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Paxil and Sex dysfunction
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Doctor's Answer
by HFHS M.D.-SW, Dec 22, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Tony,
Paxil (Paroxetine) may take two to four weeks to clear your system depending on dosage. Sexual side effects should resolve by that time, or earlier. If problems continue see your doctor.
Best Wishes,
HFHS M.D.-SW
Paxil (Paroxetine) may take two to four weeks to clear your system depending on dosage. Sexual side effects should resolve by that time, or earlier. If problems continue see your doctor.
Best Wishes,
HFHS M.D.-SW
It sucks either way, you have to manage your depression, but you still would like sex.
I'll email you more detail later - but just wanted to mention that I'm still not having the sexual side effects usually caused by Paxil. In fact, I feel more like being intimate than I have felt in months. Are the side effects more prevalant for men?? Although... I'm sick to my stomach pretty much all of the time.