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 |
| 3 | Anxiety | Paxil helped somewhat with my Anxiety, I have taken this for just over a year, I have gained 30 lbs, I do exercise 4 days a week, and do not over eat. Im now trying to get off of Paxil, but have bad withdrawl symptoms, dizziness, nausea, flu like symptoms. | F | 38 | 1 years | 12/15/2006 | 3 | anxiety (GAD), panic, depression | I am ALWAYS tired, take caffeine to deal with it. Zombie like mornings especially, missing a pill = nasty side effects, brain-zaps galore, and feels like my brain can't keep up with my eyes when I move my head quickly. Also hard to focus on tasks at work. | life is better with, than without. Don't take withdrawal lightly, my shrink did, and I ended up in ER. Probably will be on for rest of my life. I take Clonazepam too for panic attacks, which only started during withdrawal and never went away after I went back on paxil. Tried a couple of other SSRI's but nothing worked for very long. Tough decision to go back on Paxil, as I knew that if I went back on, I knew I would probably never come off. Withdrawal took 6 months, and now I need more Paxil (30 mg) to get the same affect as before. What can I say, anxiety/depression is a bitch, and I am never really free of it, but Paxil takes the edge off, so I can think about life situations and issues without driving myself insane. Just remember to take your pill! 2 days without, and I'm ready to rob a pharmacy to get rid of the sides...God bless all of you, my troubled brothers and sisters.... | M | 35 | 17 years | 12/13/2006 | 1 | Depression | Tired, sleepy, lost of interest, Weight gain, No sex drive, difficulty to maintain erections, very difficult to reach an ejaculation... Extreme withdrawal side effects like the electric zaps/waves, but worst is that I had a dystonic reaction; it was really painful... I had the muscle spasms at my jaw, my neck and shoulder were twisting like if I was having an exorcism, also my lower back and waist were twisting backwards (right and left); I was feeling almost like my bones were going to brake! it was really scary for me and my doctor who could also see it. | I had to go to the hospital 2 times for the dystonic reaction... This drug was not worth it for me... and I still can't get rid of it. | M | 29 | 20 months | 12/13/2006 | 5 | mdd,ocd,gad | 3 days of slight insomnia and a bit nauseated. thats it though. | saved my life!!! i feel like me, normal, at peace, i can play with my kids, keep up with my housework, waitress on the weekends and much more. i can get out of bed!!!! without fighting horrible thoughts, feelings of suicide, anxiety about anything and everything. its like a miracle drug for me. GOD is my miracle drug as well. i have tried it all, including bipolar medsthis one seems to be IT!!!!!!!!!!! THINK POSITIVE, DONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT, THERES A DRUG OUT THERE THAT WILL WORK FOR YOU. | F | 29 | 6 months | 12/11/2006 | 3 | Mild depression | headaches,nausea,hot flashes and chills, feeling faint, chest discomfort after 12 days | I only took this because of a relationship ending. The initial effect was excellent:no obsessing thoughts, no ambivalence,no crying spells. However on 10 mgs. I am starting to feel side effects and reading these comments I will gradually cut down and then stop!!! THIS SHOULD BE SHORT TERM ONLY!!!! | F | 63 | 12 days | 12/11/2006 | 5 | depression,anxiety,other | Not really sure if I am satisfied with it yet or not as I have only have been taking it for 5 days but am having annoying side affects-headaches, bone aches, dry mouth,blurred vision, some tiredness. My pharmacist said most side effects will go away within 2-4 weeks. I hope I can hang in there. I was taking it in the morning and just switched to taking it at night hoping for less side effects. | I do already feel alittle better and have a somewhat more stable mood. I am alittle worried about the potential weight gain as I am already 50 pounds overweight. I just want to feel better and be a happier person with stable emotions and feel more in control. | F | 45 | 5 days | 12/6/2006 | 5 | panic attacks | weight gain | paxil provided me the time i needed to figure out why i was having panic attacks. it did not make my life perfect by any means, but paxil helped me to cope. paxil also helped me to recognize when i start to slide into a depression before it becomes a full blown episoe. paxil gives my thought processes time to recognize when i am feeling stressed and on the road to a panic attack before i have one. It still helps, 7 years later. | F | 34 | 7 years | 12/6/2006 | 2 | bipolar 2, social anxiety | extremely tired, impulsive cutting, suicidal thoughts | Hated this medication. Origonally got on it for social anxiety disorder (more for my intense fear of facial blushing) and it made me soooo tired all the time which is a problem for me because I'm very lethargic to begin with. Had very bad suicidal thoughts at night and my cutting increased to every day when it has never been like that. It did help with social anxiety, but def. wasen't worth it. Am now on Wellbutrin that doesn't make me tired, but doesnt help with the social anxiety disorder either | F | 20 | 2 months | 12/3/2006 | 5 | GAD, OCD, IRRITABILIITY | some fatigue at first - goes away - also lowered dosage - that helped - some water weight WEIGHT GAIN - INCRESED HUNGER ON 10 MG/ DAY SO LOWERED TO 5 MG -WORKS WELL! I ONLY TAKE 5 MG/ DAY! MORE IS LESS RE: PAXIL! | GREAT MED!!! I AM MUCH LESS SENSITIVE AND MORE SOCIABLE. I AM STILL ABLE TO FEEL APPROPRIATE EMOTION. I ALSO SLEEP BETTER. I AM A NICER PERSON TO BE AROUND...AND HUMBLE TOO (ha ha)! EVEN "JERKS" DON'T GET TO ME THE WAY THEY USED TO ;) | F | 43 | 9 months | 12/1/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | Weight gain; Had to adapt to the sedation it brought on--I was always tired at first but it went away. | It was the right drug for me. It decreased my anxiety and my obsessive thoughts. | F | 30 | 5 years | 11/30/2006 | 1 | chronic migraines | weight gain and impossible to stop taking the pills | My biggest problem is that I would like to stop taking Paxil and I CAN'T. Lowering the dose even just a little bit causes drastic headaches. Will I have to take this for the rest of my life? | F | 52 | 5 years | 11/29/2006 | 4 | depression/anxiety | trouble/long time for ejaculation, made me very drowsy had to take in the evening, took for 8 months and side effects never went away | Worked wonders for my generalized anxiety, nothing bothered me and may have been too liberal with my spending habits. Felt great. Had suicidal thoughts and acted upon them. | M | 27 | 8 months | 11/22/2006 | 1 | Anxiety, depression, ED. | I felt angry and very 'on'. Tweaked. When I withdrew from Paxil, I had to be hospitalized overnight, as I had unbelieveable bouts of rage, which was not like me. It may work for some, for me it did not. | F | 27 | 2 months | 11/22/2006 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression | Weight loss in beginning, then steady weight gain. | I thought this drug was God's gift when I started it. But, I have been on several years and have a constant gnawing hunger like something is actually eating my stomach. I am starting to taper off VERY SLOWLY because if you do it too quickly, it is very bad getting off. I remember the doc said it takes three to four weeks to reach peak performance, so I am dropping the dosage only once every two months. It will take a while, but I hope it does the trick. I did notice, though, that for every 5 mg. you drop, it automatically cuts about 300 calories off the daily diet. | F | 56 | 5 years | 11/21/2006 | 5 | Panic, Anxiety, Violent thoughts | Acute Bedwetting(It comes and goes), and I had never wet the bed in my entire life before taking this med. Also, some bizarre nightmares, mostly involving extreme acts of violence, and gore, but that is usually if I miss a dose. | The benefits to me and everybody around me are so signifigant, that I can deal with the occasional bedwetting that it causes. I am told that i am a much more pleasant person to be around, less likely to fly off the handle, and i don't have such a short fuse. My moods are more consistent and predictable. Social Anxiety is gone, and i'm much more likely to seek out people for conversation. The thoughts of causing other people bodily harm have practically gone away entirely because of theis Med. Whew! What a relief! | M | 34 | 12 months | 11/13/2006 | 2 | depression | Heavy nausea Difficulty in reaching sexual climal | More than the above??? | M | 65 | | 11/13/2006 | 1 | depression | Initial weight loss negated by subsequent gain, emotional numbing, dumbing down, yawning. | This drug made me fat and happy like the fat little Zoloft bubble. After a few years it just quits working. Withdrawal from it is HELL as it snakes its tentacles into every part of you, physical and mental. Would not give this to my worst enemy. | F | 38 | 6 years | 11/13/2006 | 1 | PMS | on the lowest dose i'm unable to drive or take care of my kids because i'm falling asleep. | F | 41 | 8 days | 11/13/2006 | 1 | anxiety | extremely dry mouth, nausea, fatigue, insomnia | I tried it less than 24 hours ago and it is one of the worst experiences in my life. Could not sleep at all, and feel extremely weak. I just have to drink 20 litres of water to get it out asap. | F | 36 | | 11/13/2006 | 1 | depression/anxiety | Weight loss (good). Emotional numbing. Drowsiness leading to 4-6 hour naps during daytime. | Paxil was the first AD I ever tried, way back in 1998. I wasn't sure what to expect, so I felt fairly neutral about it the first few months. Eventually, my doctor said it wasn't working and to get off of it, but he didn't explain how to taper! This led to me quitting cold turkey (very unpleasant experience). I wouldn't recommend this drug as a first-line of treatment for most people. | F | 32 | 7 months | 11/5/2006 |