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 |
| 2 | Vasovagal Syncope | Fatigue, dry mouth, headache, nausea, mental fog, delayed orgasm | I didn't last long on Paxil. I had to weigh the risks/benefits of it and decided I'd rather have a fainting episode twice a year than experience these side effects 365 days a year. | F | 27 | 7 days 10 mg 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 4 | panic disorder | Initial side fx were drowsiness, compulsive yawning, vivid dreams, muscle twitching, inability to orgasm, some nausea. The last five years side fx are nonexistant libido (but orgasm is normal), some weight gain though nothing horrible, and chronic apathy. | As someone who suffered from panic attacks and agoraphobia so badly that I could not function at all and was a terrible burden on my family, I had no choice but to take Paxil. It is not a perfect drug, but it did give me back my life and self-sufficiancy. I have noticed that I take a much lower dose than most of the people who have written in, and I think that may be the key. I can't handle anything higher than 5 mg as it makes me waaaaay too sleepy. My biggest challenge now that I have been on it 13 years is apathy ... life is always flat to me. This really sucks but I am terrified to quit Paxil and end up like I used to be. | F | 45 | 12 years 2.5 - 5 mg 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 1 | Depression | Insomnia, low sex drive, loss of interest, difficulty focusing, lack of emotion. | I have been prescribed prozac, zoloft, paxil, and lexapro. Paxil has had the worst side effects. It is extremely hard to quit taking. The withdrawals make me feel sick. I don't think I have benefited from this medication at all. | M | 23 | 8 months 20 MG 1X day | 8/29/2011 | 5 | anxiety | None | F | 68 | 5 years 20 mg 1X day | 8/4/2011 | 1 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN! COMPLETE LOSS OF LIBIDO! | Please do NOT take this medicine. I took it for 8 months and gained over 50 pounds, from size 4-6 to 14-16. This only added to my depression. I lost all libido too. I am now trying to "withdraw" from it. I am having "electric zaps", feel like I have the flu and very tearful and generally just feel like crap. This med has SEVERE side effects with little to no help. I should have stopped months ago! I don't know how long this withdrawal will last, hopefully over soon. Do not take. It is not worth the side effects. | F | 41 | 8 months 20 mg 3X day | 8/1/2011 | 4 | Depression | Decreased libido. Difficulty or inability to acheive an orgasm. If i forget to take it for 2 days or more, i have brutal nightmares, brain 'zaps' and severe irritability | Paxil has worked a great deal for me. I am no longer depressed or suicidal. My personality is now described as bubbly, cheery, happy and energic. I will continue to take it until i feel i am ready to wean myself off of it. Please never quit cold turkey. Side effects i listed can be quite nasty. I know because i when i didnt get my refill on time i was terribly miserable, had the worst nightmares u could ever imagine and my sex drive was incontrollable. It may sound funny but its true. Side effects can cause u make decisions u will surely regret | F | 36 | 11 years 40mg 1X day | 7/28/2011 | 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 | 4 | Borderline PD, GAD, OCD, Depression | Cronic fatique and sleepiness (which sucks because I have kids at home). | So far so good. Hoping this continues to help. My depression has subsided. I am still suffering from irritability. | F | 34 | 1.5 months 20 MG 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | Anxiety and depression | Weight gain | This medication is so hard to get off. I feel like my eye balls are being pulled out of my head, even if I am like a few hours late on taking my daily dose. It helps but very addicting. | F | 36 | 12 years 20 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression | sexual , inablility to orgasm | comments made by some that say the drug is poison must not have been from those that were not severely ill to begin with. For those that have ever been clinically depressed that "poison" saves their lives. just as heart meds to heart patients etc.....some people don't have a choice!! i wish i could stop taking this drug but it doesn't seem like a viable option. fibromyalgia came after my fourth child was born and with it came sever anxiety and depression. never had a problem previously. been taken off it twice both times symptoms returned...so again for some its a lifesaver. i do find the sexual issues quite frustrating and wish there was an alternative | F | 52 | 10 years 25 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 4 | PANIC ATTACKS, SEVERE ANXIETY, OCD | FATIGUED SOMETIMES, WEIGHT GAIN, ALWAYS THIRSTY (DRY MOUTH), DIFFICULTY WITH ORGASM | TO ANYONE WHO IS ON PAXIL OR CONSIDERING IT: I WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND IT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SEVERLY ANXIOUS, POSSIBLE HAVE PTSD LIKE I DO, OCD, PANIC, ETC I SEE SOME PEOPLE USING IT FOR "BI POLAR" AND JUST "DEPRESSION" AND I SIMPLY THINK IT'S INEFFECTIVE FOR THOSE THINGS. I DO STILL HAVE DEPRESSION AND PAXIL DOES NOT WORK MUCH FOR THAT. I FEEL LIKE IT'S EFFICACY IS SOLELY SEVERE ANXIETY AND SOCIAL ANXIETY. AFTER 2 MVA'S I AM ONE OF THE MOST ANXIOUS PEOPLE. I WOULD GET SCARED (USED TO NOW) AT LOUD NOISES, ANY KIND OF CHANGES IN MY LIFE, COULDN'T WALK INTO A ROOM THAT ALREADY HAD PEOPLE IN IT, COULD NOT SPEAK PUBLICLY OR GO TO A STORE ON MY OWN, ETC ETC. SOME DAYS I WOULD NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE I WAS TOO ANXIOUS. PAXIL HAS CHANGED THIS. I DO NOT THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE THIS, THUS PAXIL MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE LEST YOU ARE SO ANXIOUS YOU CANNOT FUNCTION. I HAVE GAINED 60 LB. AND I CANNOT LOSE IT FOR ANYTHING. LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED I GUESS I WOULD RATHER BE A LITTLE OVERWEIGHT THAN CRAZY AND SKINNY LOL AGAIN, THIS DRUG IS POTENT AND NOT FOR EVERYONE. I ALSO HAVE CHRONIC PAIN (FIRBO, ARTHRITIS, NEUROPATHY, HERNIATED DISKS, ETC) AND I NOTICE THAT WHEN I HAVE WENT OFF MY PAXIL LITERALLY EVERYTHING HURTS. NOTE: I AM ON SEPARATE PAIN MEDICATIONS TOO BUT THE PAXIL DOES HELP. I ALSO TAKE VALIUM PRN FOR WHEN I DO START TO FEEL PANICKY (OR AGITATED) WHICH IS NOT THAT OFTEN ANYMORE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME... | F | 31 | 12 years 30 MG 1X day | 6/4/2011 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | The worst side effect is weight gain. I gained about 50 pounds in the first 3 or 4 months. No libido, no orgasm. | The med has been wonderful for my depression. I feel alive now! My social anxiety has gotten better as has my panic attacks. I tried to go down to 10mg in hopes of losing some weight (it will not come off at all!!!!) but after 3 days of 10 mg, I started getting panicky. | F | 43 | 3 years 20mg 1X day | 6/1/2011 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Weight gain | I began taking Paxil along with Amitriptyline (50mg) to control severe fibromyalgia pain. After coming off of 12 years of opiate prescriptions for pain, I did not need it any more because the Pax and Amitrip worked to reduce my pain. The biggest side effect is that panic attacks I'd had for years went away completely! People around me ask how I got my life back after being bed-ridden for 10 years. I don't like to tell them too much detail, but I tell them that God used my new doctor to find a Rx combination that worked for me. If I miss taking it for a day I know it because I start to hurt all-over again. Also, if I don't take it I get annoyed at people more easily. It doesn't make me numb to feelings, it just helps me control annoyance. I hate to take something that I know I need so much because I fear not having it. But.... I'd rather be overweight and not always angry than the opposite. Pain and panic attacks are my reasons to stay on Paxil. Fat and happy? Maybe chubby and always having to stay active and watch what I eat - are my trade-offs. | F | 64 | 14 years 20 mg 1X day | 5/31/2011 | 1 | anxiety | loss of libido, weight gain, not a care in the world about anything except for the next exciting thing (which it took a lot to be excited about anything) | the withdrawl was beyond awful (cold turkey-- F&*^ the doctors who prescribed this crap) but thanks to these websites I knew ahead of time what I was getting myself into. 4 weeks off of it now--life is greatly improved with the exception of anxiety flares which Paxil did alleviate greatly. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG--IT WILL DESTROY YOUR LIFE | M | 40 | 2 years 30 mg 1X day | 5/10/2011 | 1 | Severe social anxiety | Extremely tired all the time, regardless of the amount and quality of sleep I get. I sleep for about 12-18 hours every day (not all at once) while on this medication. I think that the sedation itself helped a tiny bit with the anxiety but it is absolutely not worth it. | F | 21 | 30 days 10 1X day | 5/9/2011 | 3 | depression/anxiety | worked ok for a while but i gained 40lbs on it in 3 months. after 3 month it didnt do much for me and its really hard to get on and off it | M | 18 | 3 months 2X day | 4/19/2011 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain. Loss of libido. Lethargy. Nightmare. Brain "zaps" after stopping. | You may have to try several anti-depressants before you find one that's right for you. Paxil isn't for everybody.Despite the side effects, Paxil works for me. The effects are almost immediate, calmer, negative ruminating eliminated. My depression wasn't severe. I eventually decided the side-effects weren't worth it. Now I'm on testosterone. I'm not as cheery as i was on Paxil, but it has eliminated the painful depression. | M | 60 | 2 years 20 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 5 | mild depression and anxiety | Longer ejaculation and too daring that normal | I stopped it for over a year now and I shouldn't have. Felt so bad and now am depressed again and anxiety is back to where it was. I am thinking about re-taking it. | M | 52 | 8 years 20 MG 1X day | 4/1/2011 | 3 | Pre Menstraul Dysphoric Disorder | Tired first 4 days, no orgasm | Overall, i haven't had too much trouble with it other then sexually. However, i haven't been taking it too long, waiting to see what the next few weeks have in store. | F | 26 | 1 weeks 20mg 1X day | 3/26/2011 | 2 | Depression | It worked better than Cymbalta in controlling my depression but it only seemed to suppress my depression to a mild extent. I believe the dosage to be correct. | Basically it was not that great of a drug for me. I was taking this drug in the late Spring/early Summer of 2010. | M | 26 | 50 days 25 2X day | 3/20/2011 |