PAXIL Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (1018 Ratings)

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PAXIL  (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Paroxetine is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain. Paroxetine is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  extreme depression Brain zaps, weight gain, dry mouth, tinnitus Paxil is not for everyone, but I firmly believe if I did NOT take it I would have NEVER gotten rid of this major depression. A year after I was taking Paxil my brother and mother both died within 9 mos. Had I not been on Paxil I would have been locked up on a psych ward. This is the second time I have been taking Paxil for depression. Thank you Paxil! F 59 2 years
12/20/2008
 4  generalized anxiety, depression low libido, sweaty legs in the night This is maybe the third time I have taken this drug...I had to take it for post partum depression at one point and now, again, for anxiety. I am certainly fatigued and am now underweight from lack of appetite but I don't yell at my children or cry at work anymore. Wouldn't trade feeling "normal" for anything. It also works within days once I start it. The hard part is wondering when I really am "okay" enough to stop it again. I didn't have any major withdrawal symptoms in the past but am also on a very low dose. F 39 2 months
12/14/2008
 2  Depression Extreme fatigue, all I wanted to do was sleep. Impossible to take this medication and still go to work. Stopped after 2 days with no side effects. M 54 2 days
12/10/2008
 4  depression made me extremely tired, almost to the point of falling asleep at the wheel of my car. delayed orgasm - sometimes nearly impossible to have one at all. this drug helped me a get through a very difficult time in my life with ease. from the first dose it helped me feel carefree and happy, even when everything around me was falling apart (loss of job and divorce). abruptly stopped working after about one year. M 32 1.5 years
12/9/2008
 2  Depression/social anxiety None at all Paxil did not affect me at all, in neither a good way or bad way. I started wondering if they had given me placebos instead. They started me out on 12.5 mgs, and after a little while I upped it to 25 mgs. And it still did nothing for me. I finally gave up on it cold turkey 2 months later and had no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. Oh well. F 19 60 days
12/6/2008
 5  post traumatic stress, depression Extremely sweaty hands, lessening of emotional responses, decreased sex drive, possible minor weight gain, nausea, bowel trouble Before I began taking paxil I was extremely paranoid as the result of a serious car crash as well as carrying a long history of depression from the childhood death of my father which was very prolonged .. I could not drive a car without my vision becoming a swirling tunnel, I couldn't eat and was losing weight rapidly, every time an airplane flew over head I feared that it would crash into the building and kill me, and I had trouble telling that these symptoms were unusual. Within 2 months of beginning paxil these symptoms disappeared completely, and although I am not the happiest person you may ever meet I am the most content with my life I have ever been. Due to feeling perfectly fine, I hope I am cured and have been attempting to stop paxil... although I have never experienced what others describe as 'electric shocks' when stopping cold turkey I have experienced moderate mood swings (more noticable to others), as well as debilitating nausea and dizziness that are very strong motiv F 21 2 years
11/24/2008
 3  depression Neausia, dizzy, jolts to the head (when I first take it) weight loss, decreased appetite,increased ibido, suicidal ideas, zombie feel, I've only been on Paxil for a week now but it's made me feel really sick. I feel like I want to throw up all the time and it takes a good chunck of the day to get over it. Which I guess is why I don't want to eat anything. When I first take it there's like this strange electric shock to the brain which is super scarry and I don't like it. I do have more energy and haven't thought about suicide as frequent. I still do from time to time and it seems to be even worse then before!!! It's kind of like I'm just floating through life and not really experiencing it. I don't know this is the one and only antidepressant medication I've been on so I don't have anything to compair it to. I just wish I didn't have to take them in the first place! F 23 1 weeks
11/23/2008
 5  OCD dry mouth,weight gain, difficult to cry, blunted emotions, can feel apathetic and angry on it Miracle Drug for me. It totally ridded me of OCD for 8 years then i was divorced,,the stress cause a huge exacerbation. I kept on the paxil and studied 'brain lock' (self cbt therapy). I'd be dead without this medicine. I tried to quit it and got real sick...like everyone says...dizzy, electric shocks...i used to feel nausea if i missed a dose. M 33 12 years
11/19/2008
 1  depression didnt care about anything, increased suicide thought withdrawl is beyond horrible and lasts several weeks F 36
11/14/2008
 4  Generalized anxiety / mood swing None so far It works great! Don't believe everything you read about this med, like other medications work for some and for other does not, Me ha quitado la ansiedad hehe M 30 2 months
11/11/2008
 4  Generalized anxiety / mood swing None so far It works great! Don't believe everything you read about this med, like other medications work for some and for other does not, Me ha quitado la ansiedad hehe M 30 2 months
11/11/2008
 4  Anxiety disorder, depression Ringing in ears, shaky hands, muscle twitches... still annoying! took about 2 months for it to kick in. at 30mg, finally seeing a difference. has helped to take the edge off, and has taken away apprehension, especially of driving. side effects still present, which make me wonder if this is an old school drug that is too powerful. who knows, all i know is my floating head feels better. F 22 2 months
11/8/2008
 1  Panic Attacks My advice to anyone thinking about taking this is DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. The emotional swings I had on this were insane. One minute I was laughing, the next crying. I also began to have even worse stomach issues. My panic attacks got worse on it I hated paxil...went to Lexapro which has worked nicely M 26 2 months
11/6/2008
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 4  OCD, general anxiety Mildly sleepier, not nearly as bad as Zoloft, which makes me snooze for 12 hours a day. Much more difficult to orgasm. It's actually a huge effort to the point where I don't even try. I black out every time I have 3 drinks or more. Works very well for OCD although that is an under the counter use for it. I am more chill overall. I think that's because it's taking care of my anxiety, which triggers my OCD. Very nice. Be careful drinking! F 20 2 months
11/3/2008
 5  Bipolar Disorder II tinnitus, random ear pains, random hyperacusis (when everything sounds louder than it really is), sensetivity to light, INCREASED libido (no, i don't understand that either), slower reflexes, random muscle twitches, random chills Depends on the person! Some people do wonderfully on this med, some people not so much. Although I list a lot of side effects, they haven't been anything too much to handle. I'd rather have random twitches and sensetivity to light and sound than a terrible bout of depression. When I first started taking it I went a little manic, but it's the only antidepressant that's worked so far. After reading about withdrawl issues, I worry about that day when it stops working. F 19 6 years
10/30/2008
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 1  depression, anxiety Sweating, no libido, zombie affect Do not use SSRI's- they can ruin you sexually forever!!!!!! The rating should be -10!!!!!!! M 52 2 years
10/29/2008
 1  Anxiety, Panic Attacks Yawning, dizziness, sexual (not able to orgasm), extreem sleepiness, nausia, diarhea, tense feeling in my legs, sweating, feeling "out of it", double and triple vision when I woke up in the morning, headaches, and a general unwell feeing all the time. 40mg for the first few days then reduced to 20 mg due to side effects, they lessoned but still too much for me. Paxil did not agree with me, my wife took it in the past and it worked wonderful for her. The side effects were too much for me to handle, I am a 36 year old man and I was messing my pants with diarhea several times. M 36 1 months
10/27/2008
 2  Panic and anxiety RAPID AND SEVERE WEIGHT GAIN, nausea, dizzy, feel 'out of it", no energy, increased appetite, crave carbs, never feel full, withdrawn from the world, HORRIBLE dreams, acne I was put on paxil for my panic and GAD. Within three months, I gained 22 pounds!!! I am not a lazy person, I work out and eating healthy. Paxil makes me feel like crap. I was never depressed in my life but paxil has made me depressed with the weight gain and it makes me feel so so sad, all I want to do is sleep, I dont want to talk to anyone, I never pick up my phone, i break out now which I never had a skin problem before, my stomach is always growling no matter what, I am always sick to my stomach, basically I hate paxil and am looking for a different med to switch to. F 24 3 months
10/24/2008
 5  anxiety attacks weight gain (40 lbs almost over night), excessive sweating I'd rather be overweight and sweaty than experiencing panic attacks! I have forgotten to take my paxil on multiple occassions (30 mg), and I do not have any withdrawal - after about 3 or 4 days I feel anxious again, but no brain zaps or anything else. This med can save your life, but go into it with all the info and stay in close touch with your doctor. F 39 5 years
10/23/2008
 4  depression/anxiety Zero sexual functioning. Greatly helped my depression and anxiety but did so at the cost of everything below the belt. Also, the withdrawal was very unpleasant and needed to be spaced out for weeks. M 20 7 months
10/21/2008

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