Paroxetine for Social Anxiety Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Paxil, Paxil CR, Brisdelle
Reviews for Paroxetine
- jan...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 13, 2019
"I have tried a lot of antidepressants, and paroxetine was pretty much the last one to try. This is the 5th week, but I’m starting to feel benefits. Hardly any side effects. Finally!!!!!"
- DUN...
- May 10, 2009
"I have been taking Paxil now for 9 years. I have thanked my doctor, and I have had much luck and success with controlling my social anxiety and panic disorders. Great medication for me."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 7, 2014
"Prozac and Paxil have saved my sanity."
- Cas...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 2, 2019
"I do not know how many here claim that it changes their life! It did nothing for me, it was just a wasting of time and money."
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- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 26, 2019
Paroxetine "Made my anxiety worse. I couldn't function at work or life in general."
- Sti...
- March 27, 2020
Paroxetine "Every medicine is different and it also depends on what else you are taking with this medication."
- Dea...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 17, 2021
Paroxetine "Works quite well, but it will induce fatigue if you have CYP2D6 enzyme problems."
- Ayu...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- September 7, 2018
"I was on this medication, first 12.5 mg, then up to 25 mg. It doesn't work for my SAD. Everyone is different, for me, Mirtazapine worked in an awesome way."
- axd...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 26, 2019
"Awful drug, it nearly killed me. Avoid at all costs. The problem for me was huge panic attacks, sleep one hour per day, dizziness, depression."
- axe...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 27, 2019
Paroxetine "Not for social phobia. Makes anxiety much worse. Nightmare. Couldn't sleep an hour after it."
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Paroxetine "I have already made a prior post, but I left out one piece of information: the withdrawal is harsh, but I found that by taking NeoCitran, I felt 100% better and free of the side effects."