PAXIL Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1022 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PAXIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | depression/chronic pain | started with 30mg went up to 80mg now at 60mg and want to got to 40mg;libidolessened,weight gain from 200 to225lbs, | paxil is best taken with the thinking that more is not better,side effects are relative proportionately to dosage. paxil works but in some people like me a second drug may be needed for rage outbursts,for this risparidone was prescribed and i take 3mg of that daily | M | 39 | 11 months | 12/17/2003 | 3 | OCD, PMS or PMDD | This is my second day and I am very, very tired...but then again...I love to sleep and I get sleepy from Non-Drowsy medicene. I am happier though. | Well see how it goes....People claim that after the 3rd week, you won't be sleepy anymore. | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/19/2003 | 1 | apparently for PMS/Depression | Dizzines, headaches, increased paranoia, more depressed than ever, severe panic attacks, and just plain awful. | Be warned that Paxil is not a very safe drug, there are many adverse side effects that are now making paxil the most unsafe of all SSRI's. Please look up information about the many pending lawsuits and class action suits that are taking place as you read this. The terrible withdrawl syndrome of paxil is scary. | F | 29 | | 11/13/2003 | 3 | stress | None | F | 42 | 1 months | 11/11/2003 | 3 | Depression / Social Anxiety | Insomnia and then extreme fatigue for the first week. Bad nightmares if I forgot to take it for more than one day. Decreased libido to zero, and caused inability to climax during sexual intimacy. | Overall has a good effect on what it was supposed to, but the side effects were a bit too much. I have now been prescribed Paxil CR. | F | 22 | 7 months | 11/5/2003 | 5 | Social and Generalized Anxiety | Dry mouth, grinding my teeth during sleep, sleepy through-out the day. | I could not believe how much of an improvement I felt in the first month. Awesome drug! I finally feel like ME again! | F | 21 | 4 months | 11/4/2003 | 4 | anxiety | decreased memory | very hard to discontinue use of this drug | F | 52 | 5 years | 10/30/2003 | 5 | M | | 10/23/2003 | 4 | M | 30 | 3 days | 10/23/2003 | 4 | anxiety depression | terrible teeth clenching and jaw aches | too soon for me to tell if this is the drug for me. Does the teeth clenching go away? | F | 32 | 7 days | 10/8/2003 | 4 | anxiety, panic attacks, nausea | fatigue, no orgasm ever ever ever again, gained about 20 lbs | I was such a mess before paxil that I could not function at work, I was socially phobic to the extent that I would studder (never done that) I avoided situations with groups of people, couldnt fly for some reason, constantly paranoid about everything. I noticed the paxil on the first day, despite nausea, twitching, and slepplessness- I felt happy and relaxed for the first time in a year. I got over the discomfort in a week and then I got to have my life back! I went to parties like normal people! Anyway, I am considering getting off of it because of its side effects but I would be fat any day over constant panic atttacks. | F | 24 | 3 months | 9/29/2003 | 2 | PTSD | Weight gain lots of it, sharp pains in head, achey legs especially at night, no climax. | Didn't feel anything for about 6 weeks. Then my panic and depression went, but I didn't feel anything, happy or sad. The weight gain seemed to happen over night and it was like bags of jelly. I'm a small person who has not had fat before but now I can't get rid of it, even with working out. I could not stand the pains in my head and legs but I did not have a problem coming off the drug. | F | 36 | 6 weeks | 9/26/2003 | 1 | depression | absoulutly nothing | paxil was like a sugar pill to me... it changed nothing. | F | 17 | 5 months | 9/1/2003 | 5 | depression | total loss of libido | This drug transformed my life! made sobriety easier, and me a much nicer person. I totally lost my libido, but to me, it's a fair trade. | 55 | 8 years | 8/31/2003 | 1 | Depression | Nausea, Tiredness, | Too many side effects and not enough depression relief to be worthwhile. Need to taper off slowly to avoid headaches during withdrawl. | M | 35 | 2 years | 8/23/2003 | 3 | Panic disorder, Depression | I began at a dosage of 20mg and experienced immediate weight gain. I kept track of my weight on calandar; I gained 30 pounds from April to August. I was initially at 160lbs and after about 1 year I leveled off at 230lbs. I've never been obese in my life and attribute the weight gain to descreased activity and lethargy due to paxil. The other major side effect was both lack of sexual desire and inability to reach orgasim. Minor side effects included excessive yawning, and lack of energy. Withdrawl symptoms came after missing only one day. They included small ticks, dizziness, and a feeling really spaced-out. | Side-effects aside, paxil did help dramatically with removing anxiety and panic attacks. It removed my social anxiety completly. It reduced the frequency of my panic attacks by probably 80 percent; It also made the ones that did occur more tolerable. I experienced almost no stress when in large crowds or talking in front of people. This was probably also helpful for depression. I decided to switch to effexor after 2 years because i began to experience more panic attacks and was tired of not being able to lose weight practicly. I lost 30 pounds after switching, through dieting and exercise. (Fyi - The psychological effects of paxil were better than effexor for me) | M | 27 | 2 years | 8/21/2003 | 1 | | 8/11/2003 | 4 | 42 | 12 years | 7/26/2003 | 3 | depression | sexual dysfunction | F | 44 | 3 months | 7/24/2003 | 4 | M | 39 | 4 years | 7/17/2003 |