Paroxetine for Hot Flashes User Reviews (Page 3)

• jca...
• April 28, 2016

"I've been taking Brisdelle for almost a year, and it has saved my life. My hot flashes are very infrequent, and I can actually sleep at night. I have not had any side effects that I'm aware of. Unfortunately, my insurance company refused to pay for it, so I'm using the manufacturer's coupon. Even with the discount, I'm paying over $70 a month, which I cannot afford. When I see my doctor again in June, I will have to get something less costly, which I know will not be as effective. I've tried other meds. I'm hoping there is a generic soon, or a less costly way to continue taking the drug. It changed my life!!!!"

• Dam...
• November 2, 2019

Paroxetine "The first couple of weeks I slept like a baby. I still sleep like a baby, only snore like a trucker. I really like how mellow I feel, less moody, overall happier. I started this medication to help with hot flashes. Now I don’t think I have but one a week, it was 2-3 a day. I think it’s really helped with the hot flashes. I’ve experienced some of the side effects: muscle joint pain, breathing heavier than normal, especially when I go to sleep. When I do fall asleep, I sleep like I haven’t slept in decades, oh, that’s because I also have insomnia if I don’t take the medication. Sometimes I take it just to fall asleep. This can’t be good, but what’s worse is my eye twitches like muscle spasms sometimes all day, other times, off and on throughout the day. I’m over the eye twitching. I feel like I’d be better changing my wardrobe and having the hot sweats. Insomnia sucks... So does my eye twitching. I wish I’d never started this medication."

• Lor...
• November 20, 2015

Paroxetine "Three weeks into taking Brisdelle, I stopped. After a week, I was experiencing horrific muscle pain in my legs, which kept me awake for three nights until I was prescribed a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The anti-inflammatory calmed the muscle pain down, but then I started experiencing horrific head pain and headaches; I've never had a headache in my life! I am off this drug for two days now and can't wait to feel like myself again. I'm still experiencing insomnia, headache, head pain, vertigo."

• HOL...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 22, 2017

Paroxetine "Holy hell is exactly how I feel. I had been taking Brisdelle for 1.5 years. The hot flashes did indeed subside, however, the side effects of this medicine, coupled with the fact that Noven was acquired by yet another pharmaceutical company - you can't place a rep in the area, distribute your drugs, and then fire her - and not replace, therefore there is no medicine or support here. You dumped this drug in the doctor's hands and walked away. After calling Sebula, you act like you don't even care. You have made it impossible to obtain this. I happen to think this is illegal. I just decided to wean myself off this and Premarin. It has been nothing short of a nightmare. If you don't need this drug, don't start. Seriously."

• jdf...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 1, 2015

"I am on day 8, and I'm so thrilled. My level of hot flashes has reduced by half, and the worst of them, in 8 days I have had only 3. Usually, I have 2-3 a day. I'm hoping this continues. I'm taking 7.5 mg capsules. Love my doctor for listening to me and giving something that is helping."

• Ann...
• December 27, 2019

"I have been on Paroxetine tablets almost a year. I noticed an increase of night sweats. I have not slept through the night in years. I yawn all day long since I have been on this medication. My hot flashes are severe when not taking anything for them. I was taken off the patch and given Paroxetine. I don't know what else to do. I really like to experience an entire night of sleeping."

• SAR...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 18, 2016

Paroxetine "Brisdelle - SUCKS - Why prescribe a medication to help you with the hot flashes, YET make you feel miserable (side effect) HEADACHES, nausea, trembling eye, Ewwwww. Really... I'd rather go through the hot flashes. BAD BAD medicine. Also, I was puking up."

• Men...
• April 3, 2015

"I was experiencing severe hot flashes and uncontrolled emotions, crying, angry, and very tired from lack of sleep. I consulted with my doctor, and she put me on Paxil. I was confused as I am quiet and always a hard worker with no real problems with depression. The doctor explained that it helps with hot flashes. I am on 10 mg a day that I take at bedtime. I get very tired, yawn all the time, still not sleeping the best, I clench my teeth together all the time, so they are sore, food is not appealing, so I barely eat, I do not want to talk to anyone, do not want to work either, no energy, and no sex drive. I am told that I will get more adjusted to it and things will right themselves. It has only been 1 1/2 months, I will give it a few more."

• Sco...
• January 30, 2016

Paroxetine "I have been taking Brisdelle for the past 6 months to help with hot flashes. However, I have had these chronic problems since taking this medication. I have tremors, my eyes are sensitive to light, seizures, biting my tongue during the night while sleeping so severely that I have to get up because the blood is so profuse. I also am dizzy all the time and feel like I am whirling around and unstable while sitting, lying down, or walking about. It has taken me almost 2 months and thousands of dollars to figure this out on my own. I have been to the endocrinologist to see if I have a tumor, a neurologist due to the seizures, a dentist, an ENT specialist, a chiropractor, a neuro-ophthalmologist, and my primary care physician, and no one has been able to help me."

• Son...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 30, 2023

Paroxetine "It's surprising to read all these bad reviews, especially those about the terrible side effects. I've had a great experience with Brisdelle - no side effects and a dramatic reduction in the number of hot flashes and the severity. I would estimate an improvement of about 85%. I did gain some weight, but from what I read, the dosage is too low to have a causal effect; probably just part of menopause."

• 57a...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 13, 2015

"I have had difficulty with hormonal depression, which is why I thought it was prescribed. It stopped my night sweats immediately. Now, 17 days in, my depression is a little worse. Feeling sad and tired. Not for me, but enjoyed the relief from night sweats while it lasted."

• Hot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2015

"My Dr. recently increased my dose of Paxil, adding 10 mg. It has made a significant difference in the amount and severity of my hot flashes. Every day I could easily have 15 and at night sometimes 10. It has been a week so far, and the daily have reduced to somewhere between 5 and 8. And at night approximately 5. I am grateful for the slight relief."

• Tra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 17, 2017

"This drug has been a lifesaver for me. I had a hysterectomy, and two years later, full-blown menopause... hot flashes - night sweats. I really hated going anywhere when I would run into someone I knew at the grocery store. I would get a hot flash, and my face would turn really red, and they would say, 'OMG, did I say something to make you mad?' LOL. I would say, 'No, I'm just boiling from the inside out.' Ugggg, but this medication saved me down to maybe two a day."

• Yny...
• January 26, 2017

"I've been on paroxetine for a little over 3 months. My doctor told me I wouldn't see a difference in my hot flashes from this medicine until at least 2 months. My hot flashes are fierce. I get drenched at least 10 times at night and all through the day. I told my doctor I wanted something to work right away, so he gave me clonidine along with it, which I wasn't able to take because it made me too sleepy. Anyway, the paroxetine did work after 2 months, as long as I don't drink alcohol."

• jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 19, 2020

"Have been on paroxetine for a week for hot flashes. Has already reduced the hot flashes but... Hate the way I feel; jittery, cold sweats, can't sleep, lightheaded, and foggy. Maybe they will go away. Not sure I'll stay on it that long. Why pay those outrageous prices for Brisdelle when the generic is the same drug."

• ant...
• October 20, 2016

"This medicine has the worst side effects of any drug I have ever taken. I think it should be taken off the market. Although the hot flashes were diminished a bit, the terrible withdrawal symptoms are worse than the hot flashes ever were. The so-called 'brain zaps' are debilitating. I have them almost constantly. My doctor told me to wean myself off it, but since it comes only in capsule form and only comes in one strength, that is difficult to do. I went from once a day to every other day, then stopped. I realize the weaning process was too short, and this is likely the reason for the severe symptoms. I can't help but wonder if these will ever go away. Does anyone know how long this is going to last? I feel like I'm losing my mind."

• DGo...
• November 11, 2017

"Condition: Severe Hot Flashes Rx: Paroxetine 10mg (aka Paxil) by Mylan. Two weeks (14 days) into first time taking paroxetine 10mg (aka Paxil), and working great for me! No more hot flashes. Started gradual use at one tablet every other day while weaning off Rx Estradiol 2mg. After two weeks, dosage is daily. Taken at bedtime. The only negative side effect experienced with the first pill was waking up drowsy and lethargic, lasting throughout the day. This was quickly remedied by cutting the pill in half; taking half at bedtime, and half the next day at noon with food. The 7.5mg Brisdelle brand is very costly and out of my budget. The Paroxetine 10mg is covered by insurance. Practical to cut in half, then other half in half = @7.5mg."

• Lun...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 12, 2016

"I was diagnosed with a seizure disorder and heart disease. Insomnia from hot flashes will lower my seizure threshold. Once I had the heart attack, hormone therapy became out of the question. My doctor prescribed 20 mg of paroxetine. Within days, the frequency and intensity of my hot flashes diminished. In addition, I am more relaxed than I have ever been in my life. The downside is if you miss a dose, the hot flashes come back with force!"

• Cor...
• August 25, 2015

"The cost of Brisdelle (Paroxetine) is high, but it is worth it. It took about 60 days, but I have an 85% reduction in symptoms in 'the sweats' and irritability. This is a slow release and small dosage of an antidepressant. Therefore, the antidepressant action should be very minimal. If a physician is prescribing Paroxetine at 10 mg or greater and stating that it should help with menopausal symptoms, it is helping more with depression and anxiety. Paroxetine CR 12.5 mg or higher is also more for depression/anxiety. Just as antidepressants are used at sub-therapeutic dosages for pain relief, the difference is in the amount of the medication and also the time it takes to be absorbed in the body. My advice is to talk to your prescriber carefully."

• Cab...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 8, 2016

"Have been on Brisdelle for over 9 months for hot flashes, helped considerably. I would be soaking wet, but that doesn't happen anymore. Had to get new insurance, they won't cover Brisdelle but will cover Paxil, so my Dr. has put me on 10 mg. So far, so good, hot flashes are 3-5 daily, but really very mild. Maybe the extra 2.5 mg will help my mood. :)"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 17, 2016

"This drug is awful. I have been thinking that I have been depressed for years after being prescribed this for hot flashes and the menopause. Every time I tried to stop, I had the most horrific withdrawal symptoms in the world: anger bordering on rage, vertigo and dizziness that make me feel I am going to pass out, sweats, bad dreams, depression, and suicidal thoughts off the scale. This drug is making someone a lot of money by underplaying how horrific the withdrawal symptoms are! It is highly addictive because you think you are ill when you try to stop taking it and go back on it! It's disgusting."

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2015

"I had a hysterectomy in 2002 and went on hormones for a few years, then quit and had no problems. This year, night sweats started really bad, waking 5-10 times a night. This drug stopped the night sweats within 3 days, but depression, no motivation, being tired all day, and being very irritable. I made the decision to wean myself off after 3 weeks. Now, after 5 days off, I am beginning to feel human again. Side effects weren't worth it for me."

• Imp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 20, 2015

"I had been taking sertraline for anxiety. Started on paroxetine for the hot flashes as the recommendation of my doctor. Hot flashes reduced significantly, but an occasional hot flash wasn't as bad. BUT, then I started having what I would call side effects: itching on my scalp, my underarms, eyebrows, and other warmer, damper areas. I went from fanning myself to scratching. Not attractive. I tried weaning myself from paroxetine and the itching subsided, but now the hot flashes are returning. My libido went from poor to nothing on this medication. I didn't think much about the brain fog and zaps until I read this blog. Since being off of it completely, my emotions are out of control (crying, anxiety). Don't think this is for me."

• Ros...
• November 19, 2019

"52-year-old female, hot flashes are kicking my butt. Doctor put me on Brisdell 7.5 mg, i.e., Paroxetine. Took one tablet per day for two weeks... I'm literally exhausted and want to sleep all the time, no energy, farting all day long, yawning, and heartburn. NOT taking this drug anymore, will just have to deal with the hot flashes."

• Con...
• November 25, 2016

"I was excited to try this medicine. Having 5 hot flashes a night that wake me up. Haven't had any R.E.M. sleep for a while. Not sleeping is affecting my exercise and work routine. The only time I don't get hot flashes is when I'm riding my mountain bike. Biking doesn't pay the bills. Took my dose before bed, in about 15 minutes my head felt different, like a rush of something, then clarity, I guess that was the serotonin release. I thought, oh boy, I'm gonna sleep. But not the case. Unfortunately, I must have opposite effects. I didn't sleep more than 2 hours all night. Had a clear head full of thoughts about stuff I need to do. Still had hot flashes, 4 during the night and more in the morning. And then the nausea in the morning also."