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 |
| 4 | PPD and Situational Dep | No side effects when starting or taking the drug. Helped the Post Partum Dep almost immediately and worked well for longterm treating situational dep (military wife!). | on the BAD side: DO NOT START TAKING THIS DRUG UNLESS IT IS THE LAST RESORT!! SIDE EFFECTS WILL OCCUR WHEN TRYING TO QUIT!! I say this as I took it for over 10 years becuz I could not get off of it. The withdrawal is HORRIBLE. Takes but a day to help, but over a year to taper off. To wean I started w/ 30, then 20, then 10, then split the halves in half, then halved again, to the point of crumbs. Then switched to the liquid taking a tiny drop at a time. Each step was about 6wks. Doesn't sound like such a big deal, but if you forget even a day, then the side effects like nausea, extreme vertigo, photophobia, paranoia, etc., are AWFUL! Good luck to all! | F | 41 | 10 years | 3/29/2008 | 3 | anxiety attacks | some sexual side effects | M | 41 | 3 years | 4/16/2009 | 3 | Severe depression | WEIGHT GAIN 60 lbs in one year. Worse, was the MD insisted that wt. gain was not an effect. Talk about becoming even more depressed. I am presently on Zololft, but have never lost the weight, despite incorporating a fitness routine and healthy eating. Ironically, I was a fitness instructor when the initial onset of depression hit. | It did however help my depression. (Taken in 1998) | F | 41 | 1 years | 5/7/2004 | 3 | Panic Attacks | I experienced a horrible panic attack upon first dosage within one hour, I had constant jitteriness for weeks, and with each dosage increase. When I finally got used to the dosage without the jitteriness, I felt better, but only for the fact that the anxiety induced after started taking the medicine had finally stopped. It did cause me to be more bold, and I frankly had little disregard to what I said or whom I said it too. Not normal for my nature. | Do Not Take for Panic/Anxiety Disorder, it only worsens the condition. | F | 41 | 2 years | 7/14/2004 | 3 | depression | Incremental but steady weight gain over the course of 6 years. When I stopped taking it, I lost 28 lbs in 3.5 months. | Helped elevate my depression. Was able to nap midday. Had no health problems when weaning myself from it. | F | 41 | 6 years | 11/19/2005 | 2 | Anxiety | Initially I would take this pill and within an hour couldn't keep my eyes open. This lasted for about two weeks. After the two weeks I had trouble falling asleep but when I did would sleep through the nite and have the hardest time waking up in the morning. Would have to force myself to get up. Then around the second month I just felt run down..no energy no motivation. Tired all the time and would yawn constantly! Also my appetite increased tremendously! All I wanted to do was eat and all I craved was sugary foods..as a result obviously I gained weight..I mean u can only eat and lay around and do nothing for so long before pretty soon ur sitting in front of ur computer (because driving somewhere or mustering the energy to actually make a trip to the mall is not even an option)and ordering a whole new wardrobe that will fit because you certainly can't wear the clothes u had before starting this med. Needless to say, I called my doc and said enough is enough.I would like to add that I never experienced any of the sexual side effects and did not have any withdrawal symptoms after stopping the med. I did however Switch directly from paxil to zoloft and that may have contributed to the lack of withdrawal. I'm not sure about that. As for my anxiety it did help that but of course nobody is gonna be anxious when all u are doing is eating, sleeping, yawning, and occasionally surfing the web for stretchy pants and the newest recipe for chocolate layered cake with a side of brownies.. | F | 41 | 6 months 20 | 8/22/2014 | 1 | Depression-anxierty | Hot flashes, headaches, lethargic, no sex drive, lightheadedness, loss of interest, difficulty maintaining an erection. | It helped with the anxiety, but did nothing for the depression. Became bi-polar on the higher doses. Zero interest in sex; extremely difficult achieving ar orgasm. Switched to lexapro which helped for the depression better, with less side effects. Also take xanax for the anxiety. Anyone with questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me. | M | 41 | 6 months | 9/1/2008 | 1 | Depression, Anxiety, OCD | anorgasmia, confusion, headaches. | Took this terrible drug unfortunately, thank God i never became a long-term user. Like the other SSRI medications it helped my severe depression and anxiety hardly at all. After this, I found a MAOI depressant called Nardil which completely eradicated all my depression and anxiety...and it is very easy to take and safe (despite all the bad inaccurate publicity about MAOIs) Paxil and other SSRIs gave me more side-effects and hardly help at all. Oh, and the people who promote this drug are extremely unethical-- watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ffzsrDkSQ | M | 41 | 1 years 20mg 1X day | 6/19/2020 | 1 | depression | Was ready to "deal" with the Death of my Brother after 6 yrs. Paxil took away most emotions. | The WORST withdrawal symptoms. It makes you feel like HELL. Please don't start this medication. I'm sure there is something better. I'm all for medication helping with depression, just not this one. | F | 41 | 6 years | 11/21/2007 | 1 | PMS | on the lowest dose i'm unable to drive or take care of my kids because i'm falling asleep. | F | 41 | 8 days | 11/13/2006 | 1 | depression | emotional numbing | addictive: I had to keep increasing the dose to get the same effect and experienced severe withdrawal systems whenever I tried to stop the drug. | F | 41 | 5 years 20 MG 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 1 | anxiety caused by thyroid med | brutal insomnia, depersonalization, twitches, tremors, shocks | Neurotoxic in my opinion. Strongly recommend users stay away from this drug. Has taken over a year to get over the side effects caused by this med. | M | 41 | 3 months 20mg 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 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 | 1 | Depression | After 6 days it made me manic as hell. My brain was spinning so fast that I started carrying on conversations in rhyme. Hospitalized for a week. Excessivly happy and creative. Pupils were huge, and stayed that way for several weeks after. Clicking sensations in head during withdrawel. Withdrawel was horrible & scarry. Depressed for years afterwards. | Be afraid. Be very afraid. | M | 41 | 6 days | 5/14/2004 | 1 | depression, anxiety disorder | extreme confusion, feeling not attached to my body, vivid nightmares, electric shocks, suicidal thoughts, more depressed | I was a smoker 12 years ago, and I thought quitting would be the hardest thing I ever chose to do. I was so wrong. Now I realize that it isn't me that is crazy. The crazy ones are the doctors that prescribe it, the companies that manufacture it, and the FDA for every letting anyone believe it isn't addictive. | F | 41 | 3 years | 4/8/2004 | 5 | depression/anxiety/panic | I felt sleepy/sedated for the first couple months, which was very welcome after a year of constant anxiety and panic. Afterward, general sleepiness, mild visual entoptic phenomena and some migraine headaches (controllable with melatonin) were my only troubles. | I didn't have a single, major depressive episode in 10 years on Paxil. I transitioned to Paxil CR and later to Zoloft without any problems. I've maxed-out on Zoloft in only one year with several depressive episodes and a return of anxiety and panic. I'm going to switch back to Paxil ASAP. The lesson here is that these drugs effect people DIFFERENTLY. | M | 40 | 10 years | 4/3/2007 | 5 | Depression | weight gain, insomnia | This drug worked miracles for me. After a couple of weeks, I was humming again, when I had been so depressed I could barely drag myself (on the floor) to the kitchen to get a drink of water. Yes, there are side effects, but I got my life back. | F | 40 | 15 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/27/2012 | 5 | Anxiety Attacks | Weight gain & low libido | I found this site and decided to comment on this drug. I used to have panic attacks. (From 2003-2007). I started out taking Xanax (addictive) which only masked the symptoms. Then, my doctor prescribed Ativan which basically masked the symptoms. Both are addictive. Because panic attacks are caused by a chemical imbalance, you need a drug that will adjust this. So, I started on a low dosage of Paxil. The first dose made me feel higher than a kite. I couldn't even hold a fork to eat and I was very dizzy. My panic attacks were worse for the first week, but I continued to take Ativan at the same time to help. So, I actually used Paxil to help me get off Ativan. It takes about 3 weeks for this medicine to work. I continued taking them for 4 years. I gained about 20 pounds, but I felt great and could function normally again. In 2007, I decided to go off them. However, it took me from March to July to totally stop them. DON'T stop cold turkey because it's very dangerous. I cut my pill in half for a few weeks and then to a 1/4 and an 1/8. This sounds silly, but when I started feeling dizzy, the 1/8 took the edge off. I have had a few anxiety attacks since 2007, but nothing like I used to have. I know that I won't die from them and have learned breathing techniques to manage this disorder and have taken a less stressful job. I would take Paxil again, but also some Ativan at the same time for the first week or two until the Paxil worked. | F | 40 | 4 years 10 1X day | 2/2/2013 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | dry mouth, constipation | This is the best anti-depressant I have ever taken and I've taken a lot of them. It started to work for me in a few days vs. the weeks other drugs took. Even though some people gain weight on it I have lost weight. I have no appetite any more which is a good thing for me. I also have lots of energy. Before I took Paxil I had no desire to do anything but sit around or stay in bed. I feel like a new person. I just hope that it keeps on working for me like this. | F | 40 | 1 months | 6/7/2002 | 5 | Treatment Resistant Depression | Very tired the first two weeks or so which faded away. This tired feeling may be confused with a depressive episode, so give Paxil from 3-6 weeks to see full results. Most side effects dissapear in aproximately 2 weeks or less. Delayed ejaculation but I love it like that. No weight gain. | Paxil 40mg ombined with Wellbutrin 450mg has been my lifesaver. Nothing obsesses me anymore and my compulsive behavior is under control. I am in love with this med but be careful if you want to quit from it. Withdrawal could become a nightmare although I have no interest in quitting from it. | M | 40 | 1 years | 9/17/2009 |