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 |
| 1 | Anxiety | While on the medication: constipation, inability to reach orgasm, night sweats, very vivid bad dreams. I felt really good, emotionally, the entire time I took it. | This medicine really helped my anxiety but since I didn't want to be on it forever, I stopped taking it 2 weeks ago. I am still dizzy every time I move my eyes and it's not getting better! I took a 1/2 pill last week to see if the dizziness went away and it did within 3 hours. But now it's back with a vengeance and it doesn't seem to be getting better. If I'd been warned about the side effects I probably would not have taken it. | F | 29 | 5 months | 1/31/2002 | 5 | Anxiety | Weight loss but I was also on Wellbutrin, I had no appetite lost about 10 pounds in 2 months which I needed to loose,but I felt much better within 1-1/2 weeks, could focus on work and family without dwelling on recurrent thoughts during the day or having them be the first thing in my head as soon as I woke up in the morning. Thank God for Paxil!! | I was on Paxil along with Wellbutrin (Wellbutrin originally for smoking cessation), then the Paxil was added later when I started having anxiety problems. | F | 38 | 3 months | 1/25/2002 | 1 | depression | swelling, nasuea, dizziness, confusion, joint pain, incredible itching, headaches, rashes, heart flutters, sweats. | F | 30 | 4 months | 1/11/2002 | 1 | depression,anxiety, PTSD, OCD | Headaches, Weight gain, dizziness, heart flutters, no sex drive, emotional numbness, bad dreams, joint pain, generally disoriented. I feel like the world is moving as usual but I am watching it all in slow motion and I don't really care. That is what scares me most. | Haven't been able to reach orgasm since taking this medication. I feel worse now than I did without taking any meds. I truly am scared by this drug!!!! It makes me not care what is going on around me. I feel like its turning me into a zombie!! I stoped taking the drug 1 week ago, and the after effects have been horridenous!! | F | 32 | 3 months | 1/11/2002 | 1 | depression | I have had trouble with being sick to my stomach for years. While taking paxil, nothing eased my stomach. I was in exteme distress. | F | 56 | 10 days | 12/16/2001 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | For the 1st month my anxieties seemed worse. I was very tired, tension in all muscles. After the 1st month I began to feel better than I ever remember feeling in my life. I did continue to feel sleepy esp. when sitting still. I also had sexual side effects (inability to reach orgasm) Within 6 months all of those side effects are gone. I simply feel "normal". | 1 years | 11/10/2001 | 3 | mild deopression | In the beginning- nausea, insomnia, unable to get out of bed for about 4 days. Once used to the drug I had constipation and weight gain. | My GP said to start on 10mg and after 4 days go to 20mg. The side effects were so bad that I couldnt function and was very sick. I doubt I would use this again and got off it as soon as I felt able. | F | 38 | 3 months | 10/8/2001 | 1 | PMS and Depression | Gained 30 lbs in 4 months. NO Sex drive at all! | Mentally felt great, couldn't live with the weight of lack of sex! | F | 31 | 4 months | 10/6/2001 | 2 | depression / anxiety | bad head aches, head spins, bad agitation, not sleeping and others that I can't remember right now. | Initially this drug worked, but I got recurrence after a month or so. This was not picked up and the medication was not increased in the 18 months I was on it. Caused more harm than good to me. | F | 24 | 18 months | 10/5/2001 | 4 | anxiety | Decreased sex drive | I found much relief after my Dr. started me on Paxil | F | 28 | 6 months | 9/24/2001 | 1 | Chronic back pain | This drug is impossible to come off of... HA,Naueous,Dizzy unable to work, when attemping to taper off the drug. All the symptoms go away when I take the full daily dose. I was never told that this drug was addicting. | The company no longer makes a liquid form. That would make it easier to lower the dose more accurately. | M | 38 | 1 years | 9/6/2001 | 2 | Anxiety with Depression | Diarrhea,dizziness,drowsiness,headache,trembling,difficulty sleeping, blurred vision, red eyes,weight loss, decreased appetite, loss of sexual satisfaction | F | 46 | 28 days | 8/30/2001 | 3 | social anxiety disorder | Inability to ejaculate. | M | 28 | 2 months | 8/2/2001 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | Increased anxiety by 100%, increased appetite, tired yet unable to sleep, inability to reach orgasm. | Hear it works wonders for some but for me it was the worst antideppresant I have ever been on. Switched to Effexor XR which has worked outstanding for me, without any side effects whatsoever. | F | 29 | 2 months | 7/28/2001 | 5 | panic attacks/OCD/depression | COULD NOT REACH ORGASM! (My libido did not decrease though) WEIGHT GAIN! and Tired ALL the time! except at night, then I had insomnia! | I discovered that taking it in the morning helped. I was able to sleep better at night, and wasn't as tired during the day. Still can't reach orgasm, which is enough to make me want to quit this drug altogether. Also the weight gain didn't exactly help my depression any. Although as far as my anxiety goes, I have been free from panic attacks, which is a miracle! I have actually been able to drive on the freeway! I never used to be able to do this! | F | 24 | 5 months | 7/24/2001 | 3 | anxiety | extreme sweating at night, extremely tired at all times, yawning, gritting teeth, no sexual desire, some dry mouth | Seemed to help with anxiety but didn't want to put up with the side effects. Now I'm tapering off of Paxil and starting Zoloft. | M | 45 | 8 weeks | 5/29/2001 | 4 | Depression | chattering teeth, night sweats, sexual dysfunction (delayed orgasm) | did reduce depression, but side effects are frustrating, especially night sweats | M | 29 | 4 weeks | 5/28/2001 | 2 | Depression/Gen. Anxiety Disorder | Horrendous appetite, weight gain, daily grogginess, nightmares | The drug worked great, but the side effects were too awful, especially the appetite/weight gain and grogginess. Always felt a little "out of it" and always wanted to eat, which hindered my daily functions a bit. Nightmares were frequent and quite creative, usually involving someone trying to kill me. Too bad, Paxil has been more effective than Wellbutrin and Serzone. | F | 29 | 3 months | 5/26/2001 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | can tell a difference when i miss one or more days. affected sexual response, but that left. will come back if i'm off of it more than a couple of days. | helps the fatigue when i'm not in a severe pain cycle, otherwise it doesn't. | F | 30 | 4 years | 5/24/2001 | 2 | Anxiety | Muscle spasms. A little anxiety. | F | 30 | 4 months | 5/15/2001 |