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 |
| 5 | depression | sleepiness | This drug has changed my life for the better. Gloominess is gone. I've tried going off it several times, but I don't like myself that way. Life certainly isn't any fun. I have to fight the sleepiness daily, but that is a small price to pay. And now that there is a generic version, it's even better. | F | 60 | 10 years | 6/14/2004 | 2 | panic attacks/ depression | extreme sleepiness, emotinal numbing, anorgasimia, decreased libido , withdrawal from life really | Extremely bad withdrawal syptoms after taking just 10 mgs. Insommnia, crying, depression, extreme stomach pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, electric shock feelings,- I had to take an antipyschotic to sleep - for the first time in my life due to wd | F | 35 | 4 years | 6/9/2004 | 4 | | 6/8/2004 | 5 | anxiety, social phobia | Teeth grinding; acid reflux (is that just me or is it the Paxil? don't know...) | Has been a lifesaver. I've felt so much better on it. Now that my brain is | M | 30 | 5 years | 6/6/2004 | 5 | Panic/Depression/OCD | I had had a terrible falling-out with my two best childhood friends in January 2002, surrounding my engagement and wedding, and I don't believe I ever really recovered from the devastation of it. I tried talk therapy for several months, to no avail. Then I just lived with the depression and anxiety for almost two years, trying to handle it on my own, before approaching my doctor to do something about it. My doctor prescribed 20 mg/daily of Paxil and 0.25 mg/twice a day of Xanax -- but I have read about the possibility of dependence on Xanax, so I only took it for about a week. I've been taking 20 mgs of Paxil every morning for a little over a month now. For the first two weeks, I experienced increased sweating, particularly at night; teeth grinding during sleep; moderate insomnia; and forgetfulness. However, I felt better almost immediately. I felt normal again. I didn't feel like I was about to have a panic attack at any given moment. I stopped thinking bad thoughts, stopped obsessing over what had gone wrong between my former friends and me. I did experience a slight feeling of detachment -- but that was probably better for me, anyway. No weight gain -- actually, since my depression has dissipated, I seem to be more energetic, joined a gym, and have been exercising regularly. The only remaining downside is difficulty reaching orgasm. My libido is as high, or higher, than before...but I can't seem to reach the finish line, if you know what I mean. Oh well, that just gives my husband and me a goal to focus on! :-) | I think that, like any medication, different people will have different experiences with Paxil. At first, I was so put off by the insomnia and teeth grinding (painful!!), that I almost stopped the Paxil altogether. I am glad that I did not. Give it at least a month, to see what happens. | F | 26 | 40 days | 5/25/2004 | 5 | depression | i had some diarrhea first week ONLY but cut this down by going SLOWLY onto med (my dr prescribed 10 mg/day and i took HALF that for a month). after 1st month, i took 20mg/day. no probs. marked improvement in my mood, memory, within first 2 weeks definitely. was on it a year. it definitely helped me a LOT. no problem getting off it...paced that out over 6 months or so also to minimize problems. | see above comments. | F | 38 | 1 years | 5/25/2004 | 1 | Anxiety | Most associated with SSRi's but worse. Headaches, tingling, nausea, incresed anxiety, extreme fatigue.Stopped the paxil after a week and a week later I'm still getting side effects. | My wife was on this drug for 6 months and is going through hell to get off of it. Do not take this drug if you don't want to spend months of severe side effects trying to wean yourself off of it. | M | 55 | 7 days | 5/20/2004 | 1 | insomnia / slight depression | Hands shook uncontrollably. | Didn't work for me. | F | 47 | 14 days | 5/19/2004 | 1 | Depression | After 6 days it made me manic as hell. My brain was spinning so fast that I started carrying on conversations in rhyme. Hospitalized for a week. Excessivly happy and creative. Pupils were huge, and stayed that way for several weeks after. Clicking sensations in head during withdrawel. Withdrawel was horrible & scarry. Depressed for years afterwards. | Be afraid. Be very afraid. | M | 41 | 6 days | 5/14/2004 | 5 | panic attacks | made me a little tired the first couple of weeks | I am now panic attack free. It helped tremendously with no side effects. | F | 32 | 30 days | 5/11/2004 | 5 | ocd | at first exceese sweating and tense jaw but everything tapered off except for the delayed ejaculation but the benifits far outway the side effects. I feal better than I have In years | M | 31 | 4 months | 5/11/2004 | 5 | anti-alcohol, anxiety, ADHD | Exteme Sleepiness, totally unconcerned about my duties and obligations, and terrible weight gain - went from 235 to 285 in 1 year....BUT...I was calm, productive, positive, happy and had no problem completely stopping the self medicating (binge drinking) I had done all my life. It took ZERO effort to quite the 2 - 3 times a week binge drinking episodes after 40 years of drinking. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS DRUG FOR ANYONE WHO BINGE DRINKS ! So what - you gain a little weight. | I switched to Zoloft and am more alert, sticking to my diet and loosing weight and not too sleepy. Also, I feel very sociable and am very friendly with everyone. I am amazed by that. And fortunately for me I have no desire to drink alcohol to self medicate. | 58 | 2 years | 5/9/2004 | 1 | Depression / Anxiety | GOT ADDICTED TO IT, VERY DIFFICULT WITHDRAWAL. WITHDRAWAL SIDE EFFECTS LISTED UNDER COMMENTS. Other SEs included WEIGHT GAIN, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, LOSS OF ENERGY, FATIGUE, FEELING OF COMPLETE APATHY, DESIRE TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA. DRUG DID NOT WORK! | Withdrawal from this drug was WORSE THAN ANYONE CAN IMAGINE. I was on a high dose at the time I began withdrawal. Slowly I worked my way down to 20 mg. For the last 20 mg, I literally had to shave off 1 MG at a time. It took months for me to withdraw from this drug, the last 20 mg being the hardest. I WOULD HIGHLY ADVISE EVERYONE TO AVOID THIS DRUG. If I withdrew too quickly, I would be hit with numerous side effects, including severe nausea, inability to stand up, the room spinning like I had a bad inner ear infection, and so many other side effects I cannot name them all. The withdrawal was SO DIFFICULT that I often actually considered STAYING ON THE DRUG SO AS NOT TO HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH THE WITHDRAWAL. THIS IS AN EVIL DRUG AND SHOULD NOT BE ON THE MARKET. | F | 46 | 1 years | 5/9/2004 | 2 | social anxiety | well the only side effect I really had when I was on it was I couldnt reach my climax or I would just go limp,it decreased my sex drive majorly,but now I am trying to get off of it,u feel like you are dying and going insane,there are too many withdrawl symtoms to list,just dont go on this drug! | Don't go on this drug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 21 | 3 years | 5/8/2004 | 3 | Severe depression | WEIGHT GAIN 60 lbs in one year. Worse, was the MD insisted that wt. gain was not an effect. Talk about becoming even more depressed. I am presently on Zololft, but have never lost the weight, despite incorporating a fitness routine and healthy eating. Ironically, I was a fitness instructor when the initial onset of depression hit. | It did however help my depression. (Taken in 1998) | F | 41 | 1 years | 5/7/2004 | 1 | PTSD, depression, anxiety/panic | shaky, twichy, not realy in the present, heatflashes, 'brain shocks', mood swings, memory loss, passed out with physical activity. | F | 15 | 1 years | 5/5/2004 | 5 | Depression | Harder to orgasm, orgasms less | This drug (20 mg daily) has enabled me to control my anger and unintentional outbursts at people, as well as elevating my mood so I feel | F | 41 | 7 months | 5/2/2004 | 1 | Trauma injuries | Night sweats, tremors, nightmares, hair loss, crying, & depression. | This drug is horrible. I was put on this drug while in the Intensive Care Unit for severe trauma injuries. The side effects are horrid!!! I never would have taken it had someone told me what might happen to me. This is very disturbing! I am trying to heal but this stuff is not helping at all. | F | 31 | 1 months | 4/29/2004 | 1 | depression | constipation, memory loss, sleepy, sexual dysfunction(orgasm), clenched jaws,continued depression. | M | 57 | 6 weeks | 4/26/2004 | 1 | depression | Loss of desire for sex and when attempt to, cannot acheive orgasam, weight gain,uncontrollable hunger all the time, especially for carbs and sweets and alcohol.Trying to come off this drug, but very difficult. head zaps,horrible mood swings... | It was a great medication for the deppression, but the bad side effects and withdrawl are not worth the outcome. How can such a good thing turn into a nightmare????? | F | 52 | 7 years | 4/20/2004 |