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What is Paroxetine?

Paroxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant used in the treatment of depression as well as anxiety disorders. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
11 14%
Moderate
16 21%
Mild
21 28%
None
28 37%

Most commonly reported side effects

Brain fog
14 18%
Agitation
13 17%
Sexual dysfunction
13 17%
Insomnia
10 13%
Anxiety
10 13%
Weight gain
9 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Paroxetine. See all 27 dosages ►

  10mg/5mL as needed 40 mg all the time (24/7) daily 25 mg monthly 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 1.5 x 10 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 3 x 10 mg/5 mL daily 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 4 x 10 mg/5 mL daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 60 mg one time 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 136 Number of Patients: 136 18 Number of Patients: 18 41 Number of Patients: 41 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 79 Number of Patients: 79 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Paroxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
44 40% Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe
41 37% Side effects too severe: 37%
Doctor's advice
31 28% Doctor's advice: 28%
Other
20 18% Other: 18%
Personal research
11 10% Personal research: 10%
Course of treatment ended
7 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Expense
6 5% Expense: 5%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 103 patients who’ve stopped taking Paroxetine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Paroxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
6
13
43
31
109

Stopped Taking Paroxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
15
11
19
23
11
25

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
61 80%
Usually
11 14%
Sometimes
2 3%
Never
2 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 9%
Somewhat
6 8%
A little
22 29%
Not at all
41 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
2 3%
$25-49
10 13%
< $25
35 46%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.