User Reviews for Paroxetine

I have taken paxil for 7 years (30 mg). While I was on it, I felt great. When I decided to quit, my doctor told me to wean myself off over a 2 week period. I actually took more (1 month) and thought I was doing fine. The torture started 2 weeks after being completely off. Dizzy spells, nausea, extremely dry skin mostly on the head, vivid dreams, little sleep because of pain in my legs etc... the dizziness and nausea went on for about month, the pain in the legs is still there at night, just not as severe and of course the depression set back in. That was 4 years ago. Now I'm afraid to try anything else. Certainly not going back on Paxil.Read More Read Less

I feel paranoid, head feels full of something, can't concentrate, muscles hurt, bones hurt in rib cage, blink my eyes a lot

it helped me stop flashbacks and my mind racing...other medications caused more depression and feeling drugged.

I have very bad aniexty issues and panic attaches, this medication has helped me extremly, I am very pleased that it doesnt make me crash or slow me down, it allows me to function as usually however it just helps my mind to know that what ever issue there is in life, I can deal with it and its going to be ok, it calms me down and stops my mind from racing all day and night

I went on this med a couple of years ago due to overall anxiety levels increasing. The dosage was 20mG. It was the second drug tried, the first being Zoloft which I had a severe negative reaction to. This drug worked well and after an incident that really impacted my anxiety my dose was increased to 40 mG for a period of time. Eventually I was able to go back to 20mG for a long time. I am now in a period where I am trying to go off of this drug. At first, I dropped from 20 mG to 10 mG. This may have been too big of a jump. I experienced extreme dizziness that lasted for about 10 days. My next decrease I went from 10 mG to 5 mG. I still had a lot of dizziness and it still lasted about 10 days. I am currently at 5 mG and getting ready to do my next decrease. I am unsure if I will try to go to every other day of 5 mG or just try to stop cold turkey. If you are decreasing dosage I would recommend finding a stretch of time where you don't have much going on due to these side effects. From what I have looked up, mine are actually milder than many other people have reported. I decided to go off of this drug because I was experiencing extreme fatigue and have gained a lot of weight and wanted to see if it was impacting these. Since decreasing dosage I have noticed much more energy. I would still recommend it because it helped me through a period of extreme anxiety, but it does look like it may have been contributing to my extreme fatigue. While I am excited to go completely off of this drug I would use it again if my anxiety ever returned to such high levels. Read More Read Less

I have been on this medication for years...at this point, I guess it works, hahaha! I do have issues when I have tried to go off of it, but I would rather be on it, and happy, than off of it and miserable.

I'taking it for morethan 10 years, and it effects are always the same

took paxil for 12 yrs. had a few side effects for first couple of weeks but then they went away and I felt great no more panic attacks. gained some weight so my dr. said to try viibryd. they said less side effects. biggest mistake I've ever made I can't sleep,severe night sweats,nightmares,severe depression which I have never had depression in my life. so Wednesday going back to drs. and I want my paxil back so I can have my life back.

this stuff is horrible. I was prescribed this for depression and anxiety. I totally shut down mentally on this, living without any emotional feeling at all. After about 6 weeks developed migraines with loss of vision. This was terrifying. Eye doctor said the pill was causing it but MD said it wasn't the pill and prescribed a medication for the migraines. Weaned myself off of this, the headaches went away and once again I feel like living. I had some withdrawal symptoms for a few days but it was worth it to get off this and get rid of the side effects. I will never let anyone talk me into taking any type of drug like this again. Read More Read Less

Thirty mg's of this medication caused me two trips to the hospital with severe side effects which included psychotic symptoms. I would not recommend this medication to anyone. If you are a person who is aware that you are unable to tolerate anti-depressants, don't consider taking this medication. Read all the warning labels and use extreme caution if you decide to even try it!

I felt it helped with my overall levels of anxiety for a little while (never really felt it helped with the OCD) but soon stopped working at all. I took it for about a year, the last few months slowly tapering off (3/4 a pill for two weeks, 1/2 a pill for two weeks, 1/4 a pill for two weeks) but even with my efforts and I horrible symptoms once I game off it. The second day of no pills I started to get lightheaded and dizzy and it only got worse. It was so bad I was vomiting for a whole day, couldn't keep anything down. After the fifth day off I started to feel somewhat better, I could go to work again. I never post reviews but wanted to with this just to give potentials users a head up. For me it didn't work, it may for you, but expect a good week of misery once you get off them. I am now planning on trying exposure and response prevention (cognitive behavioral therapy) for my OCD, I'm hoping that will help better than Paroxetine HCL.Read More Read Less

does this drug cause vivid dreams?

my head feels like it it floating i keep runing in to the walls

i had increased heart rate and pulse, more panic attacks than normal, in fact daily. feeling like i cannot breath. i went to the ER and the doctor encouraged me to stop taking them. i had only been on them for two weeks

60mg per day has effectively controlled my severe depression for 18 years. Several times I have ceased taking the medication (inadvisedly) and suicidal depression has returned within a month. I now accept that I need to remain medicated. For anyone who wishes to stop taking this medication - don't stop suddenly! Reduce your dose gradually over a period of weeks to avoid withdrawal symptoms. And advise your doctor.

Effective controlling panic attacks and extreme anxiety. Reduces libido to almost non existent. Weight gain. Beginning medication made me constantly nauseous. Having more than one alcoholic beverage would make me black out and hallucinate. Ending medication made me irritable, dizzy, uncontrollably emotional, head aches, nausea. Will never take this medication again.