Common use
Paxile belongs to a class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This medication is used to treat major depression associated with mood disorders. It is also applied in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder and anxiety.
Dosage and direction
Take Paxil by mouth with a glass of water, with or without food. Avoid cutting, crushing, or chewing this medicine.
Do not take the medicine more often than it is prescribed. Do not give up taking it except on the advice of your doctor.
It may need time for the medicine to help.
Consult your doctor concerning the proper dose for you.
Precautions
Before taking Paxile, tell your doctor or chemist if you are allergic to it; or if you have other allergies.
Inform your doctor or chemist if you have bipolar confusion, eye, liver, or kidney problems.
Aged people can be more sensitive to side effects of the medicine.
During pregnancy, this treatment should be used only when strongly necessary.
As this medicament can be absorbed by the skin, women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not manipulate this medicine.
Contraindications
Paxil should not be used by pregnant/nursing women or children as well as by the patients having demonstrated a reaction of hypersensitivity to Paxile.
Possible side effect
Drug interaction
Tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use before using this medication.
Paxile can interact with:
* MAO inhibitors: Furazolidone, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Moclobemide Tranylcypromine, etc.
* Antiarrhythmic drugs: Propafenone, Quinidine, etc
* Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs): Desvenlafaxine, Duloxetine, Milnacipram, Venlafaxine.
* Antipsychotics (also called neuroleptics): Fluphenazine, etc.
* H2-receptor antagonists: Cimetidine, Ranitidine, Famotidine, Nizatidine, etc.
Turn to your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Missed dose
If you have missed your dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you see that it is near the time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not take your dose twice.
Overdose
If you think you have used too much of this medicine, seek emergency medical attention right away. The symptoms of overdose usually include chest pain, nausea, irregular heartbeat, and feeling light-headed or fainting.
Storage
Store your medicines at room temperature between 68-77 degrees F (20-25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Do not store your drugs in the bathroom. Keep all drugs away from reach of children and pets.
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