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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 349 86 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 159 41 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 98 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Social Anxiety Disorder 81 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Panic attacks 37 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Mild Depression 35 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 706 patients currently taking Paroxetine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 35
Moderate
 63
Mild
 62
None
 70

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Paroxetine

Weight gain 23
Sexual dysfunction 21
Sex drive (libido) decreased 16
Brain fog 14
Agitation 14
Insomnia 13
See all 111 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Paroxetine. See all 36 dosages ►

  daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 34 Number of Patients: 34 54 Number of Patients: 54 16 Number of Patients: 16 244 Number of Patients: 244 31 Number of Patients: 31 84 Number of Patients: 84 154 Number of Patients: 154 14 Number of Patients: 14 42 Number of Patients: 42  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Paroxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 118   Did not seem to work: 39%
Side effects too severe 109   Side effects too severe: 36%
Doctor's advice 76   Doctor's advice: 25%
Other 57   Other: 19%
Personal research 24   Personal research: 8%
Expense 16   Expense: 5%
Course of treatment ended 16   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 1%

See all 289 patients who’ve stopped taking Paroxetine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Paroxetine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Paroxetine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Paroxetine

Always
 178 77%
Usually
 34 15%
Sometimes
 9 4%
Never
 9 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Paroxetine

Very
 13 6%
Somewhat
 21 9%
A little
 45 20%
Not at all
 151 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Paroxetine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 9 6%
$25-49
 24 16%
< $25
 116 77%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.