This is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

Indication: Major depression, Obsessive compulsive disorder. Panic disorder, Anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder.

Cautions: See as Escitalopram Hydrobromide: also achlorhydria or high gastric pH (reduced absorption of oral suspension). Extrapyramidal reactions (including orofacial dystonias) and withdrawal syndrome are reported more commonly with paroxetine than with other SSRIs.

Contra-indications: See as Escitalopram Hydrobromide.

Side-effect: See as Escitalopram Hydrobromide. also yawning; raised cholesterol; less commonly arrhythmias, transient changes in blood pressure, confusion, urinary incontinence; rarely panic attacks and paradoxical increased anxiety during initial treatment of panic disorder (reduce dose), depersonalisation, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome-like event; very rarely peripheral oedema, acute glaucoma, hepatic disorders (e.g. hepatitis), and priapism.

Dose: Anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder 25 mg each morning, Max. dose 50 mg daily, Elderly 50 mg.

Obsessive compulsive disorder: 25 mg each morning,

Max. dose 50 mg.

Panic disorder: initially 12.5 mg each morning max. dose 50mg.