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Everyone’s different because Paxil literally saved my life.

Paxil was a blessing, for me. I love paxil. I went from suicidal to having a girlfriend and a life❤

I have been on Paxil for 25 years now. It really helped me with my Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks that I was prescribed for. I have tried many times to get off this drug as I do not think I need it anymore but the withdrawal symptoms were to severe and I have not been able to. Always looking for a better way to get off the Paxil. Thank you for all the wonderful information. 🦋

Best antidepressant for me i didn't have to switch around or anything. Saved my life

I used it for probably two years, then wanted to get off all meds as I was happy again and ready to be free of medicine. The withdrawals were so incredibly bad I almost didn't make it and considered taking it again just to make it stop. I hung in there and got through it, but barely.

I was on Paroxetine for 15 years and it helped me so much until it just stopped working. My anxiety and panic attacks came back with full force. My doctor increased my dose from 20mg to 30mg and nothing helped. I've been put on Effexor 150mg for around 3 months. I feel better but not 100% yet. I'm scared that one day the meds will stop working for me

it took me 6 years to finally get off from paroxetine. it was so hard, i thought i was gonna die. never experienced anything like that and i've tried many medications. my advice is, don't try it! i started having panic attacks when i lowered my dose

Long story but I had persistent panic attacks from gabapentin withdraw so I was put on paroxetine! It stopped the panic attacks and the only side effect was hearing the door knocking

I was on Paroxetine (on and off ) for 12 years. It is the only one ISSR class that works for me, other issr or any other classes (ex. MAO don’t work for me. My side effects on Paroxetine: 60 pounds gained in 1 year, as a consequence fatty liver + mild liver fibrosis). I was hungry all the time and I never had the sensation of full stomach . My hypothalamus wasn’t able to control this. Interrupting temporary Paroxetine , I started a healthy lifestyle and I lost some weight and I wasn’t hungry. Still, I have to take Paroxetine due to the fact that i had ptsd after some severe traumas and my sympathetic division is activated at maximum level even for insignificant things. I work in medical field and i understand the risk for Paroxetine but unfortunately there’s no ISSR without side effects. Paroxetine has the worst side effects, that’s true. I take 10 mg instead 20 mg. Lower dose is not so bad.

I started taking paxil at 15 years old for social anxiety disorder at 20 mg . I didn't understand why I was getting prescribed an anti depressant when I was really not depressed, I was living in fear everyday, not depressed. I thought that might cause problems and later in life it really did. I went from 20 mg to the maximum dose, 60 mg, later in my life. I am 37 now and In the last year, i very slowly, which is really important if withrawing, went down from 60 mg to 20 mg and I will eventually stop it for good, which I thought I would never be able to do because everytime I tried to quit, it was just getting worse. I tried quitting for years but trying to quit cold turkey or too fast is 1 of the worst nightmares I went through. I also learned that eating and digesting food creates serotonin and a problem that I had for years was eating before I was going to bed, also with only having moved around very little all day, which logicaly made me understand that I wouldn't digest a lot at night, then I wouldn't be hungry during the day so I wouldn't eat during the day, so I wouldn't secrete serotonin during the day, so I would have no energy, I didn't even have the energy to take my shower. Not spending energy during the day made me sleepless at night and eating before going to bed made the cycle keep going. Leave yourself 3 to 4 hours to digest before going to bed is best and whether it's best for you to take your meds earlier or later during the day, the most important is to take them at the same time everyday to avoid an imbalance which is 1 if not the main reason to take ssri's. Taking paxil really helped me, even saved my life. It blocked a lot of my fears but also took away a lot of my emotions which I figured out, had everything to do with my motivation. To me, taking paxil was lifes way of helping me confront my fears and stop me from ruining my life and others with my irresponsible behaviors. I hope with all my heart that my experiences will help you and others. Thank you so much for taking the time to have read my book of a comment lol

I love paroxetin. I've been on and off it for 17 years. I've tried duloxetine and desvenlafaxin and the best for me is paroxetine. It's the only drug that makes feel better when i need.

I was on this for years as a teen and young adult for GAD and Panic Disoder... About 2001-2008 the sexual dysfunction was horrible (I'm a male btw), it did work for my panic attacks until it diden't! So let me say one thing the withdrawal from PAXIL is intense and very long lasting in my case anyways. Not only did I have a rebound effect with panic attacks I had what I can only describe as Brain Shocks or short-circuiting... Yes it sounds weird but it was a constant on and off thing for about a year and a half AFTER ceaseing all Paxil use! I would NEVER in my life EVER recommend anyone take this unless you have no choice, and even then I would never go on this...

I've been taking it for 6 months now and my heart beats has changed! So I'll for sure be changing medicine

Trying to get off this after 6 months of use nearly killed me. The withdrawal was nightmarish.

Excellent presentation! I will subscribe, as I found it objective. Great pace, pronunciation and I believe your final assessment was honest. Everyone has biases but we can benefit greatly from distinctions between facts and opinion. The background, lighting, editing and personal appearance are professional enough and your eyes weren’t darting over at a text, though this wouldn’t be a dealbreaker. I recently tapered off a benzo, after 30 years of use, and am lining up for a Paxil taper, after approximately 20 years of use. After quitting alcohol in 2009 and nicotine in 2011 (27 year habit!), I’m confident in my ability to come off a substance. From your video, I just learned that Paxil is offered in liquid form which is wonderful. Only in the past few months have I learned of Paxil’s notorious withdrawal complications. I say bring it on. I also am in no hurry. Though only on 20mg, if it takes a year, so be it. Thank you.

I've been withdrawing from Paxil for a few years (I've been taking 20mg of it for 25 years - I've been trying to get off it for 15 years). The withdrawal effects are terrible at times. I will ultimately have to stay at 5 mg for now. I can't get through it at the moment :( (I went too fast - I went down 1.25 mg in a month. I stopped there 80 days ago today, but I'm not getting better, in fact I got worse this week). I haven't been able to see my boyfriend for 2 and a half months - I felt so bad. I'm about to lose him. Thanks for the advice to help with weaning. I will ask for that eventually.

Currently on it. I won’t lie, it does make me sleepy a lot and tapering off of it was roughhhh, but I’d rather be sleepy than severely anxious.

I gained a few happy years to my life with paroxetine (depression/social anxiety totally gone) until it totally stopped working after 5 years of use. The level of anxiety and other new symptoms were like out of a nightmare, feels like I've lost a half decade just to recover from terrible withdrawal. My biggest grudge is that no doctor ever warned me about the difficulty of withdrawing, funnily no doctor even saw my "new" symptoms as withdrawal symptoms. Would not ever go back on it.

Got tinnitus from the very first pill. Pill pusher doctor said it wouldn’t do that. Major coincidence if it didn’t cause it. So I kept taking them for four years. Now years later, I found out it CAN cause tinnitus. My tinnitus is permanent but maybe if the doctor had told me to stop the drug, the tinnitus might not be permanent. I’ll never know. Also, I’ve since heard of someone else who got tinnitus from Paxil. My advice…..try a different antidepressant.

My mum`s body is absolutely sick of these meds. They doesn`t help for depression, maybe a little better appetite and mood, but gives horrible side effects. She used because doctor said she needs to but she got plenty of problems now. And her weight gain plus 30kg.

I’m on Paroxetine right now 50mg as well as propranolol and I’ve been doing just fine. I also take lamotrigine 200mg. It’s the magic combination for me. I guess I’m just built different than everyone else.

I took 40 mg Paxil for 2 years I stopped suddenly because I didn't have enough money to fill my script till I got paid. At the end of the week without taking it I started seeing thing's hearing thing's everyone thought I was on drugs I I took sleeping pills to try and calm down ended up overdosing went to hospital for 3 days then to the nut house for 2 days . It's been 3 years and I still have problems but not seeing anything anymore. Don't stop suddenly like I did

Paxil is strong. It is very effective mfor mdd with anxiety. The down side. It seems to have the worst sexual amd emotional blunting effects.some weight gain also

I’ve been on 30mg Paxil for two years. It helped my depression and now that it has been this long and I have learned more life coping skills, I would like to taper off. I’m always tired and I’ve gained a lot of weight. I’m hoping to lose the weight once I’m off. I won’t go back on it if I get depression again- even in severe depression, I hope to try more intense exercise, diet and therapy. I would really like my brain to try to recover from the stress of depression on its own if possible. Numbing out is helpful for the first few hard episodes of life- but I hope that with age and experience, I have learned some skills that will keep me away from strong meds such as Paxil.

I’m so glad I found this medication, it’s saved my life 😊

Once again excellent video!! May I ask which medication has more anticholinergic effects, paroxetine or venlafaxine? Thank you!!

Love the stuff works great easy to go on and easy to come off! Only one that has worked for me.

What are the alternatives to paroxetine. My Psychiatrist prescribed it for me for anxiety disorder but I m bit scared to start it. I had used it some 13-14 yrs back and had found mild benefit. I do feel i need to be on some medication , but unable to decide. What are other options. By the way im myself a Physician. Kindly advise. Thanks

I found it was great for my anxiety, I am looking to get back on it. I never took it for depression.

It took me 3 months to get off of it and I still don’t know if some symptoms I have are prolonged side effects. It’s hard but possible to do it. Don’t start paroxetine if you have other options.

im taking Paroxetine for 2motnhs and it not works im so very dizzy 🥴..i want to go to my doctor and switch into other medicine thats low side effects.

My doctor had me on a cocktail of Paxil welbutrin and Remeron and it was absolutely horrible. Not only did I gain an incredible amount of weight but my anxiety and depression got worse. I tried raising my concerns with my doctor but he kept insisting that the drugs would eventually help lessen and the side effects would mellow down. I felt like I and my concerns weren’t being really heard so I got a new doctor and he ended up weaning me off of them. Once off of these meds I felt a million times better.

Have been on it for 20y and all i can say is "never again". I'm off for 5 y and counting. Solve your problems without meds if possible

Side affect for me is sexual, sweating, yawning and dizziness , constapation, but mentally I feel better, panic attacks have calmed down, better mood, less alcohol consumption and better sleep.

I've weaned myself off of Paxil and cold turkey, cold turkey is very rough indeed. and it has had negative effects on my sex life. Currently back on it as I was getting depressed again. I also take Seroquel. Have been diagnosed as Bipolar with General anxiety disorder, and I don't sleep for days if I'm not medicated. But haven't really spent a substantial amount of time talking to a doctor about my condition, just the 10-minute in and outs. haven't been to a psychiatrist, was told to go but haven't.

Should I take this medication? I had severe panic disorders. Ended up in the hospital three times but labs were normal. Did a CCTA and that came back normal so I'm cleared with my cardiologist.

I call bullshit; it works

I was prescribed this ….never taken any pill

I was on 17 mgs of paxil and I my life long IBS went away. I could never gain weight and I gained weight after 2 years to perfect. I LOVED it! It stopped working after 7 years and nothing else ever worked even a little . I did keep my weight but my IBS is back in full and also anxiety. I would have stayed on it for life if it kept working. Also, I loved the way I thought. I was just plain wonderful until it stopped. I tried to go back on after about 2 years and it didn't work at all the same. Made me feel bad. The MD told me it was not addictive and put me on something else. Stopping Paxil is so bad, you can't believe it. The MD did not believe it was addictive at all. He was and still is wrong.

It worked for me… but now my therapist and I agree I don’t need/want them anymore and my doc doesn’t want to take me off them even though it’s been much more than a year.

I have been on it for five years. I didn't like how groggy and withdrawn it made me feel at 20 mg so I dropped down to 10 mg. I would like to try getting off of it but my NP didn't seem to want to set me up with the liquid version that can be used to gradually decrease doses. Now I am trying taking it every other day. I have concerns about blood disorders because I have been getting blood clots in my lower legs more frequently. Now you said this drug will bind to platelets and keep them from clotting. However, I read that excess serotonin enhances platelet aggregation. I thinking about getting off paxil how it effects my blood clot issue.

I've been off and on Paxil for over 25 years. Never had any problems getting off of it other than mild - common withdrawal effects lasting a few days. Quitting smoking is far worse.

Dctr told me to take it daily...I can't tolerate the dose so I take it evry 3rd day and I'm doing good

I have been taking it for 8 years and I want to stop it but I do not know how right now I am with 10mg

Doctor took me off cold turkey he didnt know about withdrawals and neither did i i almost died for 2weeks emergency room visits couldn't figure it out after 2 weeks the husband figured it out begged for them to put me back on it was back to normal the 2nd day i will be on them forever be honest with your patients this stuff is as bad as coming off of herion yes this is the truth the withdrawals are absolutely deadly

If you have more anxiety than depression Paroxetine better choice

Thank you for this particular information at the end of your video, especially having gotten off of paxil and having extremely bad side effects in the past ,then hearing you say this is one of the worst medications to come off of. I agree, absolutely. Well made video. Your also your smoking hot.

I've been on this drug 8years 2omgs and am coming down to 10mgs over time. I feel in a better head space and don't think this pill being in my life forever is a good thing. But time will tell.

I just started taking it at the beginning of the week and i’m so nauseous and have headaches. I have to wait a month for it to kick in and see if the symptoms go away before i change anything up :(

Hello, I am 74 years old. I have been on Paxil for over 30 years, 30 mg. I suffer from depression, panic disorder, long term PTSD, with a touch of bi-polar thrown in. Over the last couple of years I have developed a heart condition, LBBB, and I have 1 stent. Last fall I started having serious angina with my heart beat being around 90 bpm. My cardiologist has put me on a beta blocker, Nebiviolol. This has mostly relieved my angina with my heart beat now around 70 bpm. I have slowly stared to stop using Paxil, with a hope to switching to Psilocybin. I live in Portugal where all drugs have been decriminalized. What danger do you think I’m in while trying to get off Paxil and using my beta blocker? Thank you.

Seroxat helped me a lot in my depression and anxiety but the problem is that i could not sleep at all so i stopped it after 3 months

Great information

Thank you Doctor 😊

I just took 10 mg for the very first time. I never used any antidepressants and Im a little bit scared of how it will affect me. I will use 10mg for a week now and then start with 20 mg. Hope I will feel better.

I've been on Paroxetine for over 5 years. It worked great but over time the effect has worn off some. I've tried coming off this drug three times and each time the withdrawal was so horrible and long lasting that it was determined to go back to normal dose. I get sick if I miss one dose and trying to come off it caused severe nausea and vomiting, uncontrollable blood pressure increases & sudden drops, severe headaches, dizziness, eratic heart racing, and nearly passing out. I was hospitalized to help and after two weeks the withdrawals had no improvement. I'll never be able to come off this drug.

I've had withdrawal from Zoloft, Trintillex/Brintillex and Clomipramine. Your telling me there is something worse then going off clomipramine? I've tried most so my last hope is paroxetine, lets hope i don't have to get off it.

Is Paroxetine CR 12.5 mg no exception to the side effects u have mentioned???

paroxetine changed my life I went from having daily panick attacks to having a life, I been taking it since 2 years and its really hard without it, I dont wanna be on it for the life, But I dont know how will I live without it??!

Medication for OCD

I started Paxil yesterday and all I wanna do is sleep. I feel like a zombie.

I think persons exeperience with all mental antidepressants that determine what is best for everyone regarding scientific data that shows Antidepressants treat major depression in the first place howver. side effect wether is positive or negative depends on our journey. Personally i have experienced all ssri medecine. I figure out Paroxetine does not affect erectile function and sexual drive except ejaculation too fast. No ssri antidepressant do that to erectile dysfunction was the problem of SSRi Antidepressants except paxil. Any way i am alwyas on the of cons and pros to see what is the best that work for my depression journey Stay save patients guys. Evaluate every step of all Antidepressants we are on the way to fight depression. Never understimate treatment with Antidpressants with others tools to fight depression.

Sorry I meant 20 mg , on my 10th day & I feel terrible. Please help me . I’m feeling I’ll . 🙏

Could you make a video on fluoxamine please?

good morning Ms Rahul Kanchi! i am following you for along time. I am a psychiatrist in in a small province in a quite poor country. Now, in my insurance drug warehouse of my psychiatric hospital where I am working, the antidepressants have only amytriptyline, paroxetine, venlafaxin. And my patients only rely on health insurance when treated at the hospital. Can you recommend for my some better ideas for treatment when I need to prescibe the antidepressant ?

Please help me . I’m in my 10 mg day of taking peroxetine & I feel terrible. Please reply me . I’m desperate for some help . 🙏

My daughter had a very hard time coming off she is special needs brain zaps

This stuff is SATAN

Approved by the FDA in 2001 what is she talking about. It has been on the market since 1992 - I know so because I've been taking since 1994.

I want to stop using it due to nightmares but it helps against stuttering.

I was put on it at 17. I'm 37 now and really need to quit it. But I've been to a dozen psychiatrists and they all think it's candy. Good candy, just don't forget to pay every month for the recipe. I hear that leaving it is hard but that leaving it slowly is even harder, so I see no way out. I just know that I cannot stay in this prison anymore.

It doesn't really do anything for me beside stable my mood. however since i been on this medication I never experienced happiness i mean the feeling of super happy. I am currently on a transitioning from paroxatine 40 mg. to new medication(Agomelatine 25 mg) . once i successful i will share my withdraw symptoms.

Tried so many antidep paroxetin was the best. Good for your circulatory system that it does not cloth blood. All medications targeting CNS has side effects and reported side effects depends on many things - not necesserly true figures when comparing different medications.

Madam please make video about dapoxitine

I'm on paxil at the moment 37.5mg I'm ok I think. The dr did seem a bit hesitant to put me on that right away. I started with zoloft and for some reason I stopped responding to it even with it at 100mg

One single dose almost killed me. Negative Side effects from taking that single dose lasted for years.

Hi I’m on Carvedilol and a Amlodipine should I be concerned?

When I turned 19 I lost my health insurance. I had one last bottle of Paxil and planned on tapering to get off of it since I no longer had insurance. Well, I ended up losing my bottle of pills and therefore quit Paxil cold turkey. It was horrible, I felt like there were jolts of electricity going through my body and my brain. This lasted about a week or two. I’d feel kinda normal then I’d have a bolt of lightning shoot through my brain. It really sucked. As I look back at that, twenty years later, I wonder if my life was in danger, or if those were seizures.

I've been on this drug three ....four weeks anyway I've become more apt to get constipated and maintain a farty gas build up and not to be funny but almost v uncontrollable but I don't know if that's from spinal surgery last Sept.?!

Sometimes when I don't take for a few days, I get Brain-zaps.

SSRI = Risk of impotency due to PSSD Paroxetine may be life saving, but I doubt that it should be first choice for a doctor. There are more safe drugs than SSRI, e.g. NaSSA.

If liquid form of paroxetine cr or it is not available, is it recommendable to cross over with liquid fluoxetine equivalent dose? And can we cross over in case of other SSRIs with liquid fluoxetine?

Paxil is the best antidepressant for anxiety and apathy, zoloft is not worth it. Zoloft causes problems with memory and concentration. People under it start to get lost in memories and become very lazy

Dr. Rosa, could you please do a video on Gender Dysphoria? And give your thoughts if this should still be a diagnosis?

my doctor said no blood test is needed 😊

Plz make on sertaline 🙏

I m on paroxetine 10 mg for last 20 years , willing to switch on prozac is it okay.

95% of all serotonin in the body comes from microorganisms in the small intestines. I've never understood how these antidepressants could be used to increase serotonin when its a dietary issue. Seems like not eating a crap diet of lots of refined sugars, carbs and heavily processed foods would do more for serotonin levels. I guess drugs make better money though.

Video for Rexulti, please?

i heard it is a cousin to prozac

Actually they cause addition, everyone who use it says the same

Thank you very so much 😂😂

Paxil was the best Thing i see

I was prescribed this in 1997 at age 17. I'm still on the shit!! Tried many times to get off 😢 I'm trying again.

All these psych meds are just plain awful , all posion and thank God for medical providers like her how the hell can any drug with sucide thaughts side effects be approved by the FDA ? WHY

Can Paxil be cause or be held accountable for dementia or Alzheimer's?

How do i get off.?

I'm going to kill myself. I'm on day 6 of coming off 20mg. I was on it 4 years and I stopped cold turkey. I've been in the ER almost every day and nobody will help. I'm absolutely dying from withdrawal.

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Yep, paroxetine is bad. I could tell you a horror story about my experience.