Have Been On Paxil. Have Swelling If Not Taken For Long Time. Is It Withdrawal Symptoms?

Hello,

I am Dr.Omer and I am here to help you with your query.

As you have said that you took paroxetine ( paxil ) for low mood ? , and stopped it , now having all body swelling.

Whole body to swell up is known as Generalized edema or ANASARCA.

Paroxetine does causes withdrawal symptoms , but the withdrawal symptoms start from 3rd day of leaving the medicine till one month.

Withdrawal symptoms commonly occurring after paroxetine is , difficulty to sleep , no appetite , aggressive behavior , sweating , gastritis , recurrence of the disease and so on.

Paroxetine DOES NOT causes anasrca ( whole body swelling).

Anasarca at the age of 62 could be.

1. Heart/kidney problem

2. Hypothyroidism

I would recommend that you visit your GP , so that he could do the tests to rule out hypothyroidism / heart or kidney problem.

I hope this explains your query.

Feel free to ask any further questions for clarifications.


Take care.

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Hello again,

As you have said that your body swelling disappears when you resume paroxetine.

Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion(SIADH) , which means your body swells up due to less urine production and increased body water storage , and as a result dilutional sodium decrease.


SIADH , is a known side effect of paroxetine , as well as withdrawal symptom of paroxetine but with less frequency.

Either as a side effect or as a withdrawal symptom by SIADH will appear , in any one person


So if you think that paroxetine causes swelling , then this might be the cause , a simple test like total sodium in urine and serum will clear our doubts.

Paroxetine is a short acting SSRi (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) and has maximum withdrawal symptoms as compared to its sister drugs of same formula.

I would recommend to visit your doctor when you develop swelling , and appropriate test , will help us clear this problem.

I hope I was helpful to you.

Take care.

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