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 |
| 2 | Anxiety/ Depression | severe agitation, insomnia, suicidal ideation, trouble swallowing | I wasn't able to up my dose because when a tried to go from 10 MG to 13 my agitation got even worse. I took 10 MG and had severe agitation 2 hrs later, so I took .25 MG Xanax bid. My sleep pattern deteriorated quickly from 7 to 3 hrs per night. Going off! | F | 67 | 3 weeks 10 MG | 7/29/2015 | 5 | Anxiety / Depression | I have taken 10 mg for 10 years with no side effects. After the death of my father, my doctor increased the dose to 40 mg - within a few days I had no libido and shaking like I was going to have a panic attack. I reduced down to 20 mg and the shaking went away in 2 days. | It works for me. No weight gain like others have experienced. | F | 45 | 10 years 10 mg | 7/25/2015 | 5 | Depression | Severe nauseaus, dry mouth, just wanted to die @ 1st.Extremely tired, dehydration,dizzy then the sweating started and I remembered the last time I started them after the sweating begines, the side effects seem to subside when the sweating begins, yesterday was the 1st day I could get outta bed and the more I move and sweat the be%er I feel. | Atleast Im not crying and not thinking doom and gloom, I feel better you gotta stick with it, | F | 47 | 3 weeks 40MG | 7/23/2015 | 5 | depression and anxiety | After six months I'm still satisfied with this medication. Had various side effects, but all have disappeared but for the lowered libido and delayed ejacultation. I also meditate ten minutes a day and get 25 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week. | M | 67 | 6 months 20 mg 1X day | 7/5/2015 | 5 | Depression & Anxiety | Dizziness, Sleepiness | As with any drug, you have to decide if the benefit outweighs the side effects. Paxil is the ONLY drug that helped me with my EXTREME agitation. It was a feeling like I had super PMS or something. Currently, I take Paxil and Wellbutrin both. The Wellbutrin takes some of that sleepy feeling away. Then I got diagnosed with Narcolepsy and take Provigil and Adderall. That definitely takes the sleepy away. My only complaints would be: 1. It has a very short half life, therefore, if I miss a dose, I feel psycho pretty fast. 2. There should be a big fat warning about the withdrawal symptoms if you try to stop. They are horrible. Regardless of the sedated feeling I get from it, I wouldn't trade it for anything! | F | 44 | 20 years 40 mg 1X day | 7/4/2015 | 1 | Depression | Body aches, dry mouth, dizzy, upset stomach, shaking, ect... | STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG. The side effects are worse than the depression | F | 43 | 1 days 20 mg | 7/1/2015 | 4 | Depression and Anxiety | Complete loss of sex drive, loss of ability to have extreme emotion, loss of appetite, nightmares, sweating | Worked well for about 3 years. Kept taking it beyond that time because of withdrawal fear. Now taking Lexapro, still feeling withdrawal effects from the Paxil 3 weeks later. | F | 34 | 5 years 40mg 1X day | 5/23/2015 | 1 | depression | Flu like symptoms,joints ached fever,nausea,all this after 1 dose! It lasted 3 full days,same reaction with celexa,they are in same family!! Pattie | Zoloft works fine ! Don't keep taking meds that make you sick,ask if next one is in that group to avoid same problem. | F | 50 | 1 days 30mg | 5/8/2015 | 5 | Depression | Emotionless, withdrawls when missed, sweating, anxiety, weight gain | this has been a life-saver for me but has also been my worst enemy. Most days i just feel numb like i have no emotion at all, i'm not happy or sad i'm just getting on with life. The worst side effect for me would be anxiety. I find it hard to leave the house a lot and i can't be around a lot of people. I gained a lot of weight so thats another downside | F | 26 | 8 years 1X day | 5/5/2015 | 4 | Anxiety | I use Paxil as needed during weeks when I have vertigo from Menieres disease. It works but almost every dose causes a little acid stomach about an hour after dosing. Should not be taken with Coreg as it can cause tachyacardia. | M | 61 | 3 years 10 1X day | 5/4/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Yawning. Dry mouth. Stomach pain. Head ache. Drowsy. Insomnia. Visual problems. Nauseous and loss of appetite | Day 4 and I'm throwing in the towel. I'd rather have anxiety and the dark cloud of doom follow me around then continue taking this drug. | F | 43 | 1 days 20mg | 4/30/2015 | 4 | Nervous, hyperactive | none | F | 75 | 10 years 10 mg | 4/11/2015 | 4 | bipolar | I just started my paroxine (Paxil) now am having very bad lower back and side pains. | Helps with my mood swings | F | 25 | 1 days 20 mg | 4/1/2015 | 1 | anxiety | Horrible! Libido is gone. Stay away from thus drug! | Don't take this drug | 47 | 3 days 10 mg | 3/11/2015 | 5 | Depression, anxiety, PTSD | Initially, and with each increase I had nausea and itchy for about two weeks. Sweating, even the bottom of my feet. Bizarre dreams. I have lost 25 pounds since starting this medication. Started 10mg one month later moved to 20mg. 3 months later moved to 30mg and after a very bad episode of depression I've arrived at 40mg taken every morning. I cannot explain how good it is to be able to sleep at night, make simple decisions again like what to make for dinner or which brand of mustard to buy, or to pay my bills on time! I have missed a dose without any side effects. I was going to tell my doctor that I wanted to start decreasing my dose because I felt so much better now, when I realized that the Paxil is why I was feeling better. | First let me say I know Paxil saved my life. I HATE medicine of any kind, very much into clean eating and natural remedies. 5 years ago I started this dark downward spiral into hell. My doctor tried to get me to start taking something to help. I refused. Last year, I was to the point that I couldn't even get dressed for work (what should I wear???). I wanted to die and only knowing my kids and grandkids then would think that killing yourself was an acceptable solution, kept me from committing suicide. She suggested Paxil and I have since thanked her for saving my life. | F | 57 | 9 months 40 1X day | 3/1/2015 | 5 | Panic disorder w/ agoraphobia | Weight gain | Before Paxil I could not leave my house due to agoraphobia brought on by Panic Disorder. After Paxil, I could go anywhere. I had no side effects but I did gain about 70 pounds on it, although I was also eating more because I was happy. After 2 years, I no longer felt I needed to be on it and quit cold turkey. Unlike others, I suffered no withdrawal and have been off of it for a year. My panic attacks have not returned and I am now stable and functioning. I am thankful for Paxil getting me over that bridge to recovery. It was exactly what I needed and I'm saddened some people want this taken off the market for the withdrawals--I had none and this drug saved me from a life of being cooped up in my house. | M | 29 | 2 years 10MG 1X day | 12/17/2014 | 3 | depression, anxiety | Constantly tired. No motivation. Sweats. | It works, but I hate it due to the side effects. Originally I was taking it in the morning, and when I told my doc I couldn't raise my arms and constantly fell asleep at my desk, he said it should only be taken at bedtime as that was normal. Do not miss doses. You will live in hell. | M | 56 | 10 years 20mg | 12/16/2014 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Hello I am currently taking paxil(the generic brand). It has helped me with my depression anxiety not so much but also as a mood stabilizer I used to cry for everything! Literally I couln't live my life. It has controlled that and I can say Im somewhat happy because I do have happy days but I have gained weight and it is horrible probably around 50 pounds. My whole family keeps telling me to go on a diet but cant seem to go lower than 5 pounds. The sweating is horrible!!! Cant sleep or sleep a lot! If i miss a daily dose ill start crying like my usual self but then i take it and it goes away! Im so tired of this and wish i had a better medication! One time i went off it cold turkey but that went really bad so i ended up going back on paxil. If anybody has experienced a better medicine let me know please | F | 26 | 3 days 20 | 12/14/2014 | 1 | Panic disorder, anxiety, depression | Tired tired tired. Loss of empathy, and loss of sex drive. Night sweats, weight gain, and numbness in emotions. | I started this whole antidepressant/anxiety trip since I was 16. I've been on Prozac,welbutrin,Zoloft, and Paxil. Paxil should be banned. I am now on my second time quitting paxil, and it is a hell ride, and I'm not driving. I started again over two years ago when my dad passed away, and it helped for a while, but left me numb with no motivation. I tapered the 20 to 10 for 10 days. Man these withdrawal symptoms are terrible. Brain zaps, laughing crying, and just plain confused. I will never take this poison again. I would rather have my panic attacks back then deal with this absurd hell. Hopefully I will be able to have my sex drive back and not rely on alcohol. Please don't take this drug, and prepare for the zaps when going off it. | M | 39 | 5 years 20mg | 11/7/2014 | 3 | PTSD, Depression, | irritability, racing thoughts, restlessness, insomnia, very boring dreams, slow to get up in the morning, strong desire to sleep. | The side effects dissipated over time, usually taking about 4 weeks per increase in dose. However, I did get up to 30 MG, which put me into a chronic irritable hypomanic state (even though I do not have Bipolar Disorder). I reduced to 15 MG and was much better. I tried to titrate recently, am eating excessively, very, very tired, sleeping more. So noticeable side effects when you try and get off of it, even if its slow. | F | 35 | 6 months 15MG 1X day | 10/29/2014 |