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Brand Names: Aropax, Paxil, Paxil CR, Paxxet , Pexeva, Sereupin, Seroxat
Generic Name: Paroxetine

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

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Reasons Taken

90 patients in the community are taking or have taken Paroxetine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 38 42%
Anxiety 23 25%
Other 11 12%
Emotional lability 4 4%
General health 3 3%
Fatigue 2 2%
Don't know 1 1%
bipolar disorder 1 1%
Support another treatment 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Paroxetine.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg Daily 4 mg Daily 5 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 12.5 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 25 mg Daily 30 mg Daily 37.5 mg Daily 40 mg Daily 50 mg Daily 60 mg Daily 80 mg Daily 200 mg Daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 25 Number of Patients: 25 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Paroxetine or how long patients were taking Paroxetine before stopping.

Currently taking Paroxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
2
11
7
32

Stopped taking Paroxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
2
3
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Paroxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 3 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Did not seem to work 2 18% Did not seem to work: 18%
Expense 2 18% Expense: 18%
Course of treatment ended 2 18% Course of treatment ended: 18%
Personal research 1 9% Personal research: 9%
Not indicated 1 9% Not indicated: 9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 2

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 4

Top reported side-effects include: Anxiety, Brain fog, Insomnia

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)

  • morgan
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • morgan
  • by morgan
    Oct 28, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Anxiety
Advice/Tips
Newer medicines should be researched or discussed w/ a psychphamacologist --psychiatrist treating brain chemistry.

  • Flowers
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Flowers
  • by Flowers
    Dec 31, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression
Advice/Tips
My family calls this my sanity med, w/o it all I want to do is sit and cry for no reason at all. I've never had to take anything for depression before this.

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