Paroxetine side effects
Across 21 first-hand reports, people mentioned a side effect 8 times (about 38 per 100 reports). The most common: anhedonia, terrible side, intense serotonin. User reports show what people notice — they can't tell you whether Paroxetine is safe for you.
Reported side effects
anhedonia4
terrible side1
intense serotonin1
withdrawal1
long-term effects1
What got worse for some people
In their own words
“At the moment I am on 40 mg of Seroxat (Paxil) and still feeling very low, moody, anxious...”
“Nothing has worked for me for anhedonia caused by paxil 20+ years ago”
“I tried, paxil, effexor, Cipralex and had terrible side effect.”
“I'm now taking Paroxetine (Paxil)...Baseline ? What baseline are you talking about? I feel nothing from Paxil.”
“I had been prescribed paroxetine for depression in the past and stupidly took it for quite some time. It took three attempts to finally get off it, and I then had a terrible withdrawal with terrible long-term effects.”
“I took paxil for years and came away with severe anhedonia (inability to experience joy)”
Is Paroxetine safe? What the research covers
AResearch: Strong359 meta-analyses · 784 randomized trials on PubMed
None of the top reviews we found focus on safety. All research on Paroxetine.