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What should you discuss with your
healthcare provider before taking Paxil?
If you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid
(Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) during the
last 2 weeks, it is recommended not to take Paxil. When these medicines
have been taken along with Paxil then serious, and sometimes fatal, reactions
have occurred. Also, if you are taking thioridazine (Mellaril), do not take
Paxil. If these medicines are taken together their chances of Dangerous,
even fatal irregular heartbeats may occur. Before taking thioridazine (Mellaril),
you must wait 5 weeks after stopping Paxil
.It is recommended that before using Paxil tell your doctor if you have:-
- liver disease,
- a manic disorder or suicidal thoughts,
- kidney disease, or
- seizures or epilepsy
If you have any of the conditions listed above then you may not be able
to take Paxil, or you may need a dosage adjustment or special monitoring
during treatment
It is recommended not to take Paxil without first talking to your doctor
if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. Paxil is
in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether
it will be harmful to an unborn baby.
Without consulting to your doctor, do not take Paxil if you are breast-feeding
a baby. This is because it is known that Paxil passes into breast milk and
may affect a nursing baby
Consult with your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or
over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products. Drugs other than
those listed here may also interact with Paxil or affect your condition
Paxil is used to treat
depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety
disorder (social phobia) and generalized anxiety disorders (GAD); this medicine
is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). The balance of certain
natural substances in the brain (neurotransmitters) is restored with the
help of SSRIs. Paroxetine can also be used in other circumstances for treatment,
as if determined by your doctor including severe premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual
dysphoric disorder), sexual problems in men (premature ejaculation), nerve
problems associated with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), chronic headaches,
or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
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