Topic: Paxil

We had heard several reports of bizarre behaivor and I went to check it out. I'm happy for you since you're feeling so great, would you mind if went to the doctor to get you checked out since people are worried about ...

How do I Reduce Anxiety?

There are a number of ways to reduce anxiety, but it’s important to get a doctor’s help if anxiety is constant or appears to be diminishing quality of life. Understanding if anxiety is in part medically induced can be extremely valuable, because ...

What is an Anxiolytic?

The term anxiolytic is now commonly replaced with the term anti-anxiety medication. Many anxiolytic drugs are also used to help promote better sleep, but primary use, as the name implies is to promote a state of calm.There are several classes of anxiolytic ...
What's the safest way to stop taking antidepressants?. Never quit cold turkey. If you take Paxil or Effexor--those hardest to wean from--you taper off slowly, reducing the dose every 4 to 6 weeks. If withdrawal symptoms occur, you return to the prior ...

Popular antidepressant interferes with cancer drug

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers in Canada reported on Monday."There is probably a better choice of antidepressants for women taking tamoxifen but (any change) ...

Antidepressants may make people less neurotic

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Antidepressants may go well beyond just easing the symptoms of depression; they may also make people less neurotic, U.S. researchers said Monday.The study of people who took GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil, known generically as paroxetine, suggests the drug may treat factors ...
Summary Box: Court documents show Glaxo used ghostwriting to promote antidepressant PaxilBritish drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC used a ghostwriting operation called CASPPER to promote its antidepressant Paxil, allowing doctors to take credit for journal articles mainly written by company consultants, according to court ...

Sen. Grassley Questions Glaxo on Paxil and Suicide Risk

Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to know when GlaxoSmithKline first learned that its antidepressant Paxil might be associated with an increased risk of suicidal behavior.. In a letter dated today, Grassley cites a recently unsealed report by Joseph Glenmullen, a clinical instructor in ...