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 |
| 1 | Depression anxiety | Hostile angry irritable. It was aweful and I hope I never feel like that again in my life. I snapped on my kids and my husband. I couldn't find joy in anything. It worsened my depression and anxiety and made me nauseous | F | 34 | 8 weeks 20mg | 9/6/2012 | 1 | Panic disorder and Major Depression | MAJOR mood swings (would go from being euphoric to in a rage in a matter of minutes); hallucinations; night terrors; blackout periods; suicidal thoughts | I would NEVER take this drug again in a million years. I was diagnosed with major depression and panic disorder when I was 16 years old and this was the first medication my psychiatrist tried me on. Within a few days, my moods changed severely and I became very unstable. I would yell and scream and start crying for no reason. There was one time after a period of rage that I blacked out. I have no memory of anything then. I also experienced frightening hallucinations and night terrors. As a result, I could not sleep which only made things worse. The last straw was suicidal thoughts. I was very close to ending things and I told my mom I wanted to die. She took quick action and called the psychiatrist who immediately took me off the medication. He said that I had a chemical reaction that mimicked severe bipolar disorder. He put me on Seroquel for two weeks while the Paxil got out of my system. I would never recommend this to ANYONE. | F | 16 | 14 days 20mg 1X day | 8/17/2012 | 4 | IBS | No sex drive unable to orgasm. | I was put on this medication for IBS which was wrecking my life. The Paroxetine stopped the diarrhea bouts that would hit me 20 mins after a meal, or for no reason. I didn't want to go anywhere. And had to know where every bathroom was in all of the stores and other places. I am glad to have my life back. And to be able to eat when out with friends and family without the worry. | F | 47 | 11 days 40 mg 1X day | 8/5/2012 | 4 | panic disorder, agoraphobia | Decreased sex drive. Cannot orgasm. | This drug has helped me sooo much with my anxiety and panic attacks. I went from going on a medical leave from work and never leaving my house, to being able to fly to Florida and have fun on vacation! But, i have absolutely NO sex drive and in the very rare occasion that i do, i can't orgasm. It has been really frustrating. The drug is great for my anxiety, but I dont know if ic can stay on it for a long time with my side effect. Also i heard withdrawl is horrible and that really scares me because Im on a pretty high dose. | F | 21 | 1 months 40mg 1X day | 7/25/2012 | 5 | PTSD, major depression | hard time losing weight | You should NEVER go off this drug cold turkey. You have to taper it. This drug was a lifesaver for me, as it pulled me out of a trauma attack that lasted a week. In addition, my moods are now stable instead of all over the place, and I don't lose my temper like I used to or panic when things go badly. The challenge with this drug is making sure you have the right one with your chemical needs. I was fortunate. This was my second attempt and it was a bulls-eye. Try it and if it doesn't help you, move on to another med. | F | 41 | 5 years 20mg 1X day | 7/17/2012 | 1 | Major Anxiety after my dad died | This drug should be banned from any pharmacy/Dr. Market. I have been Paxil(paroxetine) free since September, 2011. My Doctor took me off of it cold turkey. I have had all the horrific side effects described by others: Frightening and disturbing nightmares, debilitating pain in feet and back (feet pain lasted for a month, and back pain lasted for six months-got relief from Massage). Now after ten months off Paxil, I am beginning to cry constantly and am just beginning to feel alive ( for first time in 12 years) even though it's as if I'm waking from a psychological coma. All these emotions are bombarding my Psyche, and often I'm exhausted from all the emotional ups and downs I've experienced. I had several major suicidal bouts with terrorizing feelings, but with the help of a lot of prayer and the support of my husband, I am surviving. Slowly, I am learning to be "me", living without the destructive Paxil in my system. Unfortunately, my doctor didn't have a clue. For anyone | F | 12 years 30 1X day | 7/15/2012 | 1 | depression | worst withdrawals I have every had with any medication. It took 4 weeks to get off of this. My head was spinning and my eyes were jumping. I would NEVER recommend this to anyone!!!! | F | 58 | 3 years 20 mg 1X day | 7/10/2012 | 4 | Social Anxiety disorder | Weight gain, couldn't lose weight with diet and exercise, sometimes slight headache | It worked very well for Social Anxiety disorder. I couldn't take above 20 mg due to feeling too tired and fatigued if I went on a higher dose. My doctor recommended trying another anti-depressant. | F | 29 | 2 years 20 mg 1X day | 7/3/2012 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety/Panic Disorder | Why are any of you taking regularPaxil? The drug has been reformulated as Paxil CR (constant release). The new formulation takes away most if not all of the side effects as the problem with regular Paxil was its short half-life (4 hours). Doctors should NOT be prescribing regular Paxil anymore. Paxil CR is an entirely different drug. Only use BRAND NAMES when it comes to AD's as the generics just don't cut it. Paxil CR 12.5 MG knocked out my depression and severe anxiety/PD within days. It's a good drug. If you need to withdraw from any SSRI use Lyrica. It's like a beta blocker for the brain and will cancel out any and all withdrawal symptoms from any SSRI/SNRI. | M | 39 | 2 years 12.5 | 6/30/2012 | 5 | Depression | weight gain, insomnia | This drug worked miracles for me. After a couple of weeks, I was humming again, when I had been so depressed I could barely drag myself (on the floor) to the kitchen to get a drink of water. Yes, there are side effects, but I got my life back. | F | 40 | 15 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/27/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Cannot get off of this ....I can't feel, cry, laugh, orgasm... What's the point of life, it takes anxiety away the first few months but then it traps you!! | If I miss my dose by 1 hour I start getting brain zaps and sweats. I feel like I have lost myself. I cannot orgasm and don't feel emotions. I don't know how I will get off, I feel trapped! I have not had a real laugh in 12 years... I long for that!!! Please stay away from this drug | F | 39 | 12 years 20 1X day | 5/19/2012 | 1 | Gad | Severe shakes, disoriented, extreme anxiety more than before, more panic attacks, dilated pupils, leg weakness and shaky | M | 23 | 6 days 20mg | 5/17/2012 | 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 | 4 | PMDD, general anxiety disorder | Insomnia with 10 mg, weight loss, feelings of paranoia or nervousness for no reason. It's helped with my relationships with people and my agitation. | F | 17 | 2 months 20mg | 4/19/2012 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Forgetfulness, zaps and zings, changes in vision, rapid weight lose, hallucinations (all senses), occasional blackouts, painful muscle spasms, vomiting, rapid changes in blood pressure, severe mood swings, unsteady on my feet, high fever, acne, heart palpation's, and retinal detachment (during withdrawal), hands shaking, loss of all inhibitions, and strange behavior in general, that was out of character for me. | Followed the Dr.'s orders on weaning off, 2 days after last dose, major hallucinations began, and I experienced difficulty separating reality from fiction. On the 4th day I checked my self into a mental health hospital, for my own safety, and for those around me, and I wish I had done that sooner. Because when I had blackouts I would destroy things, and injure myself, and get in my car and go to the store and buy seemingly random things. After 6 failed attempts at quitting this drug, there was noway I was backing down this time. 3 months out, I'm still experiencing more than mild side effects however to a lesser degree. This drug made anxiety and depression worse and gave me a total loss of inhibitions(luckily I could not get an erection). Also withdrawal has been on going for more than 3 months. Even though many of these symptoms showed up days after beginning this medication, 3 out of 4 Dr.s told me these symptoms are not caused by this medication, The psychotic part of the withdrawals and black outs went away 8 weeks after I quit taking it. During the first 8 weeks of not taking it at all, I had dangerous long lasting blackouts, sometimes I would just wake up and realize days had past, and have physical injuries I could not explain. Lost my job (very promising career, I was being groomed for upper management) because of severity of withdrawals, they lasted too long and I was a wreck if I made it into work. I really don't care about that getting the Paxil demon off my back | M | 35 | 2.5 years 30mg 1X day | 4/19/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Had some electric jolts down my legs, leg cramps in the beginning(subsided), and some mouth sores (went away). Sleepy all the time. | Tried to get off after slow tapering but WD was difficult so went back. Reinstatement did not work. Lots of leg muscle aches, cramps, pain. Like my nervous system was on overdrive. Try to drop this garbage for good. | M | 47 | 8 years 10 1X day | 3/16/2012 | 4 | Anxiety/Dysthymia | Decreased sex drive, weight loss | Most comments talk about weight gain with this medication. As my mood becomes more stable I have more energy and participate in more activities. I have also had a decrease in appetite. | F | 33 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/7/2012 | 2 | Panic Attacks | ZERO sex drive, no empathy for others, no highs or lows - just "sameness", skewering of my morals, brain zaps if a dose is missed | Paroxetine helped me initially for my panic attacks. Nowadays I have a different way to cope with an impending attack, probably utilising my life experiences compared to when I was 23 years old. My marriage is falling apart because I cannot empathise with my wife. My morals are more akin to a narcissist's - as in, if it aint good for me it aint worth thinking about. My lack of worrying has me not caring about my health, leading to weight gain and not wanting to quit smoking, drinking, or other harmful things. The brain zaps send me off the deep end if I miss a dose. This is a good drug if you need to deal with an issue in the short term, but I'd advise getting good psychiatric help at the same time, and trying to get off it as soon as possible. | M | 38 | 15 years 20 1X day | 2/23/2012 | 5 | Depression | Because I am on narcotic pain (and other) medication it is difficult to separate side effects and attribute them to the medication that is causing them. | When I first took Pazxl in '93,for me it was a miracle drug. I was getting suicidal and within a sort period of time on Paxil I started to get excited again about life. But I broke out with acne that defies description. I had to go to a non-SSRI. In the past 6 years I have gone on and off of Paxil several times, and have also used different dosages. My maximum dose was 60mg and my lowest was 20mg.I never had any trouble working my way off of Paxil. I am doing well and have just begun to go down to a lower dose again (20 mg from 40 mg). | F | 65 | 6 years 40 1X day | 2/18/2012 | 1 | Severe health anxiety, panic attack | Spaced out, dizzy spells, feeling of passing out. Extreme panic attacks, nausea, racing heart, high blood pressure, no energy, tired all the time, everything would look weird like a dream. Head pressure Stomach cramps. Felt like I was in a zone. Kept thinking I was going to have a heart attack! | F | 28 | 2 weeks 5mg | 2/11/2012 |