It's hard to say whether the pill caused that reaction in your gf, or whether it was sub-conscious anxiety. Make no mistake about it, the mind is fully aware it's taking a brain-altering drug, and that's pretty scary no matter what you tell yourself.
I had the same reaction the first time I took citalopram. I can't say whether that first dose made me really unwell, or whether all those symptoms just snowballed out of an initial feeling of anxiety. I guess it doesn't matter really, does it? If something disagrees with you, there's no point taking it.
I did try the drug a year after though, when I was much calmer. I had no side effects at all, which was somewhat telling.
The half-life of paroxotine is insanely short. It's one of the worst meds to withdraw from for that reason. That won't affect her after one dose though. It will be out of her system now. Very few of these drugs last longer than 30 hours. What she's experiencing is almost certainly some remaining anxiety from the initial experience. Some time will help her recover, but try to get her out of that anxious mindset if possible, even if just for a while. Try to change her physiology - again, I know, easier said than done. It went out to a family get together 5 days after my experience and distracted myself a little. It helped. I imagine that's not possible with agoraphobia. Maybe movies or something like that will help.
Anxiety causes nausea and dizziness, so that's nothing to worry about from a medical perspective. When anxious, most people feel that way.
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