Paxil for Major Depressive Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)

• jB_...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 23, 2023

"Will not take this again ever. It made me feel like a zombie, dreary and horrible. I also had dizziness, nausea, and migraines. I stopped taking it but have had a depressive episode that is lingering for a long time. It is not a good medication."

• Sun...
• April 25, 2018

"I tried this medication, and it had the most horrible side effects and all around worsened my condition. It caused a more severe depression and rageful episodes, which destroyed a wonderful relationship with my boyfriend. After taking it for less than a month, I could not breathe and fell unconscious and had a seizure. It was also prescribed for hot flashes, which didn't work either. In addition, it caused nausea and flu-like symptoms and 10 lb weight gain. I felt worse than ever, and it had a deleterious effect on my life. Horrible drug!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 6, 2018

"I originally started at 20 mg. This dose was too much and had trouble sleeping. I went down to 10 mg, which is working much better for me. Unfortunately, I am experiencing a blood taste in my post-nasal drip. I have excellent oral hygiene, and this is not coming from my mouth. It is definitely from the throat. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this? The medication is working, but this side effect is gross."

• med...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 22, 2023

"I took Paxil for both severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It has helped my OCD intrusive thoughts, but unfortunately does not help with my depression. Sadly, it has made me very irritable, especially at the 40 mg dose. I have sadly damaged several important connections due to this medication making me so volatile. I also experienced a lot of suicidal ideations that did not occur for me as often as before I started Paxil. I want to change medications ASAP. When I look back on it, while it helped my intrusive thoughts, the anger, volatility, and worst of all, suicidal ideations do not make it worth it at all for me. Overall, a very scary medication, and I spent nearly two years being this angry, hostile person I hardly recognize anymore."

• Tor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 5, 2022

"Just don’t. It wasn’t hard to get off. My doctor prescribed it, and at first, it went well. No anxiety, depression, and I was getting a bit better. Then, suddenly after two months, the depression came back. Anxiety gone still. Horrible, horrible thoughts came out of nowhere as well! I talked to another doctor, and she said she rarely, if ever, prescribes this. She basically said it shouldn’t be prescribed. Side effects after getting off were some weird head feeling, headache for a day, continuous weird dreams for a few days, and stomachache, nausea for one day. Not bad. I wished meds doctors won’t even prescribe would be taken off the market. There is a reason they don’t."

• Vic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2016

"I've taken Paxil 10 mg for almost a week now, and I absolutely cannot stop craving food. I just want to eat, eat, eat, and I can't stop. I will definitely be talking to my doctor about this side effect and try to get a different medication."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 17, 2015

"I've been on Paxil for 4 days, and so far I have been staying up late, had a sore throat for a few days, and also been eating a lot. As far as my moods, I haven't felt any changes or anything as far as pulling me out of my depression shell. As far as I know, it doesn't start actually working until about 4-6 weeks."

• Tri...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 28, 2020

"Love this Paxil medication. I have been taking it for 10 years and only once had thoughts of suicide. They upped the dose to 30 mg. It has been the best thing I have ever taken."

• sye...
• September 26, 2018

"Great med - within 1 week after taking I feel improvement in my depression. Now I can go anywhere. I love it."

• asd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2018

"Bad headache. I drove a truck, and daydreams and racing thoughts were making me miss my turns or go past my stops. I also stopped taking it because of the headaches."

• Ste...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 28, 2021

"10 for anxiety, 10 for OCD, 8 for depression"