Offers the most potent inhibitor of serotonin re-uptake among the available SSRIs.
Highly useful in late-life depression
These data demonstrate that paroxetine CR 12.5 mg and 25 mg daily are efficacious and well tolerated in the treatment of major depressive disorder in patients >or= 60 years of age....
[Rapaport MH et al; J Clin Psychiatry. 2009 Jan;70(1):46-57]
Consistently superior to placebo in social anxiety disorder or premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Causes significantly less nausea than recipients of immediate-release paroxetine in the first week of treatment.
Indicated In :
- Major depressive disorder
- Social anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder