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What is Paxil?

Paxil® is a brand name for the drug Paroxetine, a serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type of anti-depressant. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
5 13%
Moderate
8 21%
Mild
12 32%
None
13 34%

Most commonly reported side effects

Agitation
10 26%
Brain fog
10 26%
Anxiety
7 18%
Insomnia
7 18%
Headaches
7 18%
Sexual dysfunction
7 18%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Paxil. See all 21 dosages ►

  10mg/5mL as needed daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg 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 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 60 mg one time 75 mg daily 80 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 67 Number of Patients: 67 6 Number of Patients: 6 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Paxil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
28 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Side effects too severe
28 41% Side effects too severe: 41%
Doctor's advice
14 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Other
11 16% Other: 16%
Course of treatment ended
4 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research
3 4% Personal research: 4%
Expense
2 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 65 patients who’ve stopped taking Paxil

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Paxil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
9
25
17
61

Stopped Taking Paxil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
11
7
17
15
4
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
30 79%
Usually
6 16%
Sometimes
2 5%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 5%
Somewhat
2 5%
A little
10 26%
Not at all
24 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 5%
< $25
22 58%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.