A recent study adds to the body of evidence suggesting that the drug Paxil (paroxetine HCl) is effective in treating social anxiety disorder / social phobia. * note: social anxiety disorder is characterized by the fear of being observed or evaluated by others; sufferers report an overwhelming fear of embarrassment in social and performance situations. * researchers at the University of Southampton conducted a 12-week, multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to compare ... Read More

Anti-depressant Paxil joins the list The anti-anxiety drug Paxil (paroxetine HCl) has joined Zoloft as an FDA-approved treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to its maker, GlaxoSmithKline. Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride) was the first anti-depression drug approved by the FDA to treat PTSD in late 1999. Post traumatic stress disorder affects millions of people, usually after they have either seen or been part of an intensely emotional or dramatic event. This ... Read More

Study sees treatment option for women who breast-feed. Breast-fed infants of mothers taking the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant paroxetine HCl (Paxil / SmithKline Beecham) had very low traces of the medication in their blood, according to a study at Emory University School of Medicine’s Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Disorders Program. The study on infant exposure during breast-feeding indicates that postpartum depression, which is a common condition, can be treated ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine hydrochloride (Paxil / SmithKline Beecham) for the treatment of depression. It is the third of a new group of antidepressants that are supplanting older drugs. The other two are fluoxetine (Prozac/Lilly) and sertraline (Zoloft/Pfizer). Paroxetine hydrochloride has a chemical structure unrelated to other selective serotonin uptake inhibitors. Controlled trials with outpatients have demonstrated the efficacy ... Read More