How to Use paroxetine in a Sentence

paroxetine

noun
  • Severe symptoms were most common with imipramine and paroxetine.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 June 2024
  • In the dataset as a whole, paroxetine barely outperformed placebo.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2010
  • Some antidepressants, such as paroxetine, can be used to treat hot flashes at doses less than what is given for depression.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Now a new paper claims to provide a definitive assessment of the safety and efficacy of paroxetine in adults (age 18+).
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2011
  • The lead authors are from GlaxoSmithKline, who invented paroxetine.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2011
  • Withdrawal symptoms in people stopping depression medications of the class of paroxetine (Paxil) are common.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 May 2022
  • Those who take melatonin as an over-the-counter sleep aid, the heart medication carvedilol or the anti-depressant paroxetine are less likely to test positive than patients who don’t take those medications, the study suggested.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 June 2020
  • Risk for the coronavirus was reduced in those who had a pneumococcal polysaccharide or influenza vaccine, or were on melatonin, paroxetine, or carvedilol, according to Clinic research.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 June 2020
  • The doctors first treated her depression and panic symptoms with an antidepressant, paroxetine, and an anti-anxiety medication, clonazepam.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The blood thinner warfarin is one example; so is oseltamivir, the key ingredient in the flu medication known in the US as Tamiflu; so is paroxetine, an antidepressant.
    — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2021
  • For these people, antidepressants such as paroxetine, sertraline and venlafaxine are recommended as alternatives, or as an addition to psychotherapy.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Of the 11 antidepressants analyzed, mirtazapine (Remeron) caused the greatest weight gain, followed by paroxetine (Paxil).
    — Andrea Alfano, Scientific American, 1 July 2015
  • Psychedelics and trauma Why would one to two psychedelic therapy sessions be more effective than taking daily prescription medications like fluoxetine (Prozac) and paroxetine (Paxil)? Receiving a cancer diagnosis and experiencing adverse effects from treatments can be traumatic.
    — C. Michael White, Fortune Well, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Studies have found that babies exposed to paroxetine (akaPaxil, Pexeva, and Brisdelle) are roughly twice as likely to be born with cardiovascular or other malformations than babies exposed to other antidepressants or no drugs at all.
    — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 11 Sep. 2017
  • There are also four medications (sertraline, paroxetine, fluoxetine, and venlafaxine) that have a conditional recommendation to treat PTSD.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the most common SSRIs include sertraline (Zoloft), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa) and paroxetine (Paxil).
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 June 2026

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