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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

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 12 0
Anxiety 8 1
Other 3 3
Treat Parkinson's 2 0
Panic Disorder 1 0
General health 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 25%
None
3 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sex drive (libido) decreased
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 3 x 10 mg/5 mL daily 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 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
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense
1 25% Expense: 25%
Side effects too severe
1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Paroxetine

Currently Taking Paroxetine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
6
5
8

Stopped Taking Paroxetine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 22, 2009.