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Does paxil (paroxetine) interacts with the cortisol in the body?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Paxil (paroxetine): no direct interaction. Effect is on Serotonin, not steroids.

Answered 3/18/2015

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