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 |
| 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 | 5 | severe panic attacks | sweating the first few weeks, yawning, increased tiredness during the day no matter how much i sleep i got, crazy vivid dreams | side effects are completely worth it... completely stopped the panic attacks from day one on the pill. Changed my life...would recommend it to anyone. | F | 21 | 2 months | 11/25/2007 | 4 | Panic disorder/ Anxiety | slight weight-gain, lack of orgasm (but not lack of sex drive...ugh!!), really vivid dreams. Felt pretty out of it and zombie-like for the first month or two. | I take 20mg of paxil for panic disorder/ anxiety and works really well. I feel completely normal aside from the fact I don't have panic attacks anymore. My only issues with it are the weight gain (very gradual 15 lbs. ouch), and sometimes I feel a little too nonchalant. But hey, can't have everything. | F | 23 | 1 years | 11/21/2007 | 4 | mild anxiety disorders | Yawnings, tiredness at times. Some scary feelings when the effects are dissipating.(like rec. drugs) | This is really powerful stuff. Anyone who can't get out of their house will change his/her life with that. That's really not my case, I wanted it just to "take the edge off" and be calmer instead the drug totally took the driver seat of my mind. Sure I was calm, sociable, smiling(even at wrong times), not a care in the world but somehow I didn't like this "baked" feeling at all. I also felt zombie, almost braindead when the drug was taking in and flushing out. I recommand this stuff only for highly anxious and/or depressed people with absolutely no life/job/activities, etc... I had more modest but much more comfortable results with 5-HTP supplement and occasionnal Klonopin, I'll stay that way. FYI: I only took one 5mg dose! and that will be my last. | M | 26 | 1 times | 11/13/2007 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | insomnia, weight gain, body/joint aches, withdrawl is HORRIBLE | I have been on Paxil CR for a total of 3 years at a variety of different strengths most recent being 75mg. After much research I started to tie in my inability to sleep for the past two years without being medicated and my sporadic bone/body pain for the past year and a half with the Paxil CR. During the course of taking this medication I also gained approx 20 lbs. After keeping a log of how I felt when ON the drug versus being OFF the drug I've decided to wean from it completely. I can say that the weaning process has been slow and really makes you feel horrible. I honestly in good faith say that it does help with the anxiety but only if you can handle the side effects. | F | 31 | 3 years | 11/8/2007 | 3 | depression, OCD, anxiety | sweating,dry mouth | I have been taking Lexapro 30mg for 4 years. It worked really well. But it didn't help with my OCD and I get tired. So I'm taking Paxil CR 25 mg. It work great with my depression.I'm not tired anymore. But it still not helping with my OCD.I have not noticed my weight changes. | F | 26 | 2 months | 11/4/2007 | 5 | Dysthymia, social anxiety | For the first 2 weeks, I had an unconcious urge to clench my fists and curl my toes. Weird. Those went away. Now the only side-effect is some difficulty achieving orgasm. While weaning off Paxil CR, I experience dizziness/light-headedness when shifting my eyes left and right (whether they're open or closed). Again, weird. | I've suffered from chronic depression my whole life (Dysthymia). In my early twenties, it started getting much more severe. After starting Paxil CR (25 mg), I went from being so depressed that I was basically incapacitated to feeling great. It was like waking up from a 26-year nightmare. | M | 30 | 5 years | 10/26/2007 | 5 | social phobia | M | 21 | 2 years | 10/19/2007 | 5 | anxiety attacks | M | | 9/24/2007 | 4 | | 9/16/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | I've only been taking Paxil for 4 days now. I think its difficult to determine if the shakiness,clammy skin,minor heart palpitations, etc are caused from the paxil or my anxiety still. I have noticed that I wake up during the night whereas i rarely did that before paxil. Last night I woke up with the worst stomach ache that lasted all night and I still feel a little nauseas. A big concern that I had was the weight gain. I lost A LOT of weight due to my depression and was hoping to gain some back while on paxil. It's only been 4 days so I dont expect that to change right away. | F | 20 | 4 days | 9/14/2007 | 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 | 3 | depression, anxiety | INcreased libido, increased energy, out-of-body feeling, decreased pain response, low if any impulse control, lowered creativity | I took this drug a couple years ago. On the bad side, it gave me a very weird feeling like I wasn't the one in control of my actions. However, though I'm not sure this drug is healthy, part of me would really like to get back on it again, because I did feel a lot better in general, and a lot better about myself. I had increased confidence and an increased desire to be around other people. I basically had no shyness anymore whatsoever. I did not experience problems with weight gain, although food seemed to taste better. Withdrawal symptoms: increased irritability, increased agression, sudden desire to chain smoke, DO NOT QUIT THIS MED COLD TURKEY | F | 21 | 2 months | 8/21/2007 | 3 | depression | Immediate (within a few days) side effects were extreme sweating, dry mouth and unable to pass urine. Those soon subsided, but then my appetite increased, especially at night. After about 2 weeks, my appetite became huge and I started to gain a lot of weight quickly, so I stopped it. It did not help my depression, although it did just seem to dull everything-- it's not like I WASN'T depressed anymore, it was just that I DIDN'T CARE that I was depressed... | I have had a problem with weight-gain on other antidepressants as well, but at least with some others (Lexapro) I felt immediately felt great when I was on it. WIth Paxil I didn't really feel all that different, just dulled. But I believe you have to try anything you can, as each medication has different effects on everyone. | F | 35 | 1.5 months | 8/18/2007 | 2 | panic attacks | weight gain, unable to achieve orgasim | After 4 years on Paxcil CR...the panic attacks have come back. My doctor is going to change my medication to Cymbalta. | F | 44 | 4 years | 8/18/2007 | 5 | Anxiety,OCD,Panic Attacks | i have been diagnosed with really bad anxiety. I have been on every drug known to man..After recently getting out of the hospital for anxiety in february, i went on paxil and it has helped me live life..i love it. No weight gain..PEOPLE WORK OUT. | I love it ;D | F | 20 | 6 days | 8/16/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | It made me sleepy, extremely hungry at times. | Paxil worked great on my anxiety issues, however, I gained about 15 lbs in 3 months towards the end. I have never had any problems with weight gain, in fact people always comment on how skinney I was. I am off of Paxill now (1 1/2 months) and still trying to loose the weight. | F | 40 | 1 years | 8/10/2007 | 5 | Severe panic attacks, depression | Lack of emotion, weight gain, need more sleep | So glad I'm taking it. Have had illness since I was 12 yrs. old, nothing else worked. Unable to come off meds though. | F | 42 | 7 years | 8/2/2007 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety | For the first couple weeks, I felt extra shaky and had night sweats. Decreased libido and minor weight gain (5-7 lbs). | I had fairly severe panic attacks that seemed to come out of nowhere and was pretty shaky overall. After taking Paxil, I feel great, although I am going to start weaning off the drug because I want to start a family soon and am nervous about the effects of Paxil on the baby (I've seen a bunch of commercials on TV about Paxil causing heart probs in infants). | F | 28 | 11 months | 7/20/2007 |