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 |
| 4 | Anxiety Attack | have had very few side effects . some loss of sex drive. Great for me because I can't tell I'm on it just No attacks. Have miised a few doses with little problem but after a week nightmares and dizzyness | Have not tried to get off Paxil other viewer ratings are scarrrry | M | 51 | 5 years | 5/28/2003 | 4 | depression,low slf worth | I had very few side affects,however,I am unable to get off of the medication,without having non stop crying and overall feeling of depression,moreso then when I first needed the medication!!I wonder if there are any othere people who have tried to get off of the medication and feel like I do, that I need some ones help! | F | 55 | 8 years | 5/25/2003 | 5 | Depression | Loss of libido. | After many failed attempts with other anti-dressants, I tried Paxil. The first day I took it, I had so much energy, my depression lifted right away, & I had no side effects. I continued to feel well thereafter. I went off of it for my husband's sake, due to the lack of sex drive. It was extremely difficult to get off of, but I have now been | F | 35 | 5 years | 5/16/2003 | 3 | F | | 5/8/2003 | 3 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, dry eyes. Lack of emotion. Zero sex drive. | The medicine worked well on my anxiety. In the last 2 months it has left me feeling emotionally numb and tired. I'm starting to experience some depression. | F | 44 | 1 years | 5/5/2003 | 5 | PTSD | Decrease in appetite, slight weight loss, taste buds have totally changed--can't eat meat. | I have had no problems with Paxil. It's awesome. | F | 23 | 4 months | 4/28/2003 | 5 | panic disorder | F | 39 | 4 years | 4/8/2003 | 4 | anxiety, depression | I would have checked | F | 52 | 10 months | 3/29/2003 | 3 | anxiety and depression | inability to orgasm and weight gain.ALWAYS tired. | Paxil has helped with my mood swings.Now if only I could lose the10 pounds I've gained since I started taking it. | F | 28 | | 3/24/2003 | 5 | anxiety | tried the cr. did not work as well as reg. pax. | M | 64 | | 3/13/2003 | 3 | depression | @first nasea, constapation but went away. sexual and tiredness. bad withdrawl, dizzy | like a shot of novacaine in your penis. Does non habit forming mean no withdrawl? | M | 30 | 1 years | 3/13/2003 | 4 | panic attacks /depression/ life | shakey, threw up a few times, dizzy, but i feel more alive, no more panic attacks. but i also feel like i just smoked crack, heh. all loopy. kinda fun. | i love it. makes me happy, but i just hope i dont regret it. because i hear alot about sexual dysfunction and addiction/withdrawl | M | 18 | 2 days | 1/21/2003 | 4 | depression | tiredness and headache due to missed dose | paxil has put my life back on track | M | 38 | 2 years | 1/17/2003 | 4 | anxiety/depression | no orgasm | Felt better almost immediately but eventually quit taking because of frustration from sexual side effects. Sexual desire remained high but with the inability to reach orgasm. Fairly easy to quit - night sweats, vivid dreams, and moodiness. | F | 31 | 4 months | 1/16/2003 | 3 | Depression, OCD, situational anxiet | Lack of motivation, moderate daytime fatigue, extreme emotional blunting and apathy, slight difficulty urinating, constipation, decreased dreaming, feelings of long-term memory impairment, and the list goes on. | Paxil was great for my anxiety, but it did not help my depression in any noticeable way. If anything, I felt more depressed and empty on Paxil. Also, the subtle side effects are abundant. | M | 22 | 1 years | 1/7/2003 | 4 | anxiety | dizziness, vivid dreams even though not bad ones, decreased libido | This is the third time I have been on paxil. It has always worked well for me. When I went of it: I have allways decreased the dosage very slowly, 2.5mg at the time, giving myself a month to get used to the new dosage. So it took me months to get off it, but I did not have any severe withdrawal symptoms. I am back on it now (paxil CR), but seem to have a problem with dizziness now, which I never had before. | F | 34 | 14 days | 12/29/2002 | 4 | CHRONIC ANXIETY DISORDER | Dizziness, nausea, headaches | F | 46 | 6 months | 12/29/2002 | 4 | | 12/29/2002 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain, dry mouth | M | 25 | 2 years | 12/27/2002 | 1 | Anxiety | Anxiety/panic attacks,agitation,tingling,numbness,loss of appetite,sweating,dry mouth | After 4 days I had every side effect possible-scared the heck out of me-made me think maybe my anxiety wasn't so bad- I'm afraid now to take any type of anxiety/antidepressant drug-the "cure" was worse than the condition. | F | 44 | 4 days | 12/24/2002 |