Drug Ratings for PAXIL CRAverage Rating: 3.3 (573 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL CR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | anti-social | extreme weight gain | F | 37 | 365 days 20mg 1X D | 11/17/2012 | 1 | anxiety attacks | Severe anxiety,tachycardia,palpations,severe depression | I am a nurse and started having anxiety attacks was put on paxil CR 12.5mg.On the 5th day started feeling depressed which I had never been depressed before.Figured it was nothing took the pill on the 6th day.That was a big mistake.I have never had anxiety attacks like i had that day.My heart was beating at almost 180bpm I could feel it pounding out of my chest. I was histerically crying nonstop.I was having crazy thoughts and feelings in my head.That night was woken up thinking I was having a heartattack.In the 6 days I took the paxil I lost 8lbs and had bruises all over my body.Never took another pill again.Think before taking this pill it could make you worse. | F | 33 | 6 days 12.5 1X D | 7/12/2011 | 1 | GAD and Social Anxiety | While I was taking this medicine I didn't care about anything. My emotions were completely numb, minimal weight gain, no interest in sex. Others noticed I was withdrawn, but didn't say anything because they thought I was happy. When I decided after 6 years to not up my dose and actually wean off of it, the nightmare began. I had a HUGE rush of emotions that I couldn't control that had been numb for years, my head was fuzzy: I couldn't think, brain zaps. It was horrible!!!! It has been almost a year since I got off of Paxil and I am still trying to pick up the pieces over the past 6 years. Including my friendships and most importantly my marriage. I DO NOT recommend this medicine or anything that resembles it like Cymbalta. I now take Buspar and have never been happier! Well...as happy as I can be for losing 6 years of my life... | F | 31 | 6 years 30mg 1X D | 3/19/2011 | 1 | anxiety | Mind racing - day 2 cold turkey | Day 2 of going cold turkey, mind racing, no sleep but I will persist. Happiness is not obesity that is causing my depression | F | 49 | 240 days 40mg 1X D | 9/2/2010 History | 1 | ptsd, anxiety | Didn't help me. After 2 years I would say I was definately in a fog, no bad emotions, but no good, and I think a healthy level of ups and downs is what makes us learn and grow as human beings. So, I stopped taking it and, WOW, UNCONTROLABLE RAGE at any tiny random thing, severe headaches and best of all, hallucinations so bad I was terrified to drive bc if I reacted poorly to a hallucination I might endanger someone else's life. I had to take doxepin hcl every other night for 2 weeks to come down off this drug without hurting people, either from being a gigantic jackass or from smaking them upside the head after seeing a 'giant spider' where their bangs used to be. I've been on doxepin for 2 months now and I don't know why I wasted so much time in a fog on Paxil. | F | 26 | 2 years | 5/17/2009 | 1 | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 12.5 mg daytime sleepyness, nightmares intensified, suicidal thoughts and actions, loss of libido, weight gain, sweats, nausea, increase in appetite, constipation with alternating diarrhea, shock sensation in legs, unstable moods, emotional numbness just sort of "blah" and blank. | This stuff is horrible there is no way I'd ever do this again. I was on zoloft for 2 years with some nightmare problems so the doctor switched me to Paxil CR and it's just been a nightmare. I can't seem to pull myself out of this depression. | F | 31 | 45 days | 9/26/2008 | 1 | it messed me up - warn others | If you think sitting in a closet with your head messed up is a great way to spend your life go ahead take this drug....look out for withdrawal you will be very FAT | sexless raving lunatic at least I was | F | 48 | 10 months | 9/3/2008 | 1 | anxiety | I have been on opaxil for a couple years now and I HATE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me feel crazy and very very angry. I am currently coming down from it and the side effects are absolutely CRAZY. Rage(at anything small cant control), Nightmares, Nausea, Vomiting,Paranoia, Depression, very very very sleepy the whole time i've been on it | M | 36 | 2 years | 8/20/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | I was FINE, 10 mg per day a touch over three years, having NO bothersome side effects until after three years, then slight side effects. Last fall I fell apart, and I found out the CAUSE, Caremark changed the generic I was using. The last change caused my body to react HORRIBLY, and I have spent two grand on doctor bills trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I am done with Paxil and any generic form of it. | Vivid dreams, heart palpitations, horrid night sweats, swelling, joint PAIN, headaches, HAIR LOSS BY THE HAND FULLS, gastric upset and bloating, vertigo, dizziness and FALLING with injury. DO NOT believe your mail order prescription providers nonsense about "monitoring" for drug interactions. Caremark changed my generic WHILE I was taking THREE other medications that were prescribed due to side effects of Paxil. All three meds were on the "watch" list with Paxil. Still yet, they changed my generic AGAIN, and this time my negative side effects went full blown to all the "haywire" listed. They changed generics to save THEM money. Prescription Companies should NOT be allowed to up and change change a generic because it is cheaper for them, especially an SSRI med being taken with "watch list" meds. Caviet Emptor, if Paxil or your generic works, do NOT let your provider change it without your Doctors permission. | F | 49 | 3.5 years | 8/2/2008 | 1 | Depression | Seratonin Syndrome, severe depression and suicidal thoughts leading to a suicide attempt. Most recently when I tried to titrate off of Paxil, I experienced the most excruciating withdrawal symptoms, such as nasea, vommiting, depression, suicidal thoughts, bizzarre behavior, and rage. | If I could go back in time, I would NEVER allow myself to be on any anti-depression medication. Most certainly not an SSRI. I have suffered irrevocable trauma and injury from Paxil. I will never be the same. I can't think, concentrate, verbalize, or otherwise act like I was able to prior to my taking this medication. | F | 37 | 7 years | 5/8/2008 | 1 | Depression | Drug induced psychosis | Dangerous drug. My daughter experienced a drug induced psychosis and was in the hospital for two weeks. She hallucinated and had delusions. Psychiatrist said it was serotonin poisoning caused by the Paxil. It took several weeks for her to return to normal. | F | 20 | 2 months | 3/28/2008 | 1 | Anxiety, Stomach Problems | Extreme anxiety, restlessness | This drug was awful! After one dose I felt ten times more anxiety. I was extremely restless. I had to take time off of work because of my reaction. | F | 28 | 1 days | 3/3/2008 | 1 | Depression | Weight gain and joint pain. I had even more trouble sleeping no matter what time of day I took it. After taking it for 3 montbs I began to have cold night sweats, severe anxiety attacks and thoughts of suicide. When I started to come off of it things got way worse. The thoughts of suicide and depression worsened along with my anxiety. I feel oblivious to anything or anyone and had no want to do anything, extreme fatigue, irritability, muscle tightening in my neck and back, nasueas headaches everday for a month now, and electric shock waves from my brain to entire body. | I wish I would have done my research before taking this medicine. It has made me extremely miserable to the point of psychiatric counseling. I learned that this and Wellbutrin are the 2 worst when it comes to weening off. | F | 34 | 6 months | 2/26/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Tired all the time! Loss of ability to orgasm. Very weird, often frightening dreams. Night sweats. So chilled out that I didn't care about anything! When I stopped taking it, I was sick for weeks. Nauseated to the point that I couldn't eat. Brain shocks. Inability to focus...dizzy feeling..... | I wonder if anyone out there has experienced memory loss due to taking this drug? I took Paxil CR 25mg. There are events that happened while I was taking it that I can't recall, and now, 2 years off the drug, I still have memory struggles...almost like dementia, and I am only 36. | F | 36 | 2 years | 2/20/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | I felt extremely tired and oblivious to the world. I could careless about anything going on around me. If I didn't take the medicine at the same time everyday, I would began experiencing withdrawl symptoms. After quitting, it took nearly 2 months to get rid of the "electric shocks" that were torturing my brain. I also became depressed after quitting, even though it was prescribed for anxiety. | F | 25 | 3 months | 2/4/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Tiredness | Didn't do anything for my anxiety. | M | 22 | 1 months | 2/1/2008 | 1 | anxiety | I became manic/hypomanic while taking Paxil CR. Was not able to see how bad I was while on it. After quitting, I see the horrible person Paxil CR made me. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. You never know what your reaction will be to this and it could lead to a manic state. Being on Paxil has potentially cost me my marriage and no drug is worth that. I was prescribed this by my Internal Med. Only go on SSRI's if prescribed by a Psychiatrist. Paxil withdrawal is awful. This is a nasty and evil drug. I have nothing positive to say about it at all. | F | 37 | 5 years | 11/27/2007 | 1 | Depression | debilitating paranoia, euphoria and laughing at times, Increased weight gain, fear, insensitivity, bothersome changes in sex drive, long and short term memory problems, an inability to concentrate. | Ive been on this med for about a year during which time my depression seemed to suddenly resolve itself for a short time. But now Im not even myself anymore emotionally, this medication has caused an increase in my already existing paranoia to the point of it becoming debilitating. I have to get off of this medication as I own a business and can not let this get in the way. I am not under the care of a psychologist/psychiatrist I pretty well treat myself and the meds are prescribed through a PCP. After reading through the withdraw side effects I have decided to use a CNS (Central Nervous Suppressant) that I am already prescribed for pain which is Norco and Diazepam (Valium)to lessen these side effects. I am not addicted to these meds nor will I missuse them in any way in this process of DC'ing the paxil I have NEVER used or tried an illegal drug or been addicted to any prescription drug. I am actually pretty frightend after seeing what others have been through but I remain optimistic a | M | 27 | 365 days | 11/26/2007 | 1 | Anxiety/depression | Complete loss of rational judgement, loss of libido, increased desired for alcohol. | Be VERY careful when choosing this drug. The user will feel better and more functional. So will a cocaine user. In my case, I felt so functional I was driven to do things "right", I relentlessly attacked my management at work and took on my wife at home. The end result is a dead end job and a divorce. Until I stopped, I didn't realize how self-destructive my decision-making process had become. My co-workers now say they considered my behavior while on Paxil borderline insanity. I quit Paxil cold-turkey and the results have been horrifying. During the six months of withdrawal, I experienced similar symptoms that other people have described, but I seem to have PERMANENTLY contracted vision impairment (needed new glasses very suddenly), high blood pressure, enlarged prostate (need medication which I can't afford, but without it, I have wet the bed), narcolepsy (at times I am incapable of staying awake another minute). Please don't rate whether this drug is working f | M | 42 | 4 years | 8/28/2007 | 1 | Anxiety/depression. | Nothing at all. I would've at least preferred a slight NEGATIVE affect, just to prove that it was, indeed, flowing through my bloodstream. | Complete waste of time & money. | F | 18 | | 7/29/2007 | 1 | panic attacks | Every side effect possible!!! | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!! i took it for 5 days and i cant eat nor get out of bed!! i have severe derealization and i feel like im losing my mind. SSRI's are not to be messed with | M | 20 | 5 days | 6/14/2007 | 1 | Bipolar/Manic Depression | Chills, slept 12-14 hours daily, tired all the time, PMS-terribly, loss of sexual drive, weight gain, twitching in sleep, nightmares, insomia at times- bipolar systoms will return. suicidal thoughts | this product is crap. I have been on it for a very long time- I just prepared a list of how to go about killing myself. I had to step out of my body (like I am really in it) and tell myself to see the doctor. i will see her first thing in the morning, if I make it to morning... | F | 21 | 3 years | 5/14/2007 | 1 | Anxiety disorder | Extreme vertigo. slight nausea. The vertigo is so bad that I keep falling | I took Paxil CR only ONE time. 1 pill. thats it. It has caused me to have the most severe case of vertigo. Every time I move, I fall. | F | 29 | 1 days | 5/3/2007 | 1 | F | 24 | 6 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | GAD | Ringing in ears, weight gain, racing heart. | Took this med for a month-from 12.5 CR to 25 CR. Doc took me off of it since I was having bad side effects and I went through the withdrawals for 2 weeks. 2 months later still have tinnitus and a few zaps. | M | 43 | 1 months | 4/9/2007 | 1 | panic attacks | I could NOT sleep on it to save my life. And when I was awake I was so tired that I just laid around doing nothing. which included not eating, therefore lost 10% of my body weight in ONE WEEK. That one week that I was on it, my life was hell. | I didn't stay on it long enough to even see if it worked but bad side effects was bad enough for me to get off of them. | F | 25 | 7 days | 4/5/2007 | 1 | for anxiety attacks | this is such a terrible medicine! I've been with it for about 3-4 yrs now. I'm taking 30 mg of it plus 150 mg of wellbutrin. i always try to get out of it, but it still takes me back due to such sever withdrawals. Last night, i thought i heard such a loud bang hitting our apt bldg like a big rock. It wokr me up and i got up and walk to the living rm thinking there may be some people outside...but there's none and is very quiet. i tried to wake up my daughter who's so asleep. | WE SHOULD BAN THIS MEDICINE FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE! | F | 35 | 4 years | 4/5/2007 | 1 | OCD, Anxiety | no sex drive, unable to orgasm, night sweats, "out-of-it" feeling, apathetic about life some days. | I just recently got into a car accident because i was so foggy one morning from taking the med so late the night before. It is making my OCD worse at times, but some days i feel fine. By far the worse part is no sex drive for me. I'm going to get off this med ASAP, i will deal with the compulsions. its just not worth it. | F | 22 | 2 months | 3/26/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Extremely horrible withdrawl, NO sex drive, no ability to reach orgasm, chills, ear buzzing, sleeping too much, terrible nightmares, and the list goes on... | I was on paxil over five years ago, and I still get the chills and also still experience the buzzing in my ears. I get the chills between 10 and 15 times a day, and this only started to occur through the withdrawl phase. Please do not take this drug. The withdrawl is not worth it. I cried for about two weeks straight, had no appetite, and was erratic for several weeks. I can't believe that doctors actually prescribe this horrible drug. Paxil has had a negative impact on my life. | F | 22 | 6 months | 2/23/2007 | 1 | anxiety | weight gain, loss of libido, horrendous withdrawal, akathisia, total numbness of all feelings, grayness to the skin after about 4 months of use | Must be tapered slowly, can easily become dependent, too readily handed out. | F | 40 | 7 months | 12/29/2006 | 1 | pregnancy induced hypertension | weight gain (50 pounds that I could not take off and that did not include 35 pregnancy pounds), lethargy, fatigue, lack of sex drive, carb and soda cravings (overwhelming), numbness of emotions, loss of attention span, mental fog | getting off is pure hell. I've had withdrawal symptoms for 17 months and no sign of an end. | F | 34 | 20 months | 12/29/2006 | 1 | back pain! | suicide toughts. addiction. withdrawal hell | a killer weapon!!!! | F | 35 | 6 years | 12/7/2006 | 1 | Depression, Anxiety, Anorexia | WEIGHT GAIN, fatigue, binge eating, increased depression/anxiety | This drug is the devil. I hate it! I have develeped uncontrolable eating habits. My weight has soared in a short amount of time (which is NOT cool being recovering anorexic). My depression became more severe as well as my anxiety. I am suicidal and have no desire to recover from my Eating Disorder. I have definitely changed for the worst on this medication. I had been on Zoloft prior and loved it. My stupid doctors decided to change me over to the devil drug, Paxil, and I am begging to go back on Zoloft. I hate Paxil! | F | 17 | | 10/31/2006 | 1 | Bipolar/Depression/Anxiety | While taking Paxil: The effects I noticed were vivid dreams, nightmares and night terrors (screaming/crying in my sleep). It didn't seem to be helping my condition, either. Upon withdrawal: Intense nausea, headaches, dizziness, insomnia (awake over 72 hours at a time), slurred speech (as if drunk but no alcohol in blood for weeks), confusion/disorientation, paranoia, problems with memory and concentration, increased anxiety, extreme mood swings (unlike those associated with Bipolar), intense anger towards everyone and everything, hot flashes and chills, muscle pain/cramps, vision problems (blurred/blackouts/spotty), uncontrollable fits (crying or rage), sensitivity to motion and sound, no appetite, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, and other symptoms similar to those of heroin withdrawal (so I've read on several sites online). Also: I've been having sexual problems that I now realize might be associated with the Paxil. Visit counselcity.com for valuable resources. | My doc didn't tell me what I might experience taking Paxil. I'd taken it before, and wasn't informed of the side effects then either. I read the med info provided with my RX and noted the mild effects listed. After my experience, my doc said to give it another 2 weeks, then try Lexapro. A week later, it was unbearable, so I called to get the Lexapro. She said to fill the RX for Paxil and we'd change my meds at next appt. I was at 37.5 mg Paxil. We started to taper down. She didn't tell me what I might experience during withdrawal. It was horrifying. I felt like I was dying, but knew I wasn't. I was terrified, and didn't know what to do. ER wouldn't treat me because I wasn't in life-threatening danger. I made calls to my doc, all times day/night. A nurse I spoke with said Paxil doesn't cause any [side effects/withdrawal]. People uninformed about these things SHOULD NOT have the privelage to discuss meds or give advice to patients. Make Paxil illegal to produce/distribute! | F | 25 | 2 months | 8/31/2006 | 1 | Anxiety / Panic Attacks | SEVERE anxiety, depersonalization / derealization, ringing ears, insomnia. general feeling of going crazy. | I was prescribed Paxil to treat anxiety associated with chronic panic over DP / DR. Needless to say, within several hours of taking the Paxil my symptoms were magnified tenfold. My vision was so horrible I could barely tell whether I was dreaming or awake. My anxiety was so extreme that my chest hurt to the touch just from muscle tension. I didn't sleep for days. Literally I thought I was going to die. I quit after a week and switched to a short course of benzo and that's what ultimately save my life. Paxil is horrible. People .. when something is off with your brain chemistry that is causing you to have psychological problems adding more (foreign) chemicals to the mix is NOT going to solve your problems! | F | 27 | 7 days | 7/6/2006 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Loss of sex drive, loss of self, 15# weight gain. | It worked at first but when I've lost the ability to care about others and have NO feelings, it's time to move on. | F | 38 | 2.5 years | 7/4/2006 | 1 | depression | The popular antidepressant drug Paxil used by millions of Americans has been linked to linked to birth defects, miscarriages and suicides among patients. | M | 29 | | 6/30/2006 | 1 | DEPRESSION | FIRST THREE DAYS I DID NOT DREAM, WHICH FOR ME WAS STRANGE. THEN DAY 5 THE ANGER, DESPAIR, AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR STARTED. I AM BY NATURE A SWEET CALM PERSON, BUT I EXPLODED EVERY FEW MINUTES. I THREW THINGS, I CRIED, I CURSED (WHICH I DON'T DO) I THOUGHT ABOUT SUICIDE WHICH I DID NOT DO WHILE ON ZOLOFT OR LEXAPRO. I SWEAR THAT IF I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A GUN I WOULD HAVE USED IT. THAT IS HOW OUT OF CONTROL THIS STUFF MADE ME. I AM A QUIET 50 YEAR OLD LADY WITH NO VIOLENT PAST OR TEDNDENCIES. I THREW BY BOTTLE AWAY AND CALLED MY DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. SHE SAID SHE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A REACTION. AT LEAST WITH ZOLOFT ALL I DID WAS HAVE NOSE BLEEDS (WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT IS UNUSUAL FOR A SIDE EFFECT TOO) I AM HOPING THAT NO ONE ELSE EVER SUFFERS THIS WAY. | F | 50 | 5 days | 6/1/2006 | 1 | social anxiety and panic disorder | extreme nausea, extreme insomnia, feeling "out of it," vomiting, loss of appetite, ringing in ears, dizziness, panic attacks, no sex drive. | this is a horrible drug! i felt poisoned by it. my body was literally sick. i would vomit, never sleep, and felt crazy. i was so sick that i called up my doctor and raised hell. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 5/13/2006 | 1 | Paxil | Self harm, suicidal tendencies, restless, extreme mood swings | My daughter was prescribed paxil at age 7 1/2. This medication should not be given to any child. When it was finally realized her problems stemmed from the paxil, the withdrawal was horrendous to say the least. She literally was not able to function for a very long time. My daughter was prescribed paxil because of a school incident to get her over the shock. It lead her down a road of numerous mental health labels, loss of health, education and friends. Now paxil free she once again is a happy child, the mood swings disappeared, the suicidal tendencies and self harm....disappeared. With the stop of this medication the mental health labels magically disappeared as well. Once again a happy child leading a normal life. GlaxoSmithKline needs to let the public know the truth about this medication so docs and patients know what to look out for. The withdrawal of this medication for many is a horrendous experience leaving the patients thinking their mental health is breaking do | F | 10 | 2 days | 5/3/2006 | 1 | panic attack- | Didn't care about anything, slept all the time, death obsessed, suicidal, suicide attempt, failing at school(previous a student) | Wean off this drug VERY slowly. It will require changing to regular paxil or liquid paxil. Withdrawal can take a LONG time. Do not expect to feel better once weaning is complete. It can get worse before it gets better, but it does get better.It took me a year to feel "normal" again after 1 year on paxil. | M | 18 | 1 days | 5/3/2006 | 1 | pregnancy-induced hypertension | extreme fatigue, lethargy, lack of emotions, loss of sexual desire, inability to perform sexually, gained 40 pounds that I could not lose no matter what, intolerance to alcohol, difficulty in discontinuing med. And more! | This med is very difficult to stop taking. Docs do not understand how to tell patients to properly taper. The w/d effects are devastating, long-lasting, and life-changing. They include zaps, dizziness, joint and muscle pain, nausea, diarrhea, anger, agression, anxiety, depression, insomnia, extreme fatigue, flu-like symtoms, visual-audatory-olfactory hallucinations, more. . .over the course of 12-18 months post-Paxil. | F | 33 | 20 months | 5/3/2006 | 1 | depression | blurred vision and sleepiness (after 1 dose of 25 mg), those continued and tremors, anxiety and extremely dry mouth also started after 2nd and 3rd dose, major withdrawal symptoms | I only took Paxil CR 25 mg for three days, because after the third pill the dry mouth was so extreme that I couldn't continue. That day, I drank enough to necessitate going to the bathroom 20 times while at work. I'd been on Zoloft many years ago and knew that you need to taper off if you've been taking ADs for a while, but since I'd only taken three pills, I didn't think that was necessary. Boy was I wrong. Within a few hours of missing the next pill, I became very nauseous and agitated. My brain couldn't focus long enough to put together a complete thought, and I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. It was so bad that I wound up in the Emergency Department. I will never take this drug again. | F | 31 | 3 days | 4/20/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Extreme nausea, unbearable headache, insomnia | This drug did not agree with me. By day six I stopped taking it. Currently taking Zoloft and it works great. Became spooked by all the information on Paxil withdrawls...Stuff really messed me up for the six days I was on it. | M | 32 | 6 days | 4/5/2006 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Severe loose bowels, increased anxiety in the am, overall feeing of numbness, sleepy, no energy, NO LIBADO | Doctor perscribed Paxil CR for my depression/anxiety...had too much on my plate...have only been on this drug for about 1 month and it has killed my sex life, made me feel worse than when I was without it. Feeling tired, sleepy, stomach is in a shambles! I have skipped one dose and felt wonderful...am weening myself off this nasty stuff and with God's help will never be on another anti-depressant again! | F | 37 | 1 months | 3/16/2006 | 1 | anxiety disorder | Took for a few days before experiencing a severe panic attack that resulted in an ER visit. Have had a few attacks since (never had one before Paxil). Has been a few weeks since the last pill and I just had another attack. | Anyone know how long I might continue haveing panick attacks? | F | 28 | 5 days | 11/14/2005 | 1 | i dont think the doctors listened | IT CONTROLLED EVERY EMOTION I HAD....EVEN HAPPINESS...LIGHTHEADED ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN DRIVING...HYPERVENTILATION!!!!I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A STROKE, SEIZURE, OR BE FATAL...IM TOO YOUNG TO DIE FROM THIS STUFF. I THINK MEDS SHOULD BE USED AS TO HELP YOU GET OVER THE "HUMP". THEN YOU CAN FIX THE REAL ISSUES | EXTREME UPS AND DOWNS.........TOO EXTREME FOR ME PERSONALLY. MAYBE SOMEONE ESLE FEELS THE SAME WAY, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FEEL BETTER, BUT I DO TODAY NOW THAT I GOT OFF THIS STUFF AND DONT TAKE ANYTHING AT ALL | F | 31 | | 11/11/2005 | 1 | CAUSE THE DR SAID TO | ALL ON THE WARNING LABEL AND MANY MORE | TAKE IT OFF THE MARKET | F | | 11/11/2005 | 1 | anxiety | Went to dr. for uncontrollable anxiety attacks (dizzy,detached,fellingof fainting,etc) gave me klonopin 3x day .5 mg and 25 mg paxil 1x day | Took the klonopin like he said, and I felt absolutely normal and fine for three weeks untill I could afford the paxil. (104.00) Day one...shaky, weird, day two...shaky, panicky, freaked out,dizzy, detached..all the stuff the klonopin had fixed was BACK. And it was ANGRY. Never took day three...flushed the shit straight down the toilet. I would not recommend this drug. Try a benzo for a while while learning natural ways to control anxiety then wean yourself off. Be prepped for w/d, it can be bad but if you have learned natural ways to cope you will be okay soon again. Don't take the benzos for more than a cou[ple of months. Dont take the paxil. Period. | F | 29 | 2 days | 11/9/2005 | 1 | Anxiety | Muscle tremors, spaced out feeling, shaky all the time. Unexplained weight gain. Lost my appetite for Chocolate and 6 mos after quitting I still have an aversion to certain foods. | Paxil helped with the initial anxiety but the side effects were just too weird. Quitting was very difficult, I was sick as a dog off and on for 2 months. Flu like symptoms, hot flashes, shaking. I was afraid to go out in public never knew when the symptoms would hit me. After alot of post paxil research I think some people are very sensitive to side effects and I am one of those people. I will never again take an antidepressant. | F | 46 | 4 months | 10/18/2005 | 1 | gained 60 pounds | I gained 60 pound in a shoet period of time I did not over eat os be lazy I went on this to feel better about myself now I hate myself. I have read alot of reports about people gaining ALOT of weight. I don`t have the energy now to help me. | I tried to go off this It is an addictive drug I have major side effects Throwing up, hot & cold sweats all over body aches Stomache and intestine pains head aches female organs hurting too. This is every day. and I went off of it 2 months ago. | F | 47 | 1 years | 10/7/2005 | 1 | Depression | Drug worked well for depression, made me more outgoing and less sad, and reclusive. | Definately hard to get off this drug... dizzy and felt like I was getting shocked if I missed a pill and I gained 25 lbs on this drug!!! So that's why I went off. | F | 28 | 2.5 years | 9/19/2005 | 1 | Depression | Drug worked well for depression, made me more outgoing and less sad, and reclusive. | Definately hard to get off this drug... dizzy and felt like I was getting shocked if I missed a pill and I gained 25 lbs on this drug!!! So that's why I went off. | F | 28 | 2.5 years | 9/19/2005 | 1 | Mental Illness | Felt like taking my life. | I had problems after taking this medication, for about a few years or more, each day got better but there were days I felt like taking my life and did not know why. However now I do not feel that way and I have not been on psych meds for along time. | F | 32 | 5 days | 9/6/2005 | 1 | Panic/Anxiety | HORRIBLE Tremors, Unbearable nausea, INSOMNIA SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY!!!!! a | Please PLEASE don't EVER take this pill. I have been SO sick for over a week. Can't eat, can't keep anything down... NO SLEEP EVEN WITH ATIVAN!! I went to my family doc.. he said Paxil CR was RECALLED!!!! It's been a week since my first pill and I'm still sick. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't take this pill.. PLEASE!! | F | 22 | 2 days | 5/10/2005 | 1 | Panic Attacks | I began taking Paxil CR for sever panic attacks. I have been on it now for 3 years and have tried to get off of it twice. Each time I try to quit I experience unbearable side effects. To be honest the panic attacks I was experiencing were more tolerable than the side effects are from trying to quit takig paxil cr. Side effects I experience: felt out of body, terrible tremors, lack of concentration due to dizziness, nausea, weak, extremely tired, feel like my skin is crawling | If I could go back I would have never started taking this medicine. The side effects out way the benefits by far. | F | 23 | 3 years | 4/21/2005 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | High and low moods,weight gain, stomach pain, heightened anxiety, nausea, brain zaps. | I would not recommend anyone to take this medication. The side effects are terrible and it is so very hard to get off of. I attemtped at one time, but had to go back on it. I felt like a heroine-addict that desperately needed a fix. I was shaking, sweating, crying, and felt as if I was going insane. If anyone has any advice on how to get past the withdrawals, I would very much appreciate it. | F | 39 | 2 years | 4/17/2005 | 1 | OCD | This drug should be banned. I was fine while I was on it, but the side effects coming off are tremendously unreal. I have experienced shock feelings through my head and my hands. I feel | F | 30 | 2 years | 4/12/2005 | 1 | anxiety/depression | Weight gain, tired all the time | I am addicted and can not come off without terrible withdraw. I still have not be able to endure the withdraw and am back on for now. | F | 35 | 13 years | 2/15/2005 | 1 | social anxiety | withdrawl symptoms were a nightmare and I just wanted to die! The worst feeling in my life. I even got into an auto accident during the withdrawl period. I was so dizzy and disoriented@ | F | 52 | 2 years | 2/15/2005 |