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 | anxiety | sexual, weight gain | F | 24 | 1 years | 6/14/2002 | 4 | F | 46 | 5 months | 6/24/2002 | 1 | GAD | Every side effect listed on the drug's official Prescription Information page, except Homocidal Tendencies. It was meant to prevent panic attacks, and gave me my worst one ever. | They keep telling me it helps some people, but the study stats say it's really only a small percentage of those who wouldn't be helped by a placebo. | M | 38 | 2 days | 6/25/2002 | 2 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Weight gain, anxiety | M | 24 | 4 months | 6/26/2002 | 5 | anxiety and depression | When I first starting taking Paxil, I would start sweating for no reason. Now everything is fine and I don't feel so stressed all the time. I have taken Paxil for awhile now and it helps me deal with having to live with chronic pain. | 42 | 3 years | 6/27/2002 | 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 | panic, palpitations, fatigue | very little adverse effects until I try to cut down - then dizziness and nausea | Paxil saved my life when I was suffering from Chronic Fatigue and weakness - it has made life worth living again, but when I cut down and get stressed, I get the weakness back and have to increase the dose again | F | 57 | 8 years | 7/10/2002 | 1 | Depression | Heavy Anxiety, Dizziness, Back aches, Headaches, numbing extremetis, Vision Blurriness, spots in the eyes, Fatigue, heavy sleep, sexual problems, etc..... | If your on it, just use it till you can get control and get the hell off of it!! Withdrawl symptoms are hell also, you think that your relapsin, when in fact it is only withdrawl. | M | 38 | 3 months | 7/10/2002 | 3 | anxiety | libido loss | love/hate relationship. most days worked beautifully, my panic attacks virtually disappeared, and felt more like myself. however, severe withdrawal happened if i even missed one dose. | F | 23 | 1 years | 7/14/2002 | 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 | 4 | migrane prevention | dry mouth, constantly hot - summer & winter, constantly tired, insomnia, poor memory, no energy | Even with the multiple side effects, I continue to take Paxil for migrane preventative. | F | 60 | 4 years | 7/19/2002 | 1 | anxiety, depression | Lack of concentration. Severe headaches. Weakness. The withdrawals of stopping this were unbelievable. I will never take this med again. I used it for a brief period and felt like it was time to handle reality on my own. After slowly reducing my dosage,(with a Dr's help of course), I felt severe electrical-like zaps in my head, nausea, headaches and I couldn't stand up for more than a minute. Took about 5 days to get back to feeling okay. When deciding which med is right for you, ask the doctor about the "half-life" of each of the meds you are considering. | This "half-life" of this med is extremely short. The side effects of stopping this med can be severe. DO NOT stop any of these drugs without consulting your Dr. Years ago I took Prozac which was great. I was only on it for 6 months. Nothing negative about it. Feeling blah again, I thought about trying Zoloft, but after learning the "half-life" is very close to Paxil, I am going to try Prozac again. | F | 35 | 3 months | 7/19/2002 | 4 | depression | decrease libido | M | 52 | 7 months | 7/22/2002 | 5 | GAD | Loss of sexual desire, surges, clenched teeth | M | 1 years | 7/25/2002 | 2 | anxiety/depression | Weight gain | Don't like it, switched to celexa and feel much better | F | 26 | 3 months | 7/26/2002 | 4 | fibromyalgia | delayed orgasm | This has made me a functional person and controls my pain. I have had withdrawl effects and now wonder if I am on this for life. | F | 40 | 10 years | 7/30/2002 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks | major fatigue because of no sleep, slight nausia and weight gain | This drug has done wonders for my panic attacks but there are a few problems. I don't sleep therefore I'm constantly fatigued; really scarey when I have to drive. All I want to do is basically, nothing. Have no energy at all. Was taking 20mg but have decided to cut the dose in half and maybe go off it completely. | F | 33 | 2 months | 8/5/2002 | 1 | Depression | Exhausted during the day, insomnia at night, inability to reach orgasm, clenched teeth, increased appetite | All this business was just annoying. I have never been so tired in my life--but I couldn't sleep at night, like a normal person. Only during the day. Couldn't have an orgasm, but it didn't decrease sexual desire. I would walk around, thinking "Damn! My jaw hurts!" -- not realizing I was clenching my teeth subconciously all day long. I was ungodly hungry all the time. It didn't do much for my depression either! | F | 16 | 18 months | 8/8/2002 | 1 | depression | headaches no sexual desire | I decided to stop taking the drug because I wanted to see if the headaches would stop and sure enough they did. I will not continue to take this drug. | F | 53 | 2 weeks | 8/11/2002 | 2 | Stress and anxiety following CVA | I am actualy taking Sreroxat. Side effects:- Loss of appetite,lost 8Lb in 1 week, 3 hour bouts of profuse sweating 2 or 3 times a day, like a zombie, vivid dreams at night, constant yawning, clenched and chattering teeth. Loss of sex drive. | Did not have enough interest in life to get stressed out. My wife saw doctor to express her concern, Dr. called me in to see him reduced dose from 20mg daily to 10 mg. Side effects reduced but still there to some extent. Anxiety and stress reduced. I am now on 10mg every other day and it is keeping me stable. Tried to come off altogether but had to return after 5 days. I am thinking of reducing the dose to 5mg daily to see how I get on. My advice is don't start taking it. | M | 60 | 2.5 years | 8/14/2002 |