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Reviews for paroxetine systemic to treat Depression
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Paxil (paroxetine): I've been on Paxil for 2 weeks and can already notice a difference. I've been suffering from depression for 3 years now. I've tried lexapro, zoloft and effexor and none of them really worked for me. I'm feeling optimistic about Paxil. If you suffer from severe depression, even feeling a little bit better makes a huge difference.
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Paxil (paroxetine): I have chronic mild depression and have been on Paroxetine for 5 years and it has the least side effects. Tried Prozac, Effexor, Wellbrutin and Lexapro. With Lexapro and Wellbrutrin, I had horrible insomnia, I was up all night. With Paroxetine (Paxil) I sleep like a baby.
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Paxil (paroxetine): It worked great for 12 years. Than I decided to stop taking it and deal with some emotional issues. Bad idea. Incredibly difficult to get off of. Nausea for a month and after that I was dizzy for another month. Fell into a horrible depression, saw and felt the gates of hell. Ironically, I'm now taking 3 drugs to deal with my depression, lexapro, lamictal, and seroquel. Dealing with my emotional issues, but I definitley would do things differently if had to do it over.
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Paxil (paroxetine): I am on Paxil for depression for the second time in my life. This last week I have had a lot of things going on and have missed taking all of my medicines, even Paxil, for several days. I have experienced a lot of side effects from these missed doses and did not put it together until today. Works great for the depression when I take it right.
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Paxil (paroxetine): Paxil CR has been the most effective treatment of both my anxiety disorder and depession. Lexapro just made me much much worse - suicidal in fact with chest pain and edema. I have found I am alert and well balanced on Paxil CR w/out the side effects some encounter. 100% happy to be back on it.
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Paxil (paroxetine): Excellent for depression. I took 20mg daily for 14 years but wanted to see if I could handle life without it. It took me three attempts to wean myself off of Paxil (with my physician's help). The last time I tried (successfully) by cutting the dosage in half for 4 weeks, then every other day for another month, then finally quit taking it. It's been 4 months now and I feel fine. But definitely DO NOT stop taking Paxil all at once - do it gradually. Paxil withdrawal problems are well documented!
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Paxil (paroxetine): I have tried EFFEXOR, ZOLOFT, PROZAC, CELEXA, CYMBALTA and PAXIL was the best. I only take 5 mg once daily in the morning and am good all the day ! Really !
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Paxil (paroxetine): This was the best medicine that covered a wide variety of mental disorders. I took this pill 60mg for 6 years. I was then hospitalized on an unrelated matter and the doctor had me taken off of this, abruptly. That was the wrong thing to do, I fell into a deep depression that stayed out of control for 3 weeks. The longest 3 weeks of my life, I could not function at all. BE CAREFUL WHEN STOPPING THIS PILL!!!!!!!!!
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Paxil (paroxetine): This drug has been out there a long time, but it's tried and true. I've evened out my ups and downs and don't have as bad of temper as I did before starting Paxil. I've taken it for 4 years on the advice of my Gastro doctor. My daughter says that she has REALLY noticed a difference and I feel much better. I just wish I had found it earlier in life. No side effects unless I forget a dose and then I get a little achy.
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