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Symptoms of overdose may include:
Any medication taken in excess can have serious consequences. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical attention immediately.
The symptoms of Paxil overdose may include:
- Coma, dizzine
ss, drowsiness, facial flushing, nausea, sweating, tremor, vomiting
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Special Wanring
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
- Absence of or decrease in body movements; bigger, dilated, or enlarged pupils [black part of eye]; d
ifficulty in speaking; inability to move eyes; incomplete, sudden, or unusual body or facial movements; increased sensitivity of eyes to light; low blood sodium ; red or purple patches on skin;
serotonin syndrome (confusion, diarrhea, fever, poor coordination, restlessness, shivering, sweating, talking and acting with excitement you cannot control, trembling or shaking, twitching) ; talking
, feeling, and acting with excitement and activity you cannot control
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Significant Interactions:
Hepatic Impairment: - Pharmacokinetic studies of paroxetine in subjects with clinically significant hepatic impairment suggest that prolongation of the elimination half-life and increased plasma level
s can be expected in this patient group. Paroxetine should be used with caution and dosages restricted to the lower end of the range in patients with clinically significant hepatic impairment.
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How should this medicine be used?
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor to benefit your condition as much as possible. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doct
or ordered.
Paxil may be taken with or without food or on a full or empty stomach. However, if your doctor tells you to take the medicine a certain way, take it exactly as directed.
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Cautions
Do not take Paxil if you have taken a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor (furazolidone, phenelzine, procarbazine, selegiline, tranylcypromine) in the past 2 weeks. Do not start taking an MAO inhibitor
within 2 weeks of stopping Paxil. If you do, you may develop confusion, agitation, restlessness, stomach or intestinal symptoms, sudden high body temperature, extremely high blood pressure, severe con
vulsions, or the serotonin syndrome.
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What side effects may occur?
More common side effects may include:
- Abnormal ejaculation, abnormal orgasm, constipation, decreased appetite, decreased sex drive, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, gas, impotence, m
ale and female genital disorders, nausea, nervousness, sleeplessness, sweating, tremor, weakness, vertigo
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