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 |
| 5 | OCD, anxiety | Yawning, increased sweating/ night sweats, slight twitching | The side effects I have expereinced have been well worth the positive effect the pill has had on my mental health. Foe the first time in a long time I can relax. I feel like my life is getting back to normal. It is important to talk to your doctor about your reaction to Paxil. | F | 22 | 2 months | 4/5/2008 | 5 | SEVERE anxiety, Fibromyalgia, panic | I have only experienced several side effects on Paxil and most of them go away after the first 2 months. Dry mouth, ringing in ears, sweaty palms, increased anxiety difficulty having an orgasm, consipation, occasional sleepiness and weight gain. For me the weight gain is permanent so I try and watch what eat and excercise. The sweaty palms, increased anxiety, ringing in ears and sleepiness went away after about a month. Since Paxil can be constipating I drink a couple cups of coffee everyday and have no problem going to the bathroom. There can be difficulty orgasming (for women anyway) but it is possible, just takes longer. The dry mouth is not too bothersome because I drink lots of water anyway. Please note that my anxiety (off paxil) is so EXTREME that I cannot function so any side effects I may had or have are nothing in comparison to the hell I was living daily. | I have tried everything from Risperdal and Anafranil to Seroquel (anti psychotic) to Wellbutrin and Lexapro. I have been given about 25 different drugs including every Benzodiazepine that there is. Nothing worked and/or the side effects were much worse than Paxil. I would like to STRESS to people that Paxil is not for someone who has occasional baby blues or a little stress and worry or even slight anxiety. In my opinion Paxil is for hardcore anxiety that is debilitating to your life in some way. Even my doctors have said that Paxil is the strongest med out there for anxiety. Paxil is also bettter for predominant anxiety than predominant depression so if you are mostly depressed with a little anxiety you should try something else. I have/had depression as well but it's mostly due to the level of anxiety I had. I also have post traumatic stress disorder and fibromyalgia due to a car wreck i was in. Here's a little story i would like to share with all of you: last year after I was on pax | F | 28 | 10 years | 4/4/2008 | 4 | PPD and Situational Dep | No side effects when starting or taking the drug. Helped the Post Partum Dep almost immediately and worked well for longterm treating situational dep (military wife!). | on the BAD side: DO NOT START TAKING THIS DRUG UNLESS IT IS THE LAST RESORT!! SIDE EFFECTS WILL OCCUR WHEN TRYING TO QUIT!! I say this as I took it for over 10 years becuz I could not get off of it. The withdrawal is HORRIBLE. Takes but a day to help, but over a year to taper off. To wean I started w/ 30, then 20, then 10, then split the halves in half, then halved again, to the point of crumbs. Then switched to the liquid taking a tiny drop at a time. Each step was about 6wks. Doesn't sound like such a big deal, but if you forget even a day, then the side effects like nausea, extreme vertigo, photophobia, paranoia, etc., are AWFUL! Good luck to all! | F | 41 | 10 years | 3/29/2008 | 2 | social anxiety/depression | big increase in appetite, too stoned, couldnt drive safely, teeth grinding, too sleepy during the day | This drug did cure my social anxiety because I couldn't feel anything, just completly stoned. I'm also scared of the withdrawal i've been hearing about. Could barely drive and was very unsafe on the road. Although if all the other side affects didnt come with it I'd stay on it a while. It also made me gaine 5 lbs in 2 weeks, just hungry all the time for sugar and carbs i dont usually care for sweets. Head was sore from teeth grinding too, took a week for that to go away after ceasing the meds. | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 3/29/2008 | 5 | social anxiety | Almost impossible to have orgasm. Sleepiness that abated after about two months. | I found myself able to talk to people, to walk into the staff lounge without the fear that people were laughing at me, etc. All the antidepressents worked, and when I'd stop taking them for weeks at a time (you get to miss orgasms) I felt no side effects EXCEPT WITH EFFEXOR. | F | 49 | 1 years | 3/25/2008 | 1 | Depression | Psychosis, sweating, dilated pupils, insomnia. | Worst anti-depressant ever! I would highly recommend to anyone going to take this not to. Found out I was bipolar while taking this, went into psychosis and mania. Horrible side effects and awful to ween off of. | F | 25 | 1 days | 3/21/2008 | 2 | social anxiety, ocd, panic disorder | The main side effect for me was that I was unable to laugh, and laughing is one of the main non-prescription drug ways to handle my problems | All of the SSRI's obviously work very differently for different people; I think anyone with major problems who tries taking an SSRI and it does not work well for them should strongly consider trying another. This can be difficult because getting used to a new drug is a pain, but if you can find one that works well it will be worth it. I am still in the process. | F | 24 | 6 months | 3/16/2008 | 1 | depression | The worst kind of hell imaginable. I was off of this drug for 4 months without a hint of relief from the withdrawl symptoms. I was scared for my life and at the same time wanted to die..... Furthermore, every doctor I saw told me that Paxil isn't addictive. **FRUSTRATION** | Hated it! | F | 36 | 5 years | 3/13/2008 | 3 | Anxiety | Weight gain, hunger, vivid dreams | This medicine helped me with anxiety, but I gained alot of weight on it and feel hungry all the time... | F | 25 | 3 years | 3/10/2008 | 4 | depression | weight gain, night night sweats, lack of orgasom at first | F | 5 days | 3/4/2008 | 1 | Depression and OCD | This is the worst medication to try and get off of. I felt terrible for days, depersonalisation, brain zaps, tingling, flu-like symptoms. | F | 36 | 7 years | 2/29/2008 | 1 | depression | electric "jolts" feeling in head, weight loss, anger | I would not recommend that anyone EVER take this medication! It landed me in the hospital for 3 weeks with a diagnosis of bipolar mania. It made me realize what a mess our medical system is and how poorly people who need help are treated. No trust in our system at this point. | F | 35 | 3 months | 2/22/2008 | 4 | anxiety/panic | Drowsiness, numbing of clitoris, difficult reaching orgasm | I discovered that 20 mg of paxil has resolved my IBS and I my stomach/bowels feel so much better. I recommend this drug for IBS or "nervous stomach." It takes me longer to achieve orgasm, but I can, with patience. My sex drive was out of control before I went on paxil and now I feel much more romantic and able to enjoy lovemaking over a longer period of time. | F | 48 | 3 years | 2/21/2008 | 3 | social anxiety, depression, panic a | Sleepy, no sex drive, emotionless. Cannot seem to get off of it, I have tried many times, end up getting sick. Has helped with the panic and anxiety though, which I had dealt with all of my life. Started taking it after experiencing a terrible tragedy, then noticed that it helped in other ways. Having done it again, I think that I would have asked for something less addicting. | M | 47 | 11 days | 2/20/2008 | 3 | depression / anxiety / social anxie | want to sleep all the time, sleeping 12+ hours, zombie like, out of it, nearly crashed my car a few times, mini-amnesia like episodes for a few seconds or minute when i come to i'm about to hit a car or something, dont feel like doing anything but veggin' out. Also from the first day had an on-set of wanting to eat all the time especially sweets and junk food... i normally have little interest in sweets... at this rate i'll become overweight in a couple of months. | i think my symptoms say it all, including a burning, itching sensation in my private area and urinating a lot in the morning. I can't get pass the withdrawal horror stories, it scares me too much to continue this drug... also i dont want to perma damage my brain. It did help with my anxiety... relaxed me and made me more comfortable around people even after only 3 days of use but it's only because it made me a zombie that doesnt care about anything. i didnt take my pill today and i'm slowly returning to normal and i'm going to try st johns wort, fish oil, flaxseed oil, kava and valerian and meditation (becoming aware of the present and being objective of my thoughts). P.S. I was on 10mg. | F | 33 | 3 days | 2/16/2008 | 5 | severe anxiety, some depression | initially dry mouth, upset stomach, loss of appetite, difficulty having orgasm Now- all gone except slow orgasm | This drug has DRASTICALLY improved my life. (20 mg) I no longer have to wonder where or when the next wave of panic will hit me. I have only had a very few brief, mild episodes since taking- they seem to be related to my cycle. I had stopped going places and doing things in case I would panic- even simple things like going into a store could do it. I have my life back. From what I can see this works best on anxiety, not as reliably on depression. I will gladly trade quicker orgasms for a normal life! | F | 47 | 8 months | 2/15/2008 | 5 | Severe BiPolar, extreme panic atts | Just slight weight gain. | Am I the ONLY person in the world whose had success with Paxil? I've taken all the "wonder drugs" for my condition, and nothing has given me my life back like Paxil has. I take 80mg qam. My family loves me again, and I've decided I'll let them live now. I was truly suffering with extreme manic phases, seeing hypnotherapist, acupuncture, chiro, neuro, all the DRs that might help me with the mental pain of Bipolar, the physical pain of Fibromyalgia, and hundreds of sleepness nights. Thank God for this med, I'm no longer a threat to myself, or others. I will take it for the rest of my life. | F | 46 | 3 months | 2/12/2008 | 3 | OCD | extreme drowsiness (fell asleep at the wheel a couple times), gained 50 pounds in a few months, HORRIBLE withdrawal symptoms, you can't miss a SINGLE dose | it has helped reduce my symptoms, but at the cost of severe side effects. i am working to switch to a different ssri. | M | 23 | 5 years | 2/12/2008 | 1 | Anti Anxiety | Insomnia, Chattering teeth, feeling giddy, unable to concentrate, unable to sit still, floating feel when I walk, dilated pupils, cloudy thinking and the list goes on | I took this for 2 days and it was the worst thing I have ever been on. On day 1 I felt like I was wired and couldn't sit still. Felt like a caffeine rush. That night I couldn't sleep but the next day I felt like I had slept all night. Then the teeth chattering set in. My teeth chattered like I was cold for over 2 hours and I had an uncontrollable tremor in my right arm. I walked into the doctors office and even they were in a panic just from looking at me. They had never seen anything like that and thought I might have a neurological problem but nope it was all a side effect of good old Paxil. I had to quit taking it after just those 2 days. Even the next day I had headaches and cloudy thinking. I would never take this again even if my life depended on it. | F | 23 | 2 days | 2/11/2008 | 1 | anxiety/depression | Paxil gave me a permanent neurological disorder | This drug pretty much ruined my life. It casued me to have dystonia, a permanent neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle spasms. The spasms are limited to my jaw muscles -- at their worst, I can not open my mouth at all to speak or eat. The best treatment for dystonia of the jaw is Botox injections into the muscles -- $3000 a visit, 4 visits required a year -- for the rest of my life. Dystonia is a KNOWN side effect of Paxil, yet doctors still hand the stuff out for anything and everything. Both the manufacturer and the FDA should be ashamed to let this crap stay on the market...but the manufacturer is all about the money and the FDA has no testicles. I know I'm not the only person whose life has been affected by this horrible drug. At least I'm still alive -- there are plenty who've taken it and aren't... | F | 37 | 2 months | 2/11/2008 |