It helped for my panic attacks but the side effects were strong. Brain fog, no libido and excessive fatigue. When coming off of this medication it was hell. I had severe anxiety, dizziness and irritability. I won't go back on it due to the withdrawals.
Took away anxiety depression and SINUS INFECTIONS that I’ve had for the past 45 years! 4-6 infections a year….gone! Within 10 minutes of taking the first pill. On it for 5 years now and I’ll never stop this incredible medication! No more antibiotics!
I read that paxil was the antidepressant from hell, and i so wanted it not to be true, as it was my last ressort, but alas, it was the antidepressant from hell. I was on paxil for five weeks, first two weeks it made me so constipated I had to take laxatives almost daily, so bloated I looked 6 months pregnant, my guts were always painful with gurgling sounds, after the two weeks mark the side effects stopped, but the antidepressant wasn't kicking in, it was making my depression so much worse I literally started thinking of taking my own life, I was feeling so helpless and lost. After five weeks I decided to stop taking it, and hello side effects again, gut mobility is zero, my colon literally doesn't move, I cannot have a single bowel movement without laxatives, and it's been three weeks since I weaned off of it. What you have to take into consideration is that weaning off of it is so hard and takes a very long time, so think twice before taking paxil
I have been taking Paxil for over a year and I felt the need to check back and review. In the fall of 2022, my anxiety and panic attacks were consuming my life. I couldn't eat, sleep, work, travel, etc. I couldn't stop panicking, I would even wake up in a panic. It was the worst couple months I have ever had in my life. Naturally, living like this also made me depressed. I started paxil and it took 10 weeks for me to start feeling better. I have NOT had one panic attack since being on paxil. I take 30 milligrams. After a year in, I'm sleeping through the night, working full time, and fully functional! I am happy and living a life with purpose. My brain and body feel calm and at peace. Paxil genuinely saved me. My only lasting side effects are: mild weight gain and crazy dreams. But the effects are worth feeling better! Please give all anti-depressants time. Unfortunately, they take a long time to work. I highly recommend Paxil to anyone on the fence about starting it. I never want to go through what I went through again. I hope to stay on paxil for life. If you are feeling hopeless right now, please know that I was there too. Life can get dark, but this drug can help immensely. Wishing you peace and strength.
Tinnitus, easy bruising, neither happy nor sad. Not sure it’s worth it.
I've had depression and anxiety and panic attacks most of my adult life I'm 29 now and paxil is the only antidepressant that works for me. It helps so much I feel free and I have my life back. The only flaw is that if you forget a dose or try to quit cold turkey.... your body will make you pay dearly for it. I tried cold turkey and my depression and panic attacks came back instantly and much harder then it was before but overall this medicine helped me get my life back
I have been on this medication for a while now. 20mg 1x a day. No side effects except for the zaps if I forget to take it. It has changed my life. I used to have multiple panic attacks a day. Severe health anxiety. This medication really relieved me of both of those. I’m so thankful for it
I've switched around a few SSRIs for anxiety and PE. I'm now on 40mg Paxil. It was well for both my anxiety and PE. I don't want to go into racy details but believe me when I say, it really works for my PE.
This drug pretty much CURED my Agoraphobia that I developed during pregnancy and after giving birth to my daughter. I couldn't leave the house and just the thought of driving would send me into panic. Soon after starting this drug as well as some exposure and talk therapy, I was able to ease me and my daughters way back into the world. Now, I have little to no issues with leaving the house and driving has become mostly a breeze. I can't imagine life without it! It also has been tremendous with my GAD and helped some with my PPD.
It has been good for a short time Then I couldn't stop crying and Extremely angry with everything Make this stop.
I was crying non stop about everything on this medication. Suicidal thoughts in which I never had before began they became so bad I ended up in the hospital for almost a week on basically suicide watch. A psychiatrist reached out to me and switched me right away to prozac. It has been a month maybe on prozac and I feel amazing!!!! Betting than I probably ever have, crying has stopped, I have energy again, I feel excited about life and the negatives are definitely not as bad as they felt before. I absolutely absolutely do not recommend this medicine to anyone! Also I recommend seeing psychiatrist for psych meds, not your primary. They do not study medicine the way Psychiatrist do and will put you on stuff they know little about.
I took it for depression and mainly for panic attacks. I’ve been taking Paxil for about 15 years. I have not had any panic attacks while on Paxil, and is extremely effective for panic attacks and as far as my depression, it quit back on me, I think the part of the drug me know that Paxil treats for depression kind of pooped out you know I think it’s something that you have to live with for a lifetime as far as dealing with depression as it can elevate from highest to Lowe’s, but for panic attacks it is outstanding
Combo of Paxil,Hydroxizine& Latuda! Now that's a zombie cocktail. I can't function. I'm miserable & missing life. Who thought of this combination. Paxil may not be addictive but you can't come off of it on your own. Please explain that. You shouldn't come off any psch meds by yourself. Which is better on the liver 3 pill combo vs a 1/4th to 1/2 of a 5mg klonipin that doesn't make you loopy stupid like the paxil combo. Make a lower dose for people that hate pills & their side effects such as constipation or worse, stuck to the restroom. Dry mouth, it's like chewing on & spitting cotton balls.
The doctor prescribed both Xanax and Paroxetine as a start. I felt immediate relief from my symptoms. I'm on Paroxetine only now and feel much better. Downside is I sleep a lot and have calf pain. I am also starting to experience increased appetite, but I do my best to control it. Overall my life is better.
After I started taking this medication, I felt like I was having an out of body experience. It was the worst feeling I ever had with any medication. I stopped taking it after one week, and I felt like my old self after I stopped. I also lost 10 pounds in one week while I was on it because I had no appetite.
A couple months ago my anxiety became life consuming. It came on very suddenly. I was having panic attacks, waking up in a panic, couldn't eat, had diarrhea, couldn't sleep, didn't want to travel, didn't want to do anything social, couldn't work, was weepy all the time, and I ended up in the ER twice. I tried lexapro for one day and had a terrible reaction. I started on Paxel 10mg, upped to 15, then 20 and now I'm on 25mg. I've been on it for 10 weeks now. I just want to share that I'm no longer experiencing panic attacks. I don't wake up in a panic, my appetite is back, no more crying, I'm productive, etc. I'm in a MUCH better place now. I'm seeing a therapist and Hydroxyzine is also helping. My paxel side effects were: headaches, sleepiness and crazy dreams. All of those have gone away. I'm not 100% back to myself, but I'm feeling a lot of relief. I'm calm and rational. I'm seeing a big difference. Give it time! Hang in there. Stay up through the struggles.
On 5 mg every day for about 4 months. Rigid muscles, sinus problems and high blood pressure. Tapering off, not worth it for me.
Worked for my anxiety, but it made me gain 20 pounds in 6 months. Bad withdrawals-and I was even gradually stopping. I’ve been completely off for two months and already lost 12 pounds
I have had lifelong issues with PE which has really affected the sex side of my marriage. In the course of being diagnoses with BPH, the occasion arose for my doctor to ask questions and for me to open up. MY PE came up and she told me that she could prescribe Paxil for this - she said usually doctors prescribe 20 mg per day, but she wanted to try me on 10 mg per day and see how I'd get along. I did have issues with nausea etc. so I snapped it in two and took 5 mg in the morning, 5 mg at night. Works great - went from climaxing after 30 seconds to lasting 3 to 4 minutes. My doctor then wanted me to try 20 mg but on that dose for a week or so I could not climax at all. Then she tried me on 15 [1 10 mg plus 1/2 of a 10 mg]. Perfect - can last 15 to 20 minutes!
Caused severe chest pain with very first pill