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 |
| 3 | Anxiety Disorder, Depression | Sexual, Dizzyness, heat flashes. | It worked very well for my Anxiety Disorder, but not so much for depression. Coming down or missing a pill brings on horrible side effects. I wouldn't recommend this. | M | 20 | 5 years | 8/30/2004 | 3 | Generalized Anxiety | Side effect of lack of sex drive is the absolute worst. Dreams througout the night causing waking and night sweats are difficult to live with, as well. Tiredness during the day due to lack of a good night sleep makes me wonder if I'll ever find a drug which will have no adverse side effects. Have tried other drugs in this category throughout the years, and side effects were worse for me than Paxil is now. | F | 50 | 5 years | 8/26/2004 | 4 | PTST severe clinical depression | Initially decreased appetite, then steady weight gain even with caloric reduction to leveled off at 25lb gain still have to watch diet. Night sweats, labido intact but cannot achieve orgasm as before, very blunted. | Frankly, paxil saved my life. I had been trying St. Johns Wort, Meditation, Vitamin B therapy, Hypnosis, ect. I was just coming apart, I was sucicidal and desperate I had not slept more than 2 hours at a time for over 7 months, I was desperate to end the emotional pain. I had a very negative opinion regarding the overuse of anti-depressants as a panacea. (eg; Prozac Nation) But a severe sudden injury triggered latent PTSD and life was a waking nightmare, Stephen King could not have done better. First prescribed Zoloft and this made me very angry and in a constant state of agitation. There is no perfect drug, each of us has a delicate chemistry with our brains... no two exactly the same. Extreme caution with ANY anti depressant, but used as a tool of last resort can be very beneficial. I started with very low dose and am maintained on 20 mg in addition to very low dose of amitriptyline 10mg. It did take weeks on Ambien to get my sleep patterns back to quasi-normal, but in the last year have not needed any sleep medication. Taking Paxil at bedtime did help with the fatique. This is the | F | 47 | 2 years | 8/21/2004 | 2 | Social Anxiety Disorder | Cloudy urine, stomach pain, loss of appetite, dry mouth, unable to orgasm, extreme drowsiness, insomnia, depression, lack of energy, | The drug helped my social anxiety, but the side effects were so severe that I had to stop taking the medication. All of the side effects were tolerable except the drowsiness which was so strong that I was unable to get out of bed most of the time I was on it. The drug also made me depressed. | M | 17 | 4 days | 8/21/2004 | 5 | anxiety and Panic Disorder | 30 lb weight gain in 5 years, low sex drive which did correct it self after a few months on the drugd | HaRD TO COME OFF OF, i ALTERNATED 30 MG ONE DAY 20 THE NEXT.FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN WENT DOWN TO 20,..i DID THE SAME WITH 20 to 10, alternating,then 10 to 5 until I was down on 5.for the past 2 years....increase in Anxiety I am going back up on my PAxil | F | 34 | 6 years | 8/19/2004 | 5 | depression anxiety | Sweating, Mild sleep disturbances, some sexual side effects but improving. Sleepiness. | I've been taking Paxil for 5 weeks now. I started at 5 mg for one week and then increased the dose by 5 mg every week. I am now at 20 mg and have been at that level for two weeks. The doctor said it could take another two to four weeks for it to take it's full effect. So far, so good. I tried Remeron before this, but it left me in a complete fog. | M | 30 | 5 weeks | 8/11/2004 | 4 | Weight gain and sexual side effects | Stopping the medicine is hard, the withdrawal symptoms make you feel like you falling even if you just standing or stitting still. | F | 34 | 4 days | 8/11/2004 | 2 | Anxiety,mild depression,panic disor | Carb cravings, gained 3-4 lbs, extreme exhaustion kept nodding off at work, headaches, peeing a lot, nausea with bouts of hunger in between | I couldn't handle the side effects. I was on 10 mg then after 7 days 20 mg. I was too scared of gaining more weight so I went off. I'm currently on Zoloft and after 7 days feel wonderful and euphoric. | F | 34 | 10 days | 8/8/2004 | 1 | anxiety | anger,suicidal ideation,emotional numbness | M | 16 | 13 months | 8/4/2004 | 1 | clinical depression/social anxiety | This completely killed any sex drive I had. Horrible weight gain although I would eat well and exercise. It messed up my metabolism. Withdrawl from Paxil is like heroine withdrawl. I wanted to die, I was so sick. Dizzy, nauseaus, etc... It took me 4 months to finally wean off my 20mg/day dose, but I am so glad I finally am free of this drug. I'm now on wellbutrin and happy to say that I found the right anti-depressant for me. | It somewhat helped my depression, but not enough to make it worth all the awful side effects I had. I am now on another antidepressant, it works just as well, if not better at treating my depression, and I don't have to live through paxil hell anymore!! | F | 25 | 1 years | 7/30/2004 | 5 | anxiety | None, except when I miss a day or two in a row. Horrible withdrawal symtoms: Headache, dizziness, hotflashes, sick stomache | F | 34 | 1.5 years | 7/26/2004 | 3 | Generalized Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Weight gain (20 lbs), confusion, loss of sex drive, delayed orgasm | Good drug for anxiety overall, panic attacks gone, sleeing much better, anxiety nearly zero, but side effects are definitely a problem | M | 37 | 1 years | 7/25/2004 | 5 | depression | M | 46 | 9 weeks | 7/19/2004 | 3 | Panic Attacks | I experienced a horrible panic attack upon first dosage within one hour, I had constant jitteriness for weeks, and with each dosage increase. When I finally got used to the dosage without the jitteriness, I felt better, but only for the fact that the anxiety induced after started taking the medicine had finally stopped. It did cause me to be more bold, and I frankly had little disregard to what I said or whom I said it too. Not normal for my nature. | Do Not Take for Panic/Anxiety Disorder, it only worsens the condition. | F | 41 | 2 years | 7/14/2004 | 2 | Panic disorder, GAD | Very bad anxiety and emotional distress in the first week, week and a half of taking the med. Withdrawl symptoms on a stepped down dosing regimine were AWFUL...severe lightheadedness and vertigo, shocking sensations when moving my head. My dumb shit psychiatrist tried to step me down by half my dose over a month. I had to resort to cutting pills in to eighths to start with and then taper down one in eighth increments with about 2-3 weeks between step downs. A nightmare. | WHile Paxil did do its job, the baggage that came with it was not worth it. At the time, there was no information about the severe withdrawl symptoms available from the manufacturer or my doctor. Just do a Google search for | M | 30 | 2 years | 7/14/2004 | 2 | Social Anxiety | Constant sleepy state, yawning (feeling like there is something pushing down on my tongue - very uncomfortable). Got into a rut of sleeping right up until I have to go to work and not showering before hand, then just climbing into bed when I got home. Orgasm impossible. | I heard good things from several friends on Paxil, so figured it would help me get out of the house and meet people. Instead I met my couch and my bed. I am not going to say don't try it, because I studied pharmacology at University, and the science behind why it would work for some and not others is legit, and you gotta just try something else if it doesn't work. I went off immediately after 2 months, no withdrwal (maybe some weird dreams - but I was reading a weird book before bed). I am now on Effexor and my sex drive is thru the roof, my attitude is is what it usally is at its best, I am happy and feel more outgoing. | F | 24 | 2 months | 7/3/2004 | 4 | social anxiety | Extreme daytime sleepiness. I used to sleep 8 hours a night and this was plenty. Now I need at least ten. However, the improvement in anxiety regarding public speaking is wonderful. At this point I'm willing to accept the side effects for the payoff in anxiety reduction | M | 54 | 6 months | 7/1/2004 | 3 | vcvdfa | fsdfadsf fd sadfad | fds fds das f | M | 34 | 22 days | 6/27/2004 | 1 | anxiety | nausea; loss of appetite; dry mouth; night sweats; lethargy; leg twitches; agitation; depression; feelings of loneliness and isolation; wild-eyed look; became withdrawn from family. | Family doctor prescribed for anxiety; however, medicine made me physically ill and threw me into a state of deep depression. I was barely functioning and my wife made inquiries (and reviewed this site) and felt strongly that I was having a bad reaction to the medication. Consulted doctors who thought I was in a deep depression (which was true but caused by the medicine) I immediately stopped taking medicine and within days physical side effects ceased and all evidence of any depression vanished. | M | 48 | 10 days | 6/24/2004 | 1 | DEPRESSION | UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE, DIZZY, WAS NOT COORDINATED, AND KEPT GETTING HURT. FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAID I ACTED CRAZY. MY 29TH MARRIAGE ANNIVERSERY CAME AND WENT AND I CAN BARELY RECALL. | M | 48 | 2 months | 6/21/2004 |