This is a list of adverse effects of the antidepressant
paroxetine, sorted by frequency of occurrence.[1][2][3][4]
Very common
Very common (10-100% incidence) adverse effects include:
Nausea
Sexual dysfunction (including
anorgasmia (difficulty achieving an orgasm),
erectile dysfunction, genital anaesthesia, ejaculation disorder, loss of libido etc.). Paroxetine is associated with a higher rate of sexual dysfunction than other SSRIs.[5][page needed]
Serotonin syndrome (symptoms may include agitation, confusion, diaphoresis, hallucinations, hyperreflexia, myoclonus, shivering, tachycardia and tremor)[17][18]
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Hepatic events (such as hepatitis, sometimes associated with jaundice and/or
liver failure)
^Nishida T, Wada M, Wada M, Ito H, Narabayashi M, Onishi H (2008). "Activation syndrome caused by paroxetine in a cancer patient". Palliat Support Care. 6 (2): 183–5.
doi:
10.1017/S1478951508000278.
PMID18501054.
S2CID20333018.
^Ochiai Y, Katsu H, Okino S, Wakutsu N, Nakayama K (2003). "[Case of prolonged recovery from serotonin syndrome caused by paroxetine]". Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi (in Japanese). 105 (12): 1532–8.
PMID15027311.
^Terao T, Hikichi T (2007). "Serotonin syndrome in a case of depression with various somatic symptoms: the difficulty in differential diagnosis". Prog. Neuropsychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry. 31 (1): 295–6.
doi:
10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.07.007.
PMID16916568.
S2CID30260512.
This is a list of adverse effects of the antidepressant
paroxetine, sorted by frequency of occurrence.[1][2][3][4]
Very common
Very common (10-100% incidence) adverse effects include:
Nausea
Sexual dysfunction (including
anorgasmia (difficulty achieving an orgasm),
erectile dysfunction, genital anaesthesia, ejaculation disorder, loss of libido etc.). Paroxetine is associated with a higher rate of sexual dysfunction than other SSRIs.[5][page needed]
Serotonin syndrome (symptoms may include agitation, confusion, diaphoresis, hallucinations, hyperreflexia, myoclonus, shivering, tachycardia and tremor)[17][18]
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Hepatic events (such as hepatitis, sometimes associated with jaundice and/or
liver failure)
^Nishida T, Wada M, Wada M, Ito H, Narabayashi M, Onishi H (2008). "Activation syndrome caused by paroxetine in a cancer patient". Palliat Support Care. 6 (2): 183–5.
doi:
10.1017/S1478951508000278.
PMID18501054.
S2CID20333018.
^Ochiai Y, Katsu H, Okino S, Wakutsu N, Nakayama K (2003). "[Case of prolonged recovery from serotonin syndrome caused by paroxetine]". Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi (in Japanese). 105 (12): 1532–8.
PMID15027311.
^Terao T, Hikichi T (2007). "Serotonin syndrome in a case of depression with various somatic symptoms: the difficulty in differential diagnosis". Prog. Neuropsychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry. 31 (1): 295–6.
doi:
10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.07.007.
PMID16916568.
S2CID30260512.