PAXIL CR Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (595 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PAXIL CR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAXIL CR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Anxiety | Decreased sex drive, decreased ability to orgasm | It's interesting to see so many different responses to this drug. For me, it has been very, very helpful. I was suffering from extreme anxiety and fear to the point I had trouble working, exercising, going anywhere,etc... I originally started on 30mg for roughly 8 months, then down to 20mg for about 1.5 years, then to 15mg for about 1.5 years, and have just started on 12.5mg. Trying to taper down VERY slowly as I have read the horror stories about coming off of it. | M | 28 | 3 years | 4/8/2008 | 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 | 5 | social anixeity; panic attacks | The first couple of weeks i experieced some insomina and headaches, the next couple of weeks side effects gradually disappeared | Heres the deal with all of these people slamming this drug! They say the side effects were too much, they say it was hell getting off it. Listen alot of these people in this room have taken this drug for years and then slammed it. It must have been effective for a quite a while? Theres not alot of positive feedback in here but I personally have experienced great results and have tried numerous meds until i found Paxil. If your anxiety is not that severe then you will not benefit from this med. If you do not work on congitive therapy then you will not benefit. If your anxiety is such a burden too were you cannot function and are paralyzed by fear thoughout the day from social interactions or just simply driving your car then I think your in need of Paxil. If your anxiety is not severe enough to cripple your life then dont even think about taking any kind of anxiety drug. You dont go though the trouble of finding a serious mind altering drug because you want to be a little more calmer th | M | 24 | 1 days | 3/24/2008 | 5 | saved my life | for the first 4 months sexually i couldnt have a orgazm.. that was the only bad thing. was worth it tho | paxil saved my life.. I had awfull panic attacts and OCD .. stay with it.. it gets better! If Paxil isnt working 4 u talk to ur Dr. everyone is different help is there for all of us.. im lucky paxil helped me... but im sure something else can help u if paxil isnt doing the job... everyone reacts different | F | 37 | | 3/6/2008 | 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 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | None that I can specifically attribute to Paxil CR | Helps me control my display of emotions. Has a calming effect that I like. Gives me some extra energy, or at least sometimes seems to. I wish I could find something that was more effective in boosting my energy and helping me control my emotions. I think I am going to try a Vitamin B12/Vitamin B6/Folic Acid supplement and hope it helps too, because generally speaking, my understanding of psychotropic drugs in general is that they frequently have unpredictable side effects, sometimes do more harm than good, and some can be addictive. When I was taking 25 mg per day, I had no withdrawal symptoms when I stopped taking it. I am now taking 50 mg per day, and am wondering if another antidepressant might help me more than Paxil, but it is definitely hard to know. | F | 24 | 3 years | 2/23/2008 | 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 | 2 | Social Anxiety | Weight gain, decreased libido, making mistakes at work. When I was weaned off the drug, I experienced horrible electric shocks going through my head. | This drug did not help at all with my social anxiety. The only thing it did do effectively was make me gain unwanted pounds. | F | 34 | 10 months | 2/2/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Tiredness | Didn't do anything for my anxiety. | M | 22 | 1 months | 2/1/2008 | 3 | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Weight gain, excessive daytime sleepiness, muscle twitches (especially in lower extremities), loss of creativity, uncharacteristic mood swings (irritability). | This drug does help me cope with PTSD, but I have gained 70 Lbs while taking this drug. I have never had problems with my weight before. Watch out. Your mileage may vary. | M | 33 | 3 years | 1/29/2008 | 4 | GAD & Panic Attacks | Most bothersome, was what I call Electric Head. Painless electrical shocks in my head and occasionally chest. Extreme Fatigue. Vertigo, Ringing in ears, Muscle cramps, Loss of sexual libido. Dry mouth. | It worked when I took it, it was just getting off of it which was tough. I knew about the 'Electric Head' prior ... I just didn't think it would be that bad. I have been off of it for about a year and still occasionally get the 'Shocks'. | F | 28 | 8 years | 1/28/2008 | 2 | To counter-act Focalin. | Increase in sex drive but unable to orgasm. Loss of interest. Insomnia. | I've been taking Paxil for a month to counter-act the downer effects of my ADD med, Focalin. However, the side effects are extremely annoying. My sex drive is greater, so I feel I need to achieve an orgasm, but it's impossible! After masturbating for 7 hours, nothing. Like I said, I feel I NEED to achieve an orgasm. I can't while having sex, either. | M | 19 | 1 months | 1/23/2008 | 4 | Panic Disorder | Weight Loss, Loss of appetit, Sleeplessness,mild anxiety, slight depression,nervousness | I read a lot of comments made about the awful use of Paxil CR but so far my experience with Paxil has been positive. Maybe the people who have commented on the drug are not getting the therapy that I have to understand the "underlying" problems that are causing their anxiety/depression. I am now on my 3rd year of being on this medication & it has helped me to get better. Please stick with it and GIVE IT TIME TO WORK!!!! I feel as though a lot of the people have not had the great pyshiatrist that I have had along with the great counseling. Although I do understand EVERYTHING you are going through I hope you all give it a chance.. | F | 32 | 3 years | 1/20/2008 | 5 | severe depression | Paxil CR fits me like a glove. The CR helps with premenstrual insomnia better then the non-CR Paxil. | F | 45 | 5 years | 1/9/2008 | 4 | anxiety/depression | increased appetite(food tastes better), dry/stingy eyes, yawning(at odd times), occasional tiredness, deep deep sleeps sometimes with awesome/wierd dreams | This was my first experience with any anti-depressants. I tried lexapro for a few weeks prior to taking this, but got nasty side effects with zero improvement. I changed to paxil 20mg and feel great/better than normal in the 3 weeks since i started taking it. This drug seems to work for me therefore i will continue to take it, but as we all know these drugs affect each person in a different way. Find what works for you best, and just use these websites as a a rough guide as to what might be best for you before consulting you doc. | M | 33 | 28 days | 12/30/2007 | 2 | Depression, Social Anxiety | Severe Insomnia for the first month. Severe Nightmares, Uncontrollable Eye movements, Yawning Every 5 minutes all day. Severe Withdrawal when stopped such as Severe Depression, Weird Eye Movements. | I took 50 mg of Paxil for about 6 months for depression, and severe social anxiety. It helped very little and had severe withdrawal when I stopped it. I was almost suicidal and I tapered it off very very slowly! This was obviously not the right med for me. | M | 27 | 6 months | 12/27/2007 | 2 | OCD, abnormally high sex drive | no improvment, even worse! | I am on 30mg , OCD has not improved. The side effects are sweating, persistent erections which is the most bothersome to me. I masturbate even more but could not reach orgasm! As uncircumcised male I feel prepuse swollen and extremly iritable...should I take 40 or 50 mg? | M | 18 | 1 weeks | 12/19/2007 | 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 |