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Paroxetine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Aropax, Paxil, Paxil CR, Paxxet , Pexeva, Sereupin, Seroxat, 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.
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See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
259 patients in the community are taking or have taken Paroxetine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | 74 | 28% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 69 | 26% |
| Anxiety | 40 | 15% |
| Other | 34 | 13% |
| Emotional lability | 8 | 3% |
| General health | 7 | 2% |
| Fatigue | 2 | <1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 2 | <1% |
| Don't know | 2 | <1% |
| Stress/anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Panic attack(s) | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Hyperventilation | 1 | <1% |
| Major Depression | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Paroxetine or how long patients were taking Paroxetine before stopping.
Currently taking Paroxetine
Stopped taking Paroxetine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 22 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 56% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 11% | 1 |
| Slight | 33% | 3 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 23% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 14% | 3 |
| Mild | 18% | 4 |
| None | 45% | 10 |
Top reported side-effects include: Insomnia, Weight gain, Brain fog
Summary results are based on 22 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 22)
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- Flowers
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Flowers
Aug 21, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Depression
- Advice/Tips
- You have to take this as written. If I forget for some reason, I can really tell the difference as I'll starting crying all the time. This med has done mircles for me and keeping my emotions in control
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0 helpful marks
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- papaw perry
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
- Type: Upper Motor Neuron
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by papaw perry
Oct 15, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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0 helpful marks