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 |
| 1 | Racing thoughts, ocd, anxiety | Put on SSRIs after death of father, prior history of depression/aniexty. Switched to paxil after lexapro (brusing, isomnia), celexa (sleepwalking, sleepiness, no emotion). Was weaned off celexa prior to start (minor side effects). On 10 mg had extreme agitation/anger/rage + insomnia after 3 days treatment. After 1 week, smashed finger with hammer w/ complete detachment, didn't even feel the pain. | SSRIs are not for me... pay attention to your behavior and how you treat others. | F | 31 | 7 days | 10/2/2006 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | I gained quite a bit of wieght with no increase in appetite. I gained about 50 lbs while on the medicine. I didnt have any other side effects but the weight gain was too much. | I just went to the doctor two days ago to get myself off of it. I was scared to death to get off of it because of all the stuff I read on the web. I told the doctor of my concern and he didnt seem to be worried as much as I was. He put me on the following plan. 1/2 a tablet (10 mg) once a day for one week; 1/2 a tablet once every two days for one week; 1/2 a tablet once every three days for one week. He seemed to think this would get me off of it successfully. I am on my second day with no adverse effects. If you want to know how it is going email me. | M | 23 | 3 years | 9/29/2006 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | I gained quite a bit of wieght with no increase in appetite. I gained about 50 lbs while on the medicine. I didnt have any other side effects but the weight gain was too much. | I just went to the doctor two days ago to get myself off of it. I was scared to death to get off of it because of all the stuff I read on the web. I told the doctor of my concern and he didnt seem to be worried as much as I was. He put me on the following plan. 1/2 a tablet (10 mg) once a day for one week; 1/2 a tablet once every two days for one week; 1/2 a tablet once every three days for one week. He seemed to think this would get me off of it successfully. I am on my second day with no adverse effects. If you want to know how it is going email me. | M | 23 | 3 years | 9/29/2006 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | I gained quite a bit of wieght with no increase in appetite. I gained about 50 lbs while on the medicine. I didnt have any other side effects but the weight gain was too much. | I just went to the doctor two days ago to get myself off of it. I was scared to death to get off of it because of all the stuff I read on the web. I told the doctor of my concern and he didnt seem to be worried as much as I was. He put me on the following plan. 1/2 a tablet (10 mg) once a day for one week; 1/2 a tablet once every two days for one week; 1/2 a tablet once every three days for one week. He seemed to think this would get me off of it successfully. I am on my second day with no adverse effects. If you want to know how it is going email me. | M | 23 | 3 years | 9/29/2006 | 3 | Panic insomnia depression | Severe hair loss also at small doses (5mg). | Good drug for me, with few side effects (i used the drop formula available in Italy) so I started at very low dosage.But I had to stop for severe hair loss at 5mg.However also at this small dosage I began to have improvement in my anxiety/panic/insomnia.But hair fall was too much! | M | 28 | 20 days | 9/29/2006 | 5 | panic attacks and fibromyalgia | a lot of weight gain without increased appetite (60 pounds in a year). Very tired in higher doses. | It worked great but damn, 60 pounds! My panic attacks went away and I stopped having anticipitory anxiety as well! My migraines got better and my fibro didn't bother me as much. I've tried them all and I'm very sensitive to medications. I've even ended up in the ER from SSRI's just in the first few days from the side effects, but Paxil was started on a very low dose for me. We went with liquid Paxil and I started with 1 ML for 2 months, then went to 2 ML for 4 months. Then we got me to 5ML that is equal to 10mg. and I had theraputic results, that's how sensitive I am. But, the weight gain made me insane so I stopped the meds in May 06, and the panic is back (Sept 06 now) so I might have to take it again but being FAT isn't healthy either! Right now we're talking about Cymbalta but they don't make Cymbalta in liquid or in a dose smaller than 20mg, so we'll see, but Paxil did help me a lot. | F | 47 | 2 years | 9/27/2006 | 4 | Agorphobia/Social anxiety/Depressio | Hot flashes/Insomnia/exsessive sweating/yawning/hiccups/Cotton mouth/Nightmares/longer to reach orgazim/less menstral pain/bloodshot eyes/tired during the day/thirsty | I stopped taking it years ago and doing it cold turkey is very scary. I found myself on the floor feeling dizzy and shaking and it was as though i was under water because every sound was muffled. My sight was blured. I have since gotten back on Paxil 20 mg and when the time comes to end it I will be under the care of a medical profesional. DO NOT STOP IT ON YOUR OWN!!!! | F | 29 | 43 days | 9/26/2006 | 1 | Panic/Anxiety | Loss of sex drive - I seemed to stop dreaming altogether - It took my personality away, I felt 'blank' - Craving sweets - weight gain of 30 lbs - Hideous withdrawal symptoms!!! | BEWARE!! RECONSIDER taking Paxil! Please listen to me when I say...This drug is poison!! The withdrawal symptoms, which, by the way, my Doctors wouldn`t admit to Paxil withdrawal even existing; are HIDEOUS!! My life was a living hell from his drug. From all of the reading and research I have done on Paxil, I liken the withdrawal to a heroin withdrawal & I am not exaggerating. Please if you are considering using this drug, try somethig else, anything else. live with your panic/ anxiety, whatever; its much better than the hell Paxil will cause in your life. I wish and pray for Paxil withdrawal symptoms to happen to the makers of this Drug and the Doctors who prescribe it to their trusting patients. I now use Xanax for panic/anxiety with no problems at all :-) | F | 48 | 2 years | 9/24/2006 | 1 | anxiety, depression | Robotic existence, enhanced Obsessive-compulsive behaviours,disturbed sleep cycle, loss of creativity...more | It is very disturbing to note that having posted my extreme low rating on this drug 3 months ago, namely late June 2006, that 106 further sufferers have added a level 1 rating to this index. This does not even include the level 2-3 unsatisfactory ratings. I am posting this for others to gauge in time how many new ratings are added. This drug is causing grief on a major scale. Posted Sept 20 2006 | F | 52 | 3 years | 9/19/2006 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Yawning, diarrhea, fatigue, jittering, Complete loss of sex drive or ability to orgasm. | Even though there were some mild side effects initally, I felt so good the first few weeks I didn't care. At about 4 weeks at 20mg the good effects waned and I was left tired, with diarrhea, and unable to orgasm. The calm I felt in the beginning was gone. When I saw my doctor he switched me to Wellbutrin. So now I need to wean myself. I know I will have weaning side effects because I could tell when I was a few hours late with my pill. I know this drug helps a lot of people but if something else works for you then being unable to orgasm is unacceptable. | F | 55 | 6 weeks | 9/14/2006 | 4 | panic attacks | none | F | 57 | 3 years | 9/6/2006 | 2 | depression/anxiety | Extremly tired,appetite increase and loss in all intrests. | I'm not doing to sit here and diss paxil because I know everyone is different & different meds work for different people.Paxil was just not for me.I became completly lethargic.I slept all day and basically did not care what went on around me.I had no intrest in doing anything ever,which in turn made me feel even worse.The one thing i think i can give paxil credit for is helping with my anxiety.I do also take klonopin but by itself it is not enough & now I'm realizing that.The withdraws from paxil have been a living nightmare.I'm now in week two and although they are dying down,they are still very much present.The dizziness,vertigo,body zaps,irribility and crying all the time just to name a few.I chose to end this drug because I cannot continue my young life being in bed all day doing nothing.I'm still looking for the right drug combo for me.I believe there is one for everyone. | F | 26 | 7 months | 8/31/2006 | 5 | Bulimia and depression | Initially: Yawning all the time, sleepiness, muscle twitches, loss of appetite, dry mouth. Currently: No side effects. | Paroxetine gave me back my life. I was very hesitant to go on it after hearing horror stories about side effects, but I am unbelievably happy that I did. A month ago I was sleeping 12 hours a day, couldn't be bothered going to my university exams so dropped out, couldn't face turning up to work and got fired, refused to leave the house, and pretty much only got out of bed to binge and purge. I hated myself, my life and everything in it. Then I started on 20mg paroxetine and went from purging once or twice every day to not at all. My constant love/hate obsessive thoughts about food have stopped, I'm not terrified of social situations anymore and life seems like something to get out and enjoy instead of something to hide in bed from. I read these ratings before taking paroxetine and nearly decided not to take it out of fear of side effects and terrible withdrawls. If you're reading this trying to decide whether to accept a recommendation to take it, remember that people who'v | F | 20 | 2 months | 8/24/2006 | 5 | Panic | None, it worked well and then pooped out. It was the best medicine for panic that exists. | I stopped it from one day to another. Nothing happened. Then 6 months later, under a lot of stress I had the W0RST PANIC ATTACKS that I ever had in my life. Had to be hospitalized. You cannot really get off paxil - even if discontinuing it is easy. But it is not as much of a poison as effexor xr which is really poisonous and impossible to discontinue. | F | 58 | 8 days | 8/19/2006 | 1 | Depression | After 1 dose, I began feeling anxious, nervous, panicky. This became worse each day until I was having one constant panic attack and spent the whole day trying to walk it off. Doctor said it couldn't be the Paxil. But it was. Prozac works great. | In the years since, I have heard of multiple people having this same reaction, including my own daughter (who did not know about my own experience) and a friend. Paxil is dangerous; it can do the opposite of what is intended. | F | 63 | 10 days | 8/19/2006 | 1 | FIBROMYALGIA PAIN | WAS ON FOR 4 YEARS AND DEVELOPED SEVERE SORES ON MY ARMS AND LEGS AND OF COURSE NO DOCTOR HAD A CLUE EVEN AFTER BIOPSIES. I JUST FIGURED IT OUT FOR MYSELF. THE SORES LEFT SCARS ALL OVER MY ARMS BUT THE SORES CLEARED UP AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE DRUG. UNFORTUNATELY THE SCARS DID NOT GO AWAY. I ALSO HAD DEPRESSION WITH IT AND RESTLESS LEGS. IT WAS ADMINISTERED IN VERY LOW DOSES AS IT WAS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR DEPRESSION BUT PAIN AND IT STILL LEFT LASTING EFFECTS EVEN AT 10 MG. | IT TOOK ME 3 TO 4 MONTHS TO GET OFF OF THIS DRUG EVEN BY TAPERING OFF SLOWLY....IT WAS HORRIBLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DO NOT TAKE ANY ANTIDEPRESSENTS FOR MY FIBRO PAIN; I JUST LIVE WITH IT. | F | 65 | 4 years | 8/16/2006 | 1 | PMDD | Severe restlessness, anxiety, sleeplessness, despondency, electrical jolts, nausea, vomiting, feeling I was going crazy, feeling like I was dying, no appetite, flu-like symptoms, diahhrea, heart palpitations. | Had severe withdrawal after taking just 4 10 mg doses. Everything that happened as a side effect happened worse in withdrawal which lasted 2 weeks and 36 hours. | F | 44 | 4 days | 8/11/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | Emotional numbing. Sexual numbing. With time, nausea, dizziness (when using voice!), fatigue, runny nose, diarrhea, sweating, skin rashes. Upon quitting after a five month taper, far worse anxiety than I'd ever had before and a host of other mental and physical symptoms. Ended up hospitalized. | Horrible drug. Stay off it! If you're on it and believe it's great, try coming off it. | M | 28 | 3.5 years | 8/11/2006 | 1 | sever depression | no sex drive, weight gain, memory loss, difficulty concentration, feeling the drug in the brain, don't give a damn about anything, can't 100% enjoy the life, feeling the dependency on this drug, like it thinks for me - terrible feeling, acting slow, the feeling of the programmed computer. | I feel stupid on this drug, it controls me, I feel like a toy with which the drug does whatever it wants to. I hate this drug! And it is just impossible to get off. Never listen to your doctor about how good or bad drug is. It is their bread to give you some drug in order to get you back for a refill. That is the system in the US. Be careful, paxil is considered the second most addictive drug after effexor. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 8/9/2006 | 1 | post partum anxiety/depression | First day: Terrible nausea and extreme jitters. Second day: Severe burning sensation across my chest, almost dropped my baby. Had to call my husband to come pick me and my son up at school, uncontrollable shaking and felt very very cold. Despite my doctors assurances that it would get better, I discontinued right away. | My doctor hesitantly switched me to Prozak, which worked like a dream. They told me to expect 6 weeks until full effect felt, I felt like a normal human being again in 3 days. Panic attacks completely gone. Used for a year and a half and then successfully weaned off myself. Perhaps Paxil works for some, but not for me!! Never never again! | F | 33 | 2 days | 8/8/2006 |