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Paroxetine
for premature ejaculation
A study published
by the Journal of Urology a few years ago experimented
with 26 men who were troubled by premature ejaculation.
Each were given 20 mg tablets of paroxetine or dummy
tablets. They were told to take one tablet several hours
before intercourse. Those given the dummy tablet climaxed,
on average, half a minute after entering their partner's
vagina. With the real paroxetine tablet, the average
time from vaginal penetration to ejaculation was 3.4
minutes.
In another
study, taking paroxetine every day for 3 weeks and afterwards
taking it only when needed gave even better results.
The average time from penetration to ejaculation was
6 minutes, but had many negative side effects; nausea,
somnolence, sweating, tremor, asthenia, dizziness, dry
mouth, and insomnia. Long-term study from the harm of
paroxetine has not been released or published yet.
Caution is
recommended when the drug is administered to patients
with a history of seizures. During clinical trials,
a small percentage of incidence of seizures occurred
in patients treated with paroxetine. However, patients
with a history of convulsive disorders were excluded
from these studies.
Source:
Journal of Urology 1999;161:1826-30.
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