, NEUROPATHY, HERNIATED DISKS, ETC) AND I NOTICE THAT WHEN I HAVE WENT OFF MY PAXIL LITERALLY EVERYTHING HURTS. NOTE: I AM ON SEPARATE PAIN MEDICATIONS TOO BUT THE PAXIL DOES HELP. I ALSO TAKE VALIUM PRN FOR WHEN I DO START TO FEEL PANICKY (OR AGITATED) WHICH IS NOT THAT OFTEN ANYMORE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME... | F | 31 | 12 years 30 MG 1X day | 6/4/2011 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | The worst side effect is weight gain. I gained about 50 pounds in the first 3 or 4 months. No libido, no orgasm. | The med has been wonderful for my depression. I feel alive now! My social anxiety has gotten better as has my panic attacks. I tried to go down to 10mg in hopes of losing some weight (it will not come off at all!!!!) but after 3 days of 10 mg, I started getting panicky. | F | 43 | 3 years 20mg 1X day | 6/1/2011 | 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 | 1 | anxiety | loss of libido, weight gain, not a care in the world about anything except for the next exciting thing (which it took a lot to be excited about anything) | the withdrawl was beyond awful (cold turkey-- F&*^ the doctors who prescribed this crap) but thanks to these websites I knew ahead of time what I was getting myself into. 4 weeks off of it now--life is greatly improved with the exception of anxiety flares which Paxil did alleviate greatly. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG--IT WILL DESTROY YOUR LIFE | M | 40 | 2 years 30 mg 1X day | 5/10/2011 | 1 | Severe social anxiety | Extremely tired all the time, regardless of the amount and quality of sleep I get. I sleep for about 12-18 hours every day (not all at once) while on this medication. I think that the sedation itself helped a tiny bit with the anxiety but it is absolutely not worth it. | F | 21 | 30 days 10 1X day | 5/9/2011 | 3 | depression/anxiety | worked ok for a while but i gained 40lbs on it in 3 months. after 3 month it didnt do much for me and its really hard to get on and off it | M | 18 | 3 months 2X day | 4/19/2011 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain. Loss of libido. Lethargy. Nightmare. Brain "zaps" after stopping. | You may have to try several anti-depressants before you find one that's right for you. Paxil isn't for everybody.Despite the side effects, Paxil works for me. The effects are almost immediate, calmer, negative ruminating eliminated. My depression wasn't severe. I eventually decided the side-effects weren't worth it. Now I'm on testosterone. I'm not as cheery as i was on Paxil, but it has eliminated the painful depression. | M | 60 | 2 years 20 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 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 | 3 | Pre Menstraul Dysphoric Disorder | Tired first 4 days, no orgasm | Overall, i haven't had too much trouble with it other then sexually. However, i haven't been taking it too long, waiting to see what the next few weeks have in store. | F | 26 | 1 weeks 20mg 1X day | 3/26/2011 | 2 | Depression | It worked better than Cymbalta in controlling my depression but it only seemed to suppress my depression to a mild extent. I believe the dosage to be correct. | Basically it was not that great of a drug for me. I was taking this drug in the late Spring/early Summer of 2010. | M | 26 | 50 days 25 2X day | 3/20/2011 | 1 | anxiety | tiny adrenaline rushes that made me nauseous, hot, sweaty, and feel like I was going to pass out... and it came in waves.... | I also had no feelings.... I backed my vehicle into a parked car I saw.. I just couldnt comprehend anything. IT IS THE WORST DRUG OUT THERE! | F | 30 | 5 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Weight gain, loss of libido, drowsiness, not caring about things in life, in time increased depression and anxiety and a whole slew of other problems doctors never associated to the Paxil. | This is pure poison. And talk about withdrawal HELL -- I nearly took my life. Don't believe all the doctors who try to stick you on antidepressants as the answer, because in time, it will likely backfire on you, and you won't even realize it until your life is in ruins. These drugs are sneaky like that. You're talking about your brain here, people. Diet and exercise can fix most issues. And definitely avoid Paxil if you *must* go on a med. It is one of the harshest antidepressants out there. I'm a year off of it and still suffering greatly as my body recovers from this toxin, although, go figure, my anxiety has improved since coming off of it. Check out the Paxil Progress website. | F | 33 | 13 years 30 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 1 | high cortisol -depression - anxiety | Took it 5 years ago and it destroyed me. Clouded my rational deep-thinking abilities. It put me on AUTO-PILOT and it's like I lost the next 2 years of my life. I don't know where they went. I did things I never would have done before -took more prescription drugs that I NEVER should have been prescribed or taken. Loss of libido. It was supposed to LOWER my cortisol and depression - but it ELEVATED the cortisol. I could sleep - but it somehow masked the high cortisol and subsequently destroyed my life. | If I had known about this site and read it - it would have SAVED MY LIFE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH - DO NOT TAKE ANY SSRI'S - especially this PAXIL POISON. MD's should NOT be allowed to dispense this toxic garbage - it is a crime. Doctors know JACK - about what drugs actually do - they learn their spiel from the Barbie & Ken drug reps who bring their office fancy lunches and nice pens and jokes. I have watched this myself. All I needed was good cognitive therapy but doctors don't push that - they push drugs. Because they make money from that and get free trips and gifts. NO ONE knows what these drugs actually do to your IMMUNE SYSTEM and the long term damage. Most serotonin is in your GUT. Taking Paxil is one of the biggest mistakes of my life. It began the snowball rolling downhill, other illnesses came from it and now I am in decline. NEVER TRUST DOCTORS - DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK FIRST. There are nearly always SAFE, effective, natural alternatives - to these prescription poisons - that have been around for centuries or more. PAXIL IS POISON | M | 55 | 1 years 25 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 4 | Panic Disorder, SAD,GAD | I have only been on Paxil for a short time but had very little in the way of side effects. Some dizzyness, nausea but nothing real bad. Warning: Anxiety will increase for the first few days. | This drug has definelty helped me in a short time. It has stopped negative thoughts, removed panic and anxiety. I also had derealization that it has almost wiped completely out. It looks like Paxil will help me. I am just lucky that it has worked as well as it has. If you suffer from anxiety, you should give it a shot. | M | 37 | 13 days 10 x 1 1X day | 3/12/2011 |