X-Nico

3 unusual facts about paroxetine


Ghost of David

"Paxil," as its title suggests (referring to an anti-depressant drug), mentions medicating "a heart that doesn't work."

Lhermitte's sign

This sign is also sometimes seen as part of a "discontinuation syndrome" associated with certain psychotropic medications, such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, particularly Paroxetine and Venlafaxine.

Vitamin P

Paroxetine (Paxil), euphemistically referred to as Vitamin P, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used for depression and anxiety disorders


NeuroSearch

Its Danish founders included femoxetine and paroxetine inventor Jørgen Buus Lassen and business leader and media personality Asger Aamund (da).


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