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 | 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 | 1 | depression | weight gain mainly, HORRIBLE withdrawl | Beware.... works wonders in the beginning, but hit a bipolar type high where you're too happy. I spent money (credit cards) like crazy, then went the opposite direction, overly anxious, anti social (couldn't even get the mail)and the weight gain despite NOT overeating was intolerable. Decided to try stopping to find the worst withdrawl symptoms just missing a couple doses. Thought I had food poisoning, couldn't stand or sit up without the room spinning, vomitted like crazy. Tried weaning off with many of the same withdrawl symptoms mentioned here including more vertigo. Beware, goes from seeming to work quite well to at least one horrific year trying to get off it if you even can!!!! It's not worth it ,,,, try something, almost anything else. Wish I could give it a 0 rating | M | 51 | 4 years | 11/23/2007 | 1 | general anxiety/depression | I felt better immediately. I thought this was the greatest medication ever. Then the weight started coming on, 20 pounds in 5 months. I went on every diet I had ever successfully tried in the past, but just continued to gain weight. Realizing the origins of my depression have always been self-esteem issues because I was not a size 8, I decided to go off Paxil. Even though I thought I was doing it gradaully, cutting the dosage in half every week, the withdrawal is horrible. Dying would definitely be acceptable with these feelings. If anyone would have explained these feelings I would never have started. | F | 51 | 8 months | 7/17/2002 | 5 | depression | Dizziness, blured vision, and some sleep problems at first. | I was a mess before Paxil and Wellbutrin, a recovering alcoholic that just felt sorry for himself. NOW, I can`t do to much and its almost scarry and feels so much better. The whole family is amazed. Love it. A LIFE again!!! | M | 50 | 11 months | 7/9/2002 | 5 | Extreme Panic disorder depression | Sleepiness weight gain | Paxil get a hugely bad rap, but my life had deteriorated so badly that i couldn't function. I had post traumatic stress disorder, and i collapsed mentally and physically. Paxil helped me to be able to enjoy life again, and to even be able to fly on an airplane, even BY MYSELF and not freak out. That had never happened. The side effects were nothing compared to my un-treated panic disorder and depression. | F | 50 | 12 years | 5/27/2008 | 5 | Acute Anxiety | Repressed ejaculation (which can be a good thing); clenching teeth night and day; in the first few months massive sweating and lots of yawning. | Very wierd drug in that it seems no one person has the same reaction to it. I've been taking it for over two years and love what it's done for me. My quality of sleep is the best of my post-pubescent life. I still have plenty of libido, erections are no problem at all, but I can last longer for my wife's sake! Little shit in life doesn't scare me or make me angry. I take 5-10 mg/day depending on the weather -- seriously -- if it's low pressure, stormy/rainy/snowy I don't need as much because my serotonin is naturally elevated. I would take more, but the one problematic side effect -- clenching teeth gets to be painful. | M | 50 | 2 years | 10/30/2009 | 5 | anxiety | First 2 weeks had a dull headache that I easily fought with ordinary aspirin. Lack of real sex drive for about a month and a concurrent difficulty in reaching orgasm. All of these symptoms resolved 100 % within 30 days. The biggest effect has been the HUGE IMPROVEMENT in my quality of life and overall emotional outlook. I used to obsess over all kinds of things. I lived in a "glass half empty" world most of the time. Even if something great happened, I'd start the "what if" game in my head. None of this was particularly unbearable. Kind of like a bad case of intestinal gas. It makes you not too fun to be around, and you are always expecting an unpleasant surprise accompanying any little fart. | I have been on Paxil for over a year now and I plan to continue to take it for the rest of my life. Because of this little pill, my relationships are better, my career is better and my outlook on life is really one of excited anticipation rather than my old gloom and doom. I have read of people being unable to get off of this drug. But this begs the question "Why would you want to?" I think the bottom line with a lot of the SSRI drugs is that they don't work the same way for everyone. Some users probably have serious emotional issues that are experiential rather than organic/chemical/somatic in cause. And lets not forget that you're monkeying around with your thinker when you take these kinds of drugs. I think of Paxil as being rather like Gum-Out for your brain. It can smooth out your emotions and your emotional responses to everyday external stimuli. However, if you've got something REALLY broken in your belfry, Paxil may not do you much good. Paxil will absolutely not make your problems go away. What it CAN do however is to quiet that mental chatter that makes it so hard for people like myself to actually take a step back and DEAL with a situation. For me, it was like a software upgrade for my personality. | M | 50 | 15 months | 8/4/2009 | 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 | 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 | 5 | depression and hypochondria | M | 50 | 5 months | 1/3/2007 | 4 | Anxiety and depression | Nausea the first 2 Weeks. Insomnia still after 3 weeks. A bit dizzy but I had that before the paxil. I'm 6'1 and weigh 220 lbs. shouldn't I be at 20 instead of 10 mg. | M | 50 | 3 weeks 10 MG | 5/1/2013 | 4 | for depression | loss of sex drive; excessive sleepiness | Paxil helped me tremendously with my anti-social behavior and depression. I enjoyed being with people a lot more (and they enjoyed being with me, too!). I had positive thoughts most all the time. The sense of well-being was pretty constant. Sometimes, I think too much so! However, the side effects of loss of sex drive and sleeping ten hours a day made me decide to get off it. Now I miss it. | F | 50 | 13 months | 5/14/2001 | 4 | anxiety/panic attacks | constipation, dry mouth. | this medicine really helps control the panic attacks with very few side affects/has made a great improvement in my life | F | 50 | 4 years | 12/6/2002 | 4 | depression | weight gain, loss of libido and inability to reach orgasm (this existed before), took 10mg/20mg alternating daily for many years, just moved to 20mg daily to keep more consistent, immediate withdrawal symptoms if skipped even for 1/2 day | I have tried several times to stop but have been unable due to significant life stressors which cause recurrent severe depressive episodes. The episodes still occur while on medication but are much less severe. I tried a few other medications but experienced negative side effects immediately. This sexual dysfunction seems to be the price to be paid for the relative calm from the depressive storms. Exercise (running and strength training) and yoga help greatly. I was interested to read about the tendancy to drink more, I am currently struggling with this. Would like to give up alcohol entirely. Perhaps it would be easier on different medication? | F | 50 | 13 years | 9/12/2009 | 4 | depression, anxiety | weight gain... for me, efficacy is dose dependent -- 20 mg is my maintenance dose, have gone up to 60 mg for very stressful times. noticeably lower efficacy with generic version. | I must be one of the lucky ones with this med -- no sexual side effects whatsoever (libido, erection, ejaculation, all as strong as ever), no sleep trouble (I take upon awakening)... | M | 50 | 19 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/18/2014 | 4 | depression | weight gain and physical exhaustion | I started taking Paxil during a major depressive episode. Eventually I began to feel better and I got my life back - it really saved me. It made me feel better than I had for most of my life so I kept taking it for many years at 20mg. For the last few years I cut back to 10mg. During these many years I put on significant weight - about 60 pounds. Also, I was always exhausted. I would wake up exhausted. I could take a nap anytime during the day. It got to the point, my doctor thought perhaps I had sleep apnea. Around this time, I decided to go off Paxil completely. Amazingly, I found that the exhaustion was gone. I had energy for the first time in many, many years. I was amazed, and slightly disheartened to realize the Paxil had been causing my extreme tiredness all these years. Unfortunately, I went off the Paxil at a point in my life when mood swings from menopause had begun. I went back on a low dose of - Wellbutrin. It has smoothed out the emotional rollercoaster some | F | 50 | 14 years | 1/25/2008 | 3 | Generalized Anxiety | Side effect of lack of sex drive is the absolute worst. Dreams througout the night causing waking and night sweats are difficult to live with, as well. Tiredness during the day due to lack of a good night sleep makes me wonder if I'll ever find a drug which will have no adverse side effects. Have tried other drugs in this category throughout the years, and side effects were worse for me than Paxil is now. | F | 50 | 5 years | 8/26/2004 | 3 | anxiety | weight gain, tired | F | 50 | 10 months 20 MG 1X day | 10/20/2010 | 1 | depression, anxiety, panic disorded | Gained over 70 lbs, extreme apathy, IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT, night sweats (severe), excessive yawning, fatigue, worsening of depression, abnormal EKG, skin boils, dry mouth | Please do NOT take this horrible drug. I have been on and off of Paxil for 10 years; originally, it was prescribed due to clinical depression (brought on by a difficult divorce). Instead of weaning me off this poison, my doc would just refill, and because one of the noted side effects of Paxil is apathy, I never questioned it. My daughter is the one that opened my eyes to the terrible side effects of Paxil...she said, "mom, you don't look or act at ALL like you used to". It is difficult, but absolutely possible, to withdraw from Paxil, but it must be done slowly. Tell your doc you want to get OFF this dangerous drug, and if he/she questions it or refuses, FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR. Good luck! | F | 50 | 10 years 20 - 40 mg 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | night terrors. sweats | M | 50 | 1 years | 6/18/2006 |