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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Depression/anxiety | weight gain, decreased libido, vivid dreams, insomnia at first then drowsiness | I haven't been too impressed. I went from 10mg-20mg and still need a PRN for anxiety attacks. I'm pissed that I've gained 20 pounds! There really is no antidepressant that will not make your libido decrease or not increase your weight. The best thing to do is talk with your Dr and try different drugs. Every drug works differently for every person. I missed 2 days of paxil and felt terrible. I felt dizzy, tired, "hung over", and sick to my stomach. | F | 22 | 9 months | 1/26/2009 | 3 | PTSD, Anxiety, Panic Attacks | can you say.... WIEGHTGAIN! and not caring about anything. | I was prescribed Paxil after fighting with anxiety,ptsd,and panic for at least 4 years. the first side effect i noticed was i didn't care about anything that was happening, i wouldn't keep in touch with anyone i even quit a few jobs, then it started to ruin my sex life it took about 3 hours for an orgasm and when i finally did it wasn't that great. then i noticed i gained 45 pounds in a year and that's when i decided to get off paxel... i started lowering my dosages and i came off it. no more ringing of the ears or weightgain, i actually have a life with my family and friends because i care, ya I'm little fatter but that can be fixed. paxil helped with the panic attacks tremendously!!! i haven't had once since i started taking paxil. i was going from a panic attack a day to no panic attacks at all. but i think therapy helped with that too. i just wish there was some sort of antidepressant that doesn't mess u up!!!! | F | 22 | 1 years | 6/29/2008 | 3 | Depression / Social Anxiety | Insomnia and then extreme fatigue for the first week. Bad nightmares if I forgot to take it for more than one day. Decreased libido to zero, and caused inability to climax during sexual intimacy. | Overall has a good effect on what it was supposed to, but the side effects were a bit too much. I have now been prescribed Paxil CR. | F | 22 | 7 months | 11/5/2003 | 3 | Depression, OCD, situational anxiet | Lack of motivation, moderate daytime fatigue, extreme emotional blunting and apathy, slight difficulty urinating, constipation, decreased dreaming, feelings of long-term memory impairment, and the list goes on. | Paxil was great for my anxiety, but it did not help my depression in any noticeable way. If anything, I felt more depressed and empty on Paxil. Also, the subtle side effects are abundant. | M | 22 | 1 years | 1/7/2003 | 3 | GAD, social phobia | EXTREME excessive sweating, (soaked through clothes just being outside 5 minutes and even when cold), heart palpitations to the point it made my anxiety WORSE, dizziness when standing up or moving head around to look at anything. | This medication was alright for a little while until I realized that my other health problems were side effects of the drug. My doctor prescribed this initially for anxiety and by the end of the year and a half of taking it I was worse than when I started. The sweating was so bad I couldn't bare to go anywhere if it was hotter than subarctic temperatures outside. Doc prescribed some topical agents that just dried out my skin but didn't stop the sweating. The heart palpitations were so bad I had to go in for testing and heart monitors. I was prescribed an anti-vertigo med for the dizziness which didn't help. I felt generally spaced out on this. It DID however dull my mood swings but to the point I wasn't as sharp as I am without it. I found myself feeling like "freaking" out on occasion, especially when surrounded by people or when in the car with others. I didn't notice any sexual or weight side effects though. | F | 22 | 1.5 days | 7/5/2006 | 3 | depression | Weight gain, sleeping way too much | It did help my depression but it made me very tired. Also the weight gain was a deal breaker. | F | 22 | 6 months | 6/9/2006 | 3 | Anxiety and Depression | I had a lot of side effects that went away after the first few days such as, yawning/gaging, nervousness, and dizziness. After two months I still have insomnia, drowsiness, brain zaps (loss of focus), forgetfulness, and decrease sense of morals. My biggest issue with the drug thus far is that it seems to work off and on. Some days I'm on a high and feel great, others I'm just barely getting by. | Improved society anxiety, general anxiety, and depression. | F | 22 | 2 months 1X day | 7/29/2013 | 2 | Major depressive disorder, anxiety | I started taking Aropax (Australian name) when I was about 17, for depression and anxiety. Initially I didn't have any particular problems; it was only after I'd been on Aropax for a couple of years that I lost all interest in sex, gained 25kg in a year, became anorgasmic, and became very irritable. I've only recently realised that these problems were all linked to Aropax. The worst thing is that it DID help for a time, but I had to keep increasing the dose to get any benefits AND it made me fat, frigid and bitchy. I've been trying to get off it for several months; I'm still trying to shift the weight, and I still can't reach orgasm, although my sex drive is returning, thank God. (Not in time to save my relationship, but that's another story, thanks for that, Paxil!) | Although it did help initially, the negatives outweighed the positives for me. I was too scared to try and come off it, because every time I did, I suffered from awful withdrawal symptoms, both physical and psychological (e.g. I'd be too dizzy to stand up, which was fine because I kept trying to kill myself). I'm also extremely unhappy that I was prescribed paroxetine at 17, as it's now contraindicated for use in children and adolescents, and I don't know if this drug has permanently messed up my brain chemistry. ***I URGE ANYONE THINKING OF TAKING THIS DRUG TO RESEARCH IT CAREFULLY, AND TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT IT.*** If they dismiss your worries or questions, FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR. For many people it works and is great, but there are a LOT of people for whom it is a very, very dangerous drug. Please be aware of the pros and cons and be careful. | F | 22 | 5.5 years | 4/3/2006 | 2 | depression | Could not orgasm at all. Some people said "delayed" was the term but after trying for 2 hours and nothing. It is not the greatest feeling in the world. Continued for over 4 months. Had to stop taking the pill. My doctor advised against it, but whats worse feeling like killing yourself or not having an orgasm? Once I stopped taking it I saw life in a whole different way and havent had issues since. Maybe not orgasming for a few months will do that. | Watch out I really was not myself. While on the drug my parents took me in to see if I was taking any other illegal substances. I have never touched any illegal substances in my life but my parents said I was "loopy". not happy | M | 22 | 4 months | 3/12/2006 | 2 | Major Depression/ Anxiety | I constantly felt tired. I would sleep every chance I got. My family had a very hard time getting me up in the mornings. There were times they litterally had to pull me out of bed. | I was okay for the first two weeks on it. But, then I started to get more depressed. I couldn't handle it. I ended up switching back to Celexa that I had been on the previous 6 months before. Celexa works better for me. | F | 22 | 1 months | 4/14/2001 | 2 | depression, anxety | weight gain, no libido, dry mouth | Withdrawal is unbearable. Glutathione may help to get off from this drug. You can get sublingual tablets at a health food store. Also, to minimize withdrawal symptoms, you may ask your doctor to switch you to Prozac. Hope this helps, and do some research before taking any drug!!! Good luck to everyone!!! | F | 22 | 5 days | 1/4/2007 | 2 | anxiety, depression, panic attacks | drowsiness, no appetite at first then over-eating after body adjusted to the med, low energy, apathy | this med has made me feel so tierd, i never want to go out or do anything. i feel sedated and apathetic, my house could be burning down and i would most likly just stand and watch it burn. | F | 22 | 4 months | 12/17/2002 | 2 | Anxiety | didn't want sex. ever. | worked well, in terms of the anxiety, but wasn't worth not liking sex! switched to celexa, which i've been on for 3 and a half years now with no major side effects. | F | 22 | 6 months | 2/10/2005 | 1 | Depression | Extreme Fatigue, Emotionally Numb, Loss of Appetite, Chills, Hot Flashes, Panic Attacks, Just feeling generally 'ill' all the time. With drawl symptoms were a NIGHTMARE. | This stuff is poison... | F | 22 | 3 months | 1/19/2009 | 1 | Panic attacks, GAD | Horrible weight gain and bad moods | F | 22 | 4 months | 10/26/2004 | 1 | Irritable gut/bowel & anxiety | Paxil ON:Insomnia, mania, piercing headaches, nausea, vomiting, INCREASED ANXIETY, PANIC ATTACKS, restlessness Paxil WITHDRAWL: PAXIL-FLU with, vomiting, nausea, insomnia, Massive pain all over body, The ever famous ZAPS, PANIC ATTACKS, MOOD SWINGS, HOPELESSNESS, UNBEARABLE COLD SWEATS...sensitivity to light, you name it, i felt it.. | THINK TWICE!!!!!! A lot of doctors unfortunately are being influenced by the pharmecuetical industry. YOU MUST read up thoroughly and seriously think twice before you allow yourself to fall victim to drugs with such intense physical withdrawl. Look for the BLACK BOX in the pharmacy manual they give you with your prescription. If you see that, please save yourself the next year of your life possibly and choose your drugs wisely. Cuz when you are in the hospital bed feeling like you are going to die, and no one understands, you will know exactly what i mean. | F | 22 | 3 days | 10/19/2005 | 1 | Anxiety | Didn't have many major side effects while on the drug, maybe a little apathetic and lacked motivation. Gained 20~ pounds. Sex drive was okay; took a little longer to 'finish' but that was okay with me. The drug did it's job. I was having debilitating panic attacks and Paxil took care of them. The real issues began when I decided to come off the drug... | I initially weaned rapidly off the drug over the course of a month at the advice of my doctor. I felt ok for about a month or two but then I spiraled into what can only be described as hell on earth. Anxiety was through the roof/far more intense then the initial anxiety that I went on the drug for. When the anxiety subsided it was replaced with a deep, dark depression that I had never experienced before. I was never depressed before taking Paxil so this was a new feeling and very scary feeling for me. I was completely apathetic and had zero motivation or energy. My sex drive/ability was gone. Concentration and short term memory were shot. Brain fog was thick and heavy; I could barely formulate a sentence and felt like I had ADD. I was bed ridden for several months until I decided to reinstate the drug and do a slow taper once I stabilized. It took about 6 weeks but relief came, albeit with a few lingering issues, mainly sexual. This was about 7 months ago, I am now down to 3.5 mg and will be done with this drug for good sometime in June. Slowly tapering is the only way to get off this drug if you want to avoid major withdrawal symptoms. I would not recommend this, or any SSRI for that matter, to anyone. The withdrawal is just not worth it, no matter how helpful the drug is in the beginning. | M | 22 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/23/2012 | 1 | Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | weight gain, tinnitus and withdrawal affects. | I had severe withdrawal affects when I tried to get off of it, and I'm still on it because I can't get off of it. It's very addicting. | F | 22 | 8 years | 5/3/2006 | 5 | depression | nothing at all | Paxil has been a godsend. It has helped me out a lot. I would tell anyone that has depression to take it. | F | 21 | 8 years | 10/15/2004 | 5 | Social and Generalized Anxiety | Dry mouth, grinding my teeth during sleep, sleepy through-out the day. | I could not believe how much of an improvement I felt in the first month. Awesome drug! I finally feel like ME again! | F | 21 | 4 months | 11/4/2003 |