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| 5 | Panic attacks, S A D | dry mouth, weight gain (15lbs) horrible headaches at night. | This Drug helped alot. Once the side effects wore off (couple of weeks) I loved it. BUT then switch to Paxil CR..BIG MISTAKE. came off of it and it took 7 months for side effects to leave..very very sick, nightmares, dizzy, feeling of going crazy and sick to stomach. Now Im looking for another..maybe Zoloft low dose 12.5 ...will talk to Dr | F | 39 | 5 years | 9/27/2005 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety/Panic Disorder | Why are any of you taking regularPaxil? The drug has been reformulated as Paxil CR (constant release). The new formulation takes away most if not all of the side effects as the problem with regular Paxil was its short half-life (4 hours). Doctors should NOT be prescribing regular Paxil anymore. Paxil CR is an entirely different drug. Only use BRAND NAMES when it comes to AD's as the generics just don't cut it. Paxil CR 12.5 MG knocked out my depression and severe anxiety/PD within days. It's a good drug. If you need to withdraw from any SSRI use Lyrica. It's like a beta blocker for the brain and will cancel out any and all withdrawal symptoms from any SSRI/SNRI. | M | 39 | 2 years 12.5 | 6/30/2012 | 5 | anxiety attacks | weight gain (40 lbs almost over night), excessive sweating | I'd rather be overweight and sweaty than experiencing panic attacks! I have forgotten to take my paxil on multiple occassions (30 mg), and I do not have any withdrawal - after about 3 or 4 days I feel anxious again, but no brain zaps or anything else. This med can save your life, but go into it with all the info and stay in close touch with your doctor. | F | 39 | 5 years | 10/23/2008 | 5 | panic disorder | F | 39 | 4 years | 4/8/2003 | 4 | M | 39 | 4 years | 7/17/2003 | 4 | depression/chronic pain | started with 30mg went up to 80mg now at 60mg and want to got to 40mg;libidolessened,weight gain from 200 to225lbs, | paxil is best taken with the thinking that more is not better,side effects are relative proportionately to dosage. paxil works but in some people like me a second drug may be needed for rage outbursts,for this risparidone was prescribed and i take 3mg of that daily | M | 39 | 11 months | 12/17/2003 | 4 | panic attacks | constipation, dry mouth, throat so dry i woke up gagging, absolutely could not orgasm | it helped so much with depression that i didn't even cry at my moms funeral and i loved her dearly. i had no road rage or anger. my boyfriend said it was like i had no emotions , but i felt like i was dealing with life better. i quit taking it because of those mentioned side effects. you must taper off this med. even when i did i had dreams so bad that i didn't want to go to sleep. excellent for depression and anger | F | 39 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 12/4/2011 | 4 | generalized anxiety, depression | low libido, sweaty legs in the night | This is maybe the third time I have taken this drug...I had to take it for post partum depression at one point and now, again, for anxiety. I am certainly fatigued and am now underweight from lack of appetite but I don't yell at my children or cry at work anymore. Wouldn't trade feeling "normal" for anything. It also works within days once I start it. The hard part is wondering when I really am "okay" enough to stop it again. I didn't have any major withdrawal symptoms in the past but am also on a very low dose. | F | 39 | 2 months | 12/14/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | Chattering teeth & delayed orgasm. | I took Paxil for a year and it eliminated my anxiety. I became much more social and could concentrate/focus. I then went off Paxil because I couldn't have an orgasm. I am back to were I started. I can't focus on a task and don't want to go out. My life is being severely disrupted. My doctor told me that I'm going to have to decide to live with the sexual side effects or anxiety (looks like I'm not going to be able to have my cake and also eat it). I've decided to go back on the Paxil (30 mg) and live with the side effects. I can't stand being nervous all the time. I feel like I'm going to lose my mind. I'm still suffering from the anxiety and will most likely have to increase the dosage. I do grind my teeth at night, but I solved this problem by using a sport's mouth guard (99 cents at Wal-Mart). If I wear my mouth guard at night, I wake-up feeling fine. If I don't wear a mouth guard, my jaw and teeth hurt (sometimes have headaches) when I awaken. Currently, I'm also taki | M | 39 | 6 weeks | 12/12/2007 | 4 | depression | jaw clenching if I took too much. It also keeps me awake if I take it at night, but no problems if I take it in the morning. | F | 39 | 3 months | 6/9/2002 | 3 | Mild Depression/Anxiety | No sex drive,weight gain, night sweats, nightmares. | Did seem to help with depression & anxiety but the side effects have been quite unpleasant and difficult on my marriage.Tried to go off of Paxil and had tremondous headaches and dizzy spells. Dr. recommends slowly weaning myself from drug. | F | 39 | 3 years | 3/30/2002 | 3 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, weight gain, loss of sexual desire, fatigue. | I was on 20mg of Paxil for about 18 months, it did help somewhat with my anxiety but the weight gain was horrible, 30lbs in a year and a half, I even worked out at the gym 3 times a week couldn't lose a pound. That is why I stopped taking it. The side effects are horrible when you go off Paxil, brain zaps, nervous twitches. I now take Wellbutrin SR, 300mg, for a month, seems to be helping with my anxiety, lost 2 lbs without even trying, really suppresed my appetite, as for side effects, dry mouth, a little light headed at times. | F | 39 | 18 months | 5/8/2007 | 3 | depression | Complete loss of sex drive, rash (similar to hives) | Had same effect as Effexor on me. I felt better, but the side effects were too great to continue. I had such a hard time (as others have described here) getting off the Effexor that I did not take the Paxil for very long in fear it would be similar. I only took it two weeks and it only took a couple days to get it out of my system. | M | 39 | 2 weeks | 6/7/2005 | 1 | Panic disorder, anxiety, depression | Tired tired tired. Loss of empathy, and loss of sex drive. Night sweats, weight gain, and numbness in emotions. | I started this whole antidepressant/anxiety trip since I was 16. I've been on Prozac,welbutrin,Zoloft, and Paxil. Paxil should be banned. I am now on my second time quitting paxil, and it is a hell ride, and I'm not driving. I started again over two years ago when my dad passed away, and it helped for a while, but left me numb with no motivation. I tapered the 20 to 10 for 10 days. Man these withdrawal symptoms are terrible. Brain zaps, laughing crying, and just plain confused. I will never take this poison again. I would rather have my panic attacks back then deal with this absurd hell. Hopefully I will be able to have my sex drive back and not rely on alcohol. Please don't take this drug, and prepare for the zaps when going off it. | M | 39 | 5 years 20mg | 11/7/2014 | 1 | Anxiety | Cannot get off of this ....I can't feel, cry, laugh, orgasm... What's the point of life, it takes anxiety away the first few months but then it traps you!! | If I miss my dose by 1 hour I start getting brain zaps and sweats. I feel like I have lost myself. I cannot orgasm and don't feel emotions. I don't know how I will get off, I feel trapped! I have not had a real laugh in 12 years... I long for that!!! Please stay away from this drug | F | 39 | 12 years 20 1X day | 5/19/2012 | 1 | Premature ejaculation | Complete sexual shut-down. | Apparently permanent chemical castration. Don't ever take this drug if you like sex. It can ruin your sex life forever. | M | 39 | 2 weeks | 1/7/2006 | 1 | anxiety | nausia, diarrhia, dizzyness, extreame tiredness, panic attack, dry mouth, lost 3kg in 6 days | after taking just one tablet I felt side effects and after 6 days couldnt stand taking it anymore so stopped. My doctor seemed suprised that I would have experienced any side effects so soon as she commented it has a week or 2 'loading dose'. Can safely say it was a horrid experience taking this and feel better after just 2 days off it, although still upset stomach. | F | 39 | 6 days 10mg 1X day | 12/1/2010 | 1 | Insomnia due to 4 pills of Zoloft | Intense insomnia (not sleeping 0-3 hours) for over 8 months, hyperacusis (sensitivity to sounds) morning sickness vomitting episodes, 2 1/2 weeks of Vertigo after discontinuing Paxil and Eustachian tube dysfunction... My ears feel permanently clogged. | I cannot believe that taking 7 days of Paxil has ruined my life. Of course the medical world is not honest with you when it comes to being truthful as to what these drugs can do to you. It's been two years and I am still having medical problems and I attribute all of them to my 7 day Paxil CR stint. If you are sensitive to meds, then Paxil is NOT for you. | F | 39 | 7 days | 9/3/2004 | 5 | depression | i had some diarrhea first week ONLY but cut this down by going SLOWLY onto med (my dr prescribed 10 mg/day and i took HALF that for a month). after 1st month, i took 20mg/day. no probs. marked improvement in my mood, memory, within first 2 weeks definitely. was on it a year. it definitely helped me a LOT. no problem getting off it...paced that out over 6 months or so also to minimize problems. | see above comments. | F | 38 | 1 years | 5/25/2004 | 5 | Panic disorder and agoraphobia | Delayed orgasm (delayed is not the word!). It's a pain but it must be worse for women, who I've read often have complete anorgasmia and/or complete loss of interest. Occasional tiredness. | I've gone from basket case to normal in about 6 months. While I haven't done any formal CBT I've read a great deal about it and done some self-help excercises at home. It's hard to know how much of my improvement can be put down to the drug but it has definitely helped a great deal. | M | 38 | 6 months | 1/14/2004 |