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 |
| 3 | | 10/24/2004 | 2 | depression | Heavy nausea Difficulty in reaching sexual climal | More than the above??? | M | 65 | | 11/13/2006 | 2 | I’m just glad I noticed these side effects sooner than later because it will be easier to wean off of it since I haven’t been on it that long. These brain zaps are the strangest feeling though and can’t wait until those are gone. It feels like my brain is expanding inside my head. | | 2/17/2009 | 2 | panic attacks depression | F | 27 | 30 mg 1X day | 11/6/2015 Patient History | 1 | To reduce belly fat | DON'T BUY THESE My side effect was a horrible itching after wearing Parxal for about 4 hours. I waited a month and tried it again, but I had the itching again. After I took the patch off, the horrible itching continued for about 2 hours. It was so bad that I laid down and poured Alcohol over my stomach. I had scratched so hard that there were scratch marks all over my stomach. The burn from the alcohol wasn't as bad as the itching. After about 3 hours, the itching started easing off. | F | 80 | 1X day | 12/8/2022 | 1 | depression | didnt care about anything, increased suicide thought | withdrawl is beyond horrible and lasts several weeks | F | 36 | | 11/14/2008 | 1 | | 3/30/2005 | 1 | did feel like i was on a med felt depressed all the time and it was klike eating candy | F | 42 | | 5/30/2007 | 1 | anxiety | extremely dry mouth, nausea, fatigue, insomnia | I tried it less than 24 hours ago and it is one of the worst experiences in my life. Could not sleep at all, and feel extremely weak. I just have to drink 20 litres of water to get it out asap. | F | 36 | | 11/13/2006 | 1 | Depression and anxity | I can't have an orgasam and I've been in a relationship for a year. Also for me the medicine plain out just didn't work it made it worse. | F | 20 | | 7/28/2006 | 1 | depression | The popular antidepressant drug Paxil used by millions of Americans has been linked to linked to birth defects, miscarriages and suicides among patients. | M | 29 | | 6/30/2006 | 1 | apparently for PMS/Depression | Dizzines, headaches, increased paranoia, more depressed than ever, severe panic attacks, and just plain awful. | Be warned that Paxil is not a very safe drug, there are many adverse side effects that are now making paxil the most unsafe of all SSRI's. Please look up information about the many pending lawsuits and class action suits that are taking place as you read this. The terrible withdrawl syndrome of paxil is scary. | F | 29 | | 11/13/2003 | 1 | | 8/11/2003 | 1 | Depression/Social Anxiety | Within one hour of taking my first 20mg pill (7pm), thought I saw a large black spider crawling on a glass dish, it was a reflection. Freaked me out for a second. Later when rocking my son to sleep in a dark bedroom, had visions of a large venus fly trap engulfing us both. Both visuals were absolutely not typical. At work the next day (today) I was laughing pretty hard and I actually peed myself. I have never done this in my entire life that I can remember. Prior to this I was in a meeting and my right testicle began to throb, lasted a few minutes before subsiding. Another first. It is now 9:30pm the next night- I'm feeling ok, and for the record will never take this again. | I felt great last night, relaxed and genuinely engaging with my wife for the first time in, well, quite a while. 2-4 weeks to take effect? No way, the impact for me was immediate. Today I was a different person at work, albeit with the spider and fly trap on the back of my mind. The tradeoff between leaving depression and a fear of close social situations and becoming a side effect sideshow is definitely not worth it. Not to mention what laid in store in for me had I continued. Spinal zaps, are you frigging kidding me?!?! Abnormal ejaculation? What the??? I think if you are 60 and dysfunctional then this is right for you to improve quality of life- I believe that it's beneficial as a last resort only. One pill took me through a roller coaster ride like I have never experienced. I will keep my little brown bottle of pills in a cool dark place for about 25 years until I need it on a rainy day. | M | 38 | 1 times | 2/21/2006 | 1 | OCD/Anxiety | Had a very bad bout of the shakes for abot 2 hours. I couldn't get warm. Neck and head hurt. Teeth chattering as if I was in a meat locker and I live in FL and I had chest pains! I felt like my heart was going to pop out of my chest. | I took my first dose 12.5 mg of Paxil Cr today at 11:00am and felt fine all day. 11:00 pm hit and all of the sudden I felt very sick to my stomach and my head started to hurt. After about 10 min's I was shaking from head to toe and my teeth were chattering. Then it made me so sick that I threw up. I went through this for about 2 solid hours. It was a horrible feeling. My poor husband was freaking out. It is now 3:00am here and I am still wide awake with a sore jaw and head but at least I have stopped shaking. I am going to call my Doc tomorrow and have him switch me to something else. I am glad that I have found this board before I took the Paxil Cr too long. Thanks too all the folks out there who are helping others! | F | 32 | 1 times | 1/6/2005 | 3 | Depression/anxiety | Very bad withdrawals !. | If I had known about the side effects & Withdrawal issies, I would have NEVER taken this medication | M | 48 | 3 times | 5/3/2006 | 3 | deppression,panic attacks | excessive sleeping, loss of appetite, loss of libido | i have been taking paxil for 3 weeks now, at 12.5 mg. so far it has helped me to not have panic attacks, but it still hasn't helped my depression, so i am going up to 25 now. i have very littel appetite during the day, and at night i crave sweets. all i want to do is sleep all day. and i dont even think about sex | F | 31 | 3 times | 2/7/2004 | 1 | Anxiety | Bad withdrawals. Withdrawals included: nausea, "the zaps", severe fatigue, depersonalization, constricted pupil causing "tunnel-vision", chills and anxiety. While weaning off I had suicidal thoughts. I have been on this for 14 years and I am 28 so who knows what sexual dysfunctions I consider "normal". | This medication caused me more distress than my anxiety did. I experienced withdrawals if I was a few hours late taking my daily pill. Wean off SLOWLY and work with your Doctor during the process. I went from 40mg to 2.5mg (cut up 5mg pills). I constantly see commercials from law offices asking, Did you take Paxil while pregnant and your baby was born with a heart defect, lung defect or other serious medical condition..if so call so and so because you may be entitled to financial compensation. If it does horrible things to fetuses what has it been doing to me for the past 14 years??? | F | 28 | 14 times 40 1X day | 6/24/2010 Patient History | 2 | This article came out today. The drug company behind Paxil is being fined $750 million for selling contaminated and ineffective products, Paxil being one of them: www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/business/27drug.html?pagewanted=1&ref=us | F | 24 | 0 days 1X day | 10/27/2010 | 5 | bipolar and anxiety | The only side effects I have really experianced are constipation and loss of appitite. I have lost 13 lbs since I started taking this medication. 1 month ago. | I LOVE PAXIL!!!! I am a 25 year old mother of 2 young children and I suffered every day from my bipolar to the point where I wasnt a good mother any more. My kids didnt like me. I completly withdrew myself from the outside world. I wouldnt even talk on the phone. I would lash out at the people I love, and not even realise what I was doing until after the fact. This hasnt always been the case. But with in the last 2 years my bipolar had gotten increasingly worse. Paxil gave me back the life that I love. It lets me be the mother that I know I am. Which is a caring, patient,and involved mother. And it has brought peace to my marriage.My husband actually wants to be around me now. I now look forward to going places. And I am slowly starting to hang out with friends again. I know about the withdrawls because I had them with Effexor, which was awfull... but hopefully Paxil will just continue to work for me, And I will continue to take it for the rest of my life. To all of you who arent havin | F | 25 | 1 days | 11/1/2007 |