PAXIL Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1022 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PAXIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | GAD, depression | dont remember starting, it was 7 yrs ago...withdrawal horrible | this med helped w/ the dep and anx, but i gained quite a bit of weight oer the years and had always been naturally skinny, once i went off it, with other meds, i lost 20 lbs w. no effort and could not lose any while was on it... | M | 25 | 7 years | 1/31/2007 | 1 | depression,anxiety | Severe weight gain. I gained 80 lbs. on this med. It did not help and when I tried to stop taking it I had to be weaned because I had really bad withdrawl. | Nothing ever changed in my mood or anxiety I only noticed I was getting fatter and fatter. | F | 29 | 2 years | 1/30/2007 | 3 | anxiety ocd | gained 40 pounds, lethargy, loss of orgasm, slept for three hours every afternoon | terrible drug | F | 51 | | 1/29/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | None at first it seemed great - I was so calm. I was prepared to live with zero libido and anorexia. After about 9 months it stopped working so I decided to stop taking it. Ha! I was thrown into worse psychological trauma than ever before and I've been wrestling with depression since I was 3! I can remember particularly a phone conversation with a close friend when I just couldn't find the energy to make a sentence and anyway I couldn't speak because I was crying. I had migraines for 2 weeks (until I gave up and went back onto paxil). I'm about to try again since I've discovered that liquid paxil is available, which makes it possible to reduce the dose very, very gradually. | I feel resentful towards the psychiatrist who prescribed this without telling me about the possible problems. I'll never be so trusting again. Thank God for the internet. I hope that all of us can recover from this. | F | 56 | 48 months | 1/29/2007 | 5 | OCD, depression, anxiety | none yet.. maybe some nausea | its only been 5 days on the paroxetine.. my doctor has me on 75 mgs of effexor. its working ok so far except for A LOT of leg bouncing/fidgeting if im sitting for a long time. she thought i should add 10 mg of paxil in addition to my 75 mgs of effexor. i lost about 3 or 4 pounds after one month on the effexor, but im very worried about gaining weight now that im on paxil too. has anyone not gained weight while on paxil? what about others anti depressants that dont cause weight gain? i would try wellbutrin but i have pretty bad OCD, and my doc doesnt think wellbutrin would work as well because it works on dopamine, where as paxil (SSRI's) work on serotonin. please, anyone with info or input EMAIL ME!! [email protected] thank you | F | 23 | 5 days | 1/25/2007 | 1 | social anxiety | Mania, weight loss, detachment from reality, difficulty concentrating, insensitivty to the feelings of others. When I stepped off the medicine, I experienced the well-documented dizziness and nauseau. A year after stopping the medication, I STILL get those little spells - I don't know if it's related or not. | I requested my dr to give me Paxil for social anxiety, as it was heavily marketed for that use at the time. Unfortunately, and we didn't know this then, I am bipolar, and taking antidepressants with bipolar disease can be DISASTROUS, and it was for me. I felt really good, TOO good, and I started drinking heavily, spending extravagantly, ignoring old friends, showing up to work late if at all, not paying bills. This went on for almost the whole duration of the medication, until I nearly got fired and evicted from my apt, and I just kind of opened my eyes and looked around and realized I had to stop taking the meds if I wanted to fix the mess I'd made. PLEASE make sure you are properly diagnosed and have ruled out other diagnoses before taking Paxil - do not fall victim to the advertising. It is not a fix-all and it can be very dangerous if taken without proper supervision. I personally feel that Paxil robbed me of essential parts of myself, and a year after the meds, I am still | F | 26 | 1.5 years | 1/20/2007 | 4 | Anxiety, OCD, and occasional panic | I have been taking this medication for at least ten years, and I experienced different side effects at different times. During elementary school, I got up to 50mg per day and don't remember any side effects. For a few months, even 10mg of paroxetine would give me abdominal pain, nausea, and complete appetite loss. Sometimes I could simply discontinue paroxetine during summer vacation, and other times tapering down would give me vertigo, "head shocks," and terrible anxiety. Dose increases usually cause lots of restless energy, insomnia, talkativeness, severely delayed orgasm, and emotional lability, which subside within about two weeks. | This is the only SSRI I have ever tried, and the side effects are usually not too bad. Nausea is the only one that ever really bothered me. It is moderately effective against anxiety, but occasionally causes anxiety. My depression has never been very bad, and an increase in my paroxetine dose always cheers me up within a day or two. When I am too depressed to work, shower, or see friends, paroxetine works like a charm. | M | 20 | 10 years | 1/15/2007 | 1 | Anxiety Disorder | Took Paxil for nearly a year. Decided to take myself off of it because of weight gain. The electrical zaps are nearly unbearable. Have been off of it for nearly 10 days and still waiting for them to subside. If you're considering taking it, ask your Dr for a replacement. Do not take this drug. | M | 40 | 12 months | 1/10/2007 | 4 | social | none | M | 23 | | 1/5/2007 | 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 | 5 | depression and hypochondria | M | 50 | 5 months | 1/3/2007 | 1 | Post Partum Depression | Nightmares, constant panic, worse depression, loss of all feeling, loss of appetite, worse mood swings.... | This is AWFUL! Don't even start it! I thought my PPD was already bad, and then I started this, and it threw me into a clinical depression with all 35 symptoms (of Clinical Depression). TRY ANYTHING ALTERNATIVE, before going to these BIG-PHARMA drugs. | F | 26 | 1 years | 1/2/2007 | 1 | panic disorder | weight gain, malaise, constantly tired, lethargy, electric shock sensations, felt like I lost my creative drive, loss of motivation, depression, and nightmarish horror when i'd try to quit. | getting off of paxil was the worst thing i've ever experienced. months and months of anxiety and depression way more extreme than anything i had ever previously experienced. also, dizziness, light headed waves, buzzing sensations in my chest and legs, numb fingers, weak arms, unrelenting electrical shock sensations, and a lot more. nine months of hell. these nine months after five months of tapering. a few more before i was really free of it. it was an absolute nightmare. now that i'm free of paxil withdrawal (2 years off of it) and not taking anything else (aside from exercise, sleep, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol) i'm doing better than i thought possible. much much better than when i was on paxil. | M | 35 | 8 years | 1/1/2007 | 1 | anxiety/depression | I experienced EVERY side effect, and am having a horrible time coming off of it. I am almost 9 months into a taper that will take me a year to complete safely. | It causes insomnia, as it suppresses REM sleep - wasn't told that. Became extremely suicidal - wasn't told that was a possibility. Am in a LOT of pain while going off the drug - wasn't told this would happen. It's horrible, horrible, horrible. | F | 28 | 12 years | 12/29/2006 | 3 | panic/anxiety disorder | At first, trouble sleeping, jittery, nothing too bad. All went away within a month. Until a year or so later though, was I really able to look back and see how it had helped. | I've been on paxil for about 7 years now. I have tried to quit a few times. The withdrawl symptoms are always so horrible I have to begin taking it again. I can't go any longer than 3 days without taking it, or they start. It's helped me over the years, to an extent. I just know I will never be able to be taken off of it. | F | 31 | 7 years | 12/27/2006 | 4 | panic and anxiety | strange food cravings, yawning, feeling tired all the time, mild nausea, headache, i am worried about weight gain-none yet so far and I have been on it for about 4 weeks. It has helped my panic attacks-i still get some breakthrough anxiety and occasional panic-but not as bad as before. I take klonopin for the breakthrough panic. | F | 38 | 4 weeks | 12/26/2006 | 3 | OCD, depression | Too much sleep, no orgasm | i have to use 40 mg of paxil it certainly makes me feel better but i sleep 10-12 hours a day, sometimes even more. more importantly i can't orgasm at all!neither by sex, nor by masturbation. i can't feel anything. this is solved when i reduce the dose to 20 mg but then it doesn't seem to be enough.. | M | 27 | 2 years | 12/23/2006 | 5 | Panic and Depression | No side effects. | Completely put a stop to my panic attacks and depression. It doesn't change who you are, it just helps the 'real you' come out. Being scared of things I shouldn't be scared of and letting my phobias control my life is not how I want to live. Paxil took that all away and I will NEVER go off of it. Greatest drug ever made for anxiety disorders! | M | 35 | 10 years | 12/20/2006 | 1 | Panic disorder | Side effects while taking Paxil were anorgasmia and dulling of my emotions. | Trying to get off this poison has been absolute hellish. Please, please, please stear clear of this SSRI. | F | 48 | 9 years | 12/20/2006 | 4 | OCD | Weight gain and major craving for carbs. Very tired all the time. | Paxil is really a great drug, I had major social anxiety plus strong OCD and a little bit depression. Paxil cured everything. The only thing I regret is that I gained 40lbs in 9 mos and was tired ALL the time. I am now on effexor and have lost 20lbs without even trying. I still think Paxil is good though, just be careful if you tend to gain weight. | F | 33 | 3.5 years | 12/19/2006 |