Suffering from depression? Treat it with Paroxetine

You are likely to suffer from different types of the depression disorder that can include Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Psychotic depression, Postpartum depression and Bipolar disorder. No matter how serious your depressive disorder is, you can always treat it. You can treat such depressive disorders with the help of medications and psychotherapies. One of the most popular medications available is Paroxetine, which has helped thousands of people treat depression.

How can Paroxetine help?

Paroxetine belongs to Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRI) group of medicines, which works by maintaining the balance of serotonin in your brain in order to help you in treating depression. The serotonin levels in your brain help improve the mood problems that you are facing, in turn helping you treat depression. But certain precautions need to be taken when using this pill, as it can otherwise prove fatal. You should avoid taking medications such as Mellaril, Orap, and Azilect, as they can lead to some serious and fatal consequences, if taken along with this antidepressant medication. It is important to inform your doctor about any health conditions such as liver disease, kidney disease, bleeding or blood clotting disorder, seizures, epilepsy and are having a history of drug abuse or suicidal thoughts, that you might be suffering from.

The major symptoms of depression are that you tend to have suicidal thoughts and worsened depressed feeling. Taking antidepressants can intensify these symptoms, so it is advisable that you consult your doctor about such worsening of the symptoms. These symptoms are more likely to intensify if your age is 24 years or younger than that. This pill should preferably be avoided by women who are pregnant, as it can lead to serious, life threatening lung problems and hearing defects in newborn babies. It is advisable that you consult your doctor if you are breastfeeding, as Paroxetine can pass through the breast milk and affect the feeding baby.

This antidepressant pill is available in the form of a pill as well as a liquid. If you are taking a pill, you should not chew or break the pill while taking it, as more than necessary contents will be dissolved into the body, which can prove harmful. If you are taking the liquid form of Paroxetine, you should shake the liquid properly before taking it. If you miss a dose, then you should take the the same as soon as you remember. But if it is almost time for the next dose, then you should avoid taking it, because an overdose, can lead to side effects such as nausea, vomiting, confusion, aggression, decreased urination, rapid heartbeat and coma.