Paxil
People mainly take Paxil for mood, anxiety. Based on 4 first-hand reports. Ranked #1273 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mostly negative25% positive0% mixed50% negative25% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 33% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Paxil does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Paxil is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
10 mgdaily
20 mgdaily
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
anhedonia ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“60 mg cymbalta, 10 mg paxil, 50 mg trazodone daily.”
“Nothing has worked for me for anhedonia caused by paxil 20+ years ago”
“from it or him only became worse in a month. Because the problem was more serious.”
“I started taking 20mg of paxil daily, and my life is completely different now. I am free. I am actually who I am on the inside all the time now instead of frozen with anxiety any time I leave the house.”
Top discussions (4)
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