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Common Brand Name(s)
Paxil Tablet
Uses
This medicine is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD), generalized and social anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and panic disorders with or without the fear of being in open or public places.
Contraindications
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine; you are currently taking or have taken a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor within the last 14 days; you are currently taking thioridazine.
How to Use
How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated, your age, and weight. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. Carefully read the patient leaflet provided with this medicine and reread it each time you get this prescription refilled. Take this medicine exactly as directed by your health care provider. This medicine may be taken without regard to food. Symptoms usually improve within 1 to 4 weeks. Continue taking your medicine even though you feel better. This medicine may cause dizziness or drowsiness. Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. Do not take this medicine if you are currently taking or have taken an MAO inhibitor within the last 14 days. If you are uncertain whether your other medications contain an MAO inhibitor, check with your health care provider. Do not stop taking this medicine without checking with your doctor. Stopping this medicine suddenly may cause certain side effects, such as dizziness, nausea, sweating, agitation; abnormal skin sensations, and abnormal dreams. Do not take more medicine than prescribed unless advised to do so by your doctor or health care provider. Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medicines without talking with your doctor. This includes any herbal preparations or dietary supplements. Contact your health care provider at once if you feel you have taken too much of this medicine.
Side Effects
Every medicine can cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following occurs: Severe: Extreme mood swings; tremors; heart problems; abnormal bleeding; chest pain; breathing problems. Common: Depression: Headache; flushing; weakness; sweating; nausea; drowsiness;dry mouth; constipation; diarrhea; decreased appetite; gas; sleepiness; dizziness;sleeplessness; tremor; nervousness; anxiety; abnormal skin sensations; decreased sex drive; yawning; blurred vision; abnormal ejaculation; urinary frequency;urination disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Weakness; sweating; flushing;rash; nausea; dry mouth; constipation; diarrhea; changes in appetite; sleeplessness;drowsiness; dizziness; tremor; nervousness; decreased sex drive; abnormal dreams; difficulty concentrating; temporary loss of personal reality; muscle twitch; abnormal vision; abnormal ejaculation; female genital disorders; impotence;urinary retention; urinary disorder. Panic disorder: Weakness; stomach pain;back pain; sweating; dry mouth; constipation; diarrhea; decreased appetite;sleeplessness; drowsiness; dizziness; tremor; decreased sex drive; agitation;anxiety; muscle twitch; runny nose; abnormal ejaculation; female genital disorder;impotence. Social anxiety disorder: Weakness; sweating; nausea; dry mouth;constipation; diarrhea; decreased appetite; indigestion; gas; muscle pain;sleeplessness; sleepiness; dizziness; tremor; nervousness; decreased sex drive;agitation; anxiety; difficulty concentrating; sore throat; yawn; abnormal vision; abnormal ejaculation; painful menstruation; female genital disorder;impotence. Generalized anxiety disorder: Weakness; headache; infection (fever, chills, sore throat); flushing; sweating; nausea; dry mouth; constipation;diarrhea; decreased appetite; vomiting; sleeplessness; drowsiness; dizziness;tremor; nervousness; decreased sex drive; inflamed sinuses; yawn; abnormal ejaculation; female genital disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder: Weakness;infection (fever, chills, sore throat); stomach pain; sweating; nausea; dry mouth; constipation; diarrhea; decreased appetite; vomiting; indigestion;sleeplessness; drowsiness; dizziness; tremor; decreased sex drive; abnormal dreams; abnormal vision; abnormal ejaculation; female genital disorder; impotence. Other: Depression: Rash; throat disorder; indigestion; abnormal or painful muscle condition; sedated feeling; muscle weakness; confusion; taste changes;female genital disorders. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Chills; memory loss;taste changes; urinary tract infection. Panic disorder: Chills; increased appetite; urinary frequency; urinary tract infection. Social anxiety disorder:Vomiting; muscle twitch. Posttraumatic stress disorder: Flushing;yawn.
Precautions
Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding; if you are taking any prescription medicine, nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement; if you have a history of tremors or mania; if you have thoughts of suicide; if you have severe liver or kidney problems; if you have a history of substance or alcohol abuse; if you have a history of narrow-angle glaucoma; if you have any other medical condition.
Notes
If you have any questions about this medicine, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
Missed Dose
If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible. If several hours have passed or if it is nearing time for the next dose, do not double the dose to catch up, unless advised by your doctor. If more than one dose is missed, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Storage
Store between 59 and 86 degrees F.
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