The James Esparza Law Firm
Paxil Side Effects Lawyers
Salt Lake City, Utah
Paxil Side Effects
Among
the many reported adverse side effects of Paxil use are:
•
Malaise (a vague feeling of bodily discomfort), pain.
• Cardiovascular: Hypertension, syncope (a sudden
loss of strength, a temporary suspension of consciousness
due to cerebral anemia), tachycardia (excessive rapidity
in the action of the heart).
• Dermatological: Pruritus (Intense itching)
• Gastrointestinal: Nausea and vomiting.
• Metabolic and Nutritional: Weight gain, weight
loss.
• Nervous System: Central Nervous System stimulation,
concentration impaired, depression, emotional liability
(emotional instability), vertigo (a hallucination of
movement; a sensation as if the external world were
revolving around the patient or as if he himself were
revolving in space).
• Respiratory: Cough increased, rhinitis (inflammation
of the mucus membrane of the nose).
• Lowered blood pressure and fainting upon standing
(postural hypotension), sweating, dry mouth, nausea,
headache, drowsiness, sedation, nervousness, insomnia,
constipation, weakness, loss of appetite, taste disorders,
tingling in hands, upset stomach, dizziness, blurred
vision, itching, chills
• Abnormal ejaculation, impotence, sexual dysfunction,
diarrhea, hypomania, seizures.
These
symptoms may also occur
•
Allergic reaction,
• chills,
• face edema (abnormal amount of fluid in the
facial tissue),
• infection, moniliasis (infection caused by Candida
(yeast like fungi),
• neck pain,
• overdose.
• Cardiovascular: Bradycardia (abnormal slowness
of the heartbeat), conduction abnormalities (abnormal
transfer of sound waves, heat, nerve influences, or
electricity), ECG abnormal, hypotension (lowered blood
pressure), migraine, ventricular extrasystoles (a premature
contraction of the heart).
• Dermatological: Acne, alopecia (absence of hair
from the body where it is normally present), dry skin,
ecchymosis (blood under the skin, usually looks or appears
like a bruise), eczema (an inflammatory skin disease
characterized by lesions varying greatly in character,
at times watery discharge and the development of scales
and crust), furunculosis (a number of painful nodules
formed in the skin, caused by bacteria, which enter
through the hair follicles or glands, its formation
is favored by digestive derangement and local irritation),
herpes simplex, urticaria (reaction of the skin to certain
drugs, marked by the appearance of smooth, slightly
elevated patches, which are redder or paler than the
surrounding skin and often includes severe itching).
• Gastrointestinal: Bruxism (grinding of the teeth
especially during sleep), buccal cavity disorders (cavity
running from the cheeks to the lips), dysphagia (inflammation
of the esophagus), eructation (the act of belching or
casting up wind from the stomach), gastroentertitis
(inflammation of the stomach or intestines), gastrointestinal
flu, glossitis (inflammation of the tongue), increased
salivation, liver function test abnormal, mouth ulceration,
vomiting and diarrhea, rectal hemorrhage.
• Hematologic and Lymphatic: Anemia, leukopenia
(reduction in the number of leukocytes in the blood),
lymphadenopathy (disease of the lymphnodes), purpura
(condition characterized by the presence of blood just
under the skin, can appear any where over the body),
WBC abnormality (white blood cell abnormality).
• Musculoskeletal: Arthralgia (pain in the joint),
arthritis, traumatic fracture.
• Nervous System: Akinesia (the temporary paralysis
of a muscle, can include intense pain), alcohol abuse,
amnesia, ataxia (failure of muscular coordination or
irregularity of muscle action), convulsion, depersonalization,
hallucinations, hyperkinesia (abnormally increased mobility,
abnormally increased motor function or activity), hypertonia
(a condition of excessive tone, tension or activity,
can include increased blood pressure), in coordination,
lack of emotion, manic reaction, paranoid reaction,
thinking abnormal.
• Respiratory: Asthma, bronchitis, dyspnea (difficult
or labored breathing), epistaxis (hemorrhage from the
nose), hyperventilation, pneumonia, respiratory flu,
sinusitis.
• Special Senses: Abnormality of accommodation,
conjunctivitis, ear pain, eye pain, mydriasis (extreme
or morbid dilation of the pupil), otitis media (inflammation
of the ear which may be marked by pain, fever, abnormalities
of hearing, deafness, tinnitus, and vertigo), tinnitus
(a noise in the ear, as ringing, buzzing, roaring clicking
etc).
• Urogenital: Abortion*, amenorrhea* (absence
or abnormal stoppage of menses), breast pain, cystitis
(inflammation of the urinary bladder), dysmenorrhea
(painful menstruation), dysuria (painful or difficult
urination), menorrhagia (excessive uterine bleeding
occurring at regular intervals), nocturia (excessive
urination at night), polyuria (the passage of a large
volume of urine in a given period), urinary incontinence,
urinary retention, urinary tract infection, urinary
urgency, vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina).
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