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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | depression and anxiety | Very addicting. Been taking it 16 yrs. Tried to wean off and absolutely horrible. Ended up back on it. Unable to cry and want to sometimes. However, I couldn't cry before paxil either. Haven't cried 20+ yrs. Addiction awful. It has helped the anxiety tremendously. | No weight gain. | F | 61 | 1 days 40 mg dail | 5/29/2016 | 4 | Anxiety & Depression | Fatigue- but this could be from the pain patch I wear, also or the combination. | This medicine works better for my anxiety & depression together than any I have tried. I am 52 now and it's been almost a lifelong issue, off & on, so I've tried them all pretty much. Some work well for depression, but a " amp" me up - others well for anxiety, but put me to sleep. This is a very good med for me. I do feel a little flat, but I take Paxil & a strong pain med for nerve damage, so can't tell you which does which? I don't have a ton of energy & don't sleep well, but I don't think that's Paxil, again. I feel secure, pretty happy & fairly even almost all the time which is amazing:) | F | 52 | 3 years 15 mg | 5/6/2016 | 1 | Ukcers | Not able to be in reality and always tried | I would never take it again it wreck my life period in all areas and not one doctor told me to get off I got off on my own | F | 57 | 11 years 1X day | 4/23/2016 | 5 | depression and anxiety | Still have first two, but no more dry mouth and no constipation. | Note my comments are based on having been on this med for one year. It has been a great help to me. I was suffering enormously from depression and anxiety, especially the latter. I wanted to be dead, just to stop feeling, but was too distressed to even think about suicide. And this drug has helped. I understand it's difficult to get off of, but I've discussed strategies with my psychiatrist, so I'm not worried. In fact, I'll never get off of it if it continues to work. I'd been on Prozac for 18 years, until it finally "pooped" out. | M | 67 | 1 years 20 mg 1X day | 2/17/2016 Patient History | 4 | Anxiety, insomnia | Extreme drowsiness, tinnitis | F | 29 | 3 months 20mg | 1/24/2016 | 4 | depression, anger management | I get an erection but can not cum | M | 38 | 2 months | 1/13/2016 | 5 | PTSD, Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphobia | Appetite Increase, nausea if not taken with food, takes about 4 times longer to orgasm than when not on the medication | For the last nine years, I was trapped inside my home with severe panic attacks. I had severe avoidance problems. I needed help from people to get groceries, wouldn't go to doctor appointments and struggled with suicidal thoughts. Before Paxil, I tried many medications that did not work. If I take my Paxil, the dark thoughts and fears go away and I am able to leave my home, and have even started driving a car again. I have even applied to college, which I would never have dreamed of doing before I started taking Paxil. My quality of life has greatly improved. The downside is that it makes me extremely hungry all of the time, so I must always be munching on low calorie foods, like carrot sticks or bell pepper slices, to alleviate that symptom. | F | 27 | 3 months 10mg 1X day | 1/11/2016 | 1 | anxiety | Nausea diarrhea shaking dizziness | I was put on this drug because of anxiety. About 2 hours after taking it I had really bad diarrhea and nausea. My heart started racing. My normal heart rate is between 80-84 beats per minute. When taking this med it got up to 120. Needless to say I did not sleep that night. The next day was a living hell with the nausea and exhaustion. And then came the shakes. I have not taken it in over 36 hours and I still have minor shakes. Hopefully that will stop soon. DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG EVER!!! | F | 33 | 1 days 20mg | 12/8/2015 | 2 | panic attacks depression | F | 27 | 30 mg 1X day | 11/6/2015 Patient History | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Paxil (20 mg.) - This drug caused cervical dystonia, muscle weakness, tremors, fatigue, excessive sleep, indigestion, some anxiety. Manufacturer was Apotex. Started taking this in 2007 for weight loss due to severe acid reflux and anxiety. Had to go on Klonopin and receive Botox A shots due to the cervical dystonia that Paxil produced. I tried both the generic and brand name of this drug and it caused the same problems. | I eventually had to wean myself off of Paxil due to all of the side effects mentioned. I wish I had never taken it. I should have received counseling instead of taking this drug. I personally DO NOT recommend it. | M | 53 | 7.5 years 20 MG 1X day | 11/5/2015 | 1 | phobias/ anxiety | I started to tapered off the drug, cutting my doses in half each week. The withdraws are terrible. Bad dreams, brain buzzes, roller coaster of emotions, body is itchy, spacey, oh goodness the Nausea, stomach turns all the time, lost of balance, feeling displaced, trouble putting words together, trouble sleeping or spontaneously falling a sleep, lots of energy then none at all.... | Why is this on the market with how bad the symptoms are? I'm upset that I was even placed on this evil drug. I'm struggling to detox my body from this nightmare. | F | 33 | 6 months 40mg | 11/4/2015 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | Please do not get on this DRUG. Withdrawals stopping the medicine were Aweful. I felt i would die. Please dont put yourself through it. Please | I had lots of anxiety and My Dr felt PAXIL enhanced it. But getting of was a nightmare | F | 55 | 10 years | 11/4/2015 | 5 | nose surgery cause panic | I messed with my dose took it at different times I would skip dose and I'm still on it but the withdrawal on trying to get back are terrible how long until I get better will it work again | It really save my life but I played with the dose directions help | F | 43 | 1 years 20 | 10/3/2015 | 4 | PANIC ATTACKS / GAD | Lucid dreaming and low sex drive. | I ALWAYS TAKE GENERIC. I was 24 when i took paxil. Worked fine with my anxiety. I was disappointed at the low sex drive it gave me. After a year of low dosage I switched to prozac. I made the rifht decision. I loved the lucid dreaming paxil gave me though. | F | 28 | 1 years Lowest dos | 9/11/2015 | 3 | Anxiety | I had horrible withdrawal effects - I thought I was losing my mind- my doc increased my dose and said my 10mg was no longer effective - after my increase things got even worse - I had depersonalization/derealization, bizarre suicidal thoughts, lack of understanding time, blurry and double vision, headaches, zap plug. Like feelings in my arm and leg musicales, paranoia, constant panic, anxiety, physical and emotional numbness, kind maddening ear ringing, burning sensation on my tongue - elevated liver enzymes- 40pounds of weight gain- lack of ability to orgasm- lack of restful deep sleep - I only give it a 3 because when I first took it, it did wonders for my anxiety - | I wish I would have never started this medication- I am currently reducing my dose - but the side effects of the medication and withdrawal are more horrid than my initial anxiety - I had to quit my job when all of this started - ridiculous | F | 42 | 9 years 20mg | 9/7/2015 | 5 | GAD | Strange sensation sometimes when I look in a different direction/turn my head quickly. Also weird "electric" feelings in my feet at times when I am walking. Lex gave me some really good initiative and drive, but Pax has increased it along with adding assertiveness (in a good way!) | Started on Lexapro 10mg 9 months ago and then Dr. increased to 20mg 3 months ago to help with continuing panic symptoms. I started having hypnic twitches and was absolutely unable to orgasm although it gave me LOTS of libido back. In retrospect, I must have had a bit of depression as well so the Lex helped that and made me a regular horny dude again. :-) On Paxil now 3 weeks and was tired for the first couple of weeks, but now I feel better than I have in recent memory. Jaw clenching is going away and I am able to orgasm (woot-WOOT!!!) With that an my recent vasectomy, Wifey and I are having some MAJOR fun I can tell you - I feel like a newlywed again. I did ask my Dr. about coming off the Pax in the future if it helped me. He said that he used to be worried about long-term use, but now with the years of first-hand observation he came to the conclusion that if it is giving you a happy "normal" life then why stop at all. The way I feel now, I tend to agree. I'm interested to hear other men's experiences of switching from Lex to Pax. Please drop me a line! PS - I would like to say that I am appalled with all the news-making tragedies that have happened (SC shooter, German Wings pilot, CT shooter, Columbine, etc.) for young men taking SSRI's. If you are in your 20s or younger, I am BEGGING you to man-up and question your doctor as to why they are prescribing you SSRI's with all of the research that shows it to be potentially DEADLY for young men. Take cha | M | 48 | 3 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 9/4/2015 | 1 | Anger, hyperactivity, weight lose, insomnia, extrem head aches, panic attacks, after 5 months I weaned myself off! Not good for me! | I am now going through a divorce after being married for 38 years! Husband and family think I was on drugs, I lost 7 pounds, Now with Divorce I'm losing more! Didn't need weight loss to begin with, wish I hadn't taking Paxil 20mg | 55 | 1 days | 9/1/2015 | 5 | Depression & Anxiety | Always Sleepy | After taking this drug for four years, I feel like giving my personal input to this wonderful website which gave me a lot of useful information. I would say I am extremely grateful to paxil. Before 2011, I was functioning OK but was at the same time manifesting some symptoms which looking back were actually the symptoms of depression. In April 2011, I had a major bout of depression and was almost unable to sit through my daily job and live a normal life. I was sleepy, tired, sore all over my body and have bowel problems, fever-like symptoms. I almost thought I was dying. After a whole series of medical check, it was eventually clear to me that I had depression. My doctor prescribed Paxil 10mg for daily intake. I felt much better after staying on the drug for about one month but at the same time suffered from a host of side effects such as low sex drive, sleepiness, emotional detachment. The low sex drive went away after some time but sleepiness never disappeared. But overall, on paxil I was eating healthy, exercising everyday and had a positive outlook for life. During the process, I switched to Zoloft once for about 2 months, only to find that Zoloft had almost the same effect but put a whole lot of weight on me (which is all fat). With 10mg paxil and exercise, I was always in good shape. This made me determined to turn back to 10mg paxil again. For those with depression, paxil is something that may help you find a way out. | M | 29 | 4 years 10mg 1X day | 8/31/2015 Patient History | 4 | Depression and social anxiety | Constipation, sexual, dry mouth, more recently, lethargy | Paxil really helped me after years of trying different meds. After running out for a week once I had a headache, trouble sleeping and stomach ache which went away after 2 days back on paxil. I plan to talk to my doctor soon about going off due to tiredness and lethargy. | F | 67 | 10 years 30 | 8/26/2015 | 1 | anxiety | first day on Paxil. Have very bad anxiety. Worst day of my life. Gave me panic all day to the point where i thought i was dying. Made me so sick all day and scared out of my mine. Just wanted the day to end. I don't recommend this for anyone who has bad panic or anxiety. | DONT TAKE | F | 19 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 8/9/2015 |