PAXIL CR Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (595 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PAXIL CR with similar:
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| 2 | Panic Attacks, S.A.D. | tremors, night sweats, weight gain, decreased libido, slightly helped with panic attacks and day to day stress, but there has got to be a better way! | I just read through everybody input and it seems as though we are all in the same boat, how do we get off this stuff without the terrifying side effects. Thank God for this website, i thought I was going to end up in the looney bin, I literally thought I was becoming a phycodic. The lighting shocks through your extremidies and the flashbacks of rediculous dreams. I will try taking the wellbutrin to get off this, hope it works. | M | 27 | 10 months | 9/7/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Depression/anxiety | The only side effect I have is sleepiness. I yawn alot. I am starting to feel like myself again. I did have some abdominal cramping but I don't know if that is the paxil CR, or the Mexican food I had that day. | I am still a little slow in the mornings but I am starting to see a slight difference in how I think and worry about things. The real side effect that I haven't experienced yet, but that really bothers me ,is the sexual side effects. I am getting married in March/2005 and want a healthy sex life. Loss of libido is not what I need right now. If anyone has found out what to do in this situation it would be greatly appreciated by me and my Fiance. As for all of the other side effects, I haven't experienced any that are intolerable. I thnk anyone taking an SSRI should undestand that there are going to be side effects and withdrawal symptoms, and just make sure you read about what is available and make your decision based on what you are trying to accomplish. I wish everyone the best of luck! :) | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 8/11/2004 | 5 | depression | extreme tiredness. i could sleep all the time. delayed orgasm. | I have been taking 10 mg only, but it has put happiness in my head. i have good dreams, I don't wake up sad and hopeless like before. I laugh a lot and like life and other people. i fight the tiredness with caffeine, which isn't good for me but don't know what else to do. | F | 28 | 2 months | 7/7/2005 | 5 | BI POLAR DISORDER | DRY MOUTH FATIGUE | IF YOU MUST STOP TAKING THIS MED. ABRUPTLY, YOU WILL MOST DEFINATLEY EXPERIENCE STRANGE WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS. Such as what feels like strong,short electrical shocks to the brain. Not sure how long this lasts. At least a few weeks. | F | 28 | 3 days | 7/28/2004 | 4 | ANXIETY/DEPRESSION | i was a little nauseated at first but i was on it for 2 years with very little side effects the worst being that i gained 25 pounds | i would not recommend anyone taking this if you EVER plan to come back off of it. I have been going through a hellish | F | 28 | 2 years | 11/2/2004 | 4 | panic attacks | weight gain, about 20 lbs. | ive been on paxil CR for 4 years now, and its been great, minus the weight gain. Ive tried Lexapro, Zoloft, and Cymbalta all without success. I gained about 20 lbs on paxil CR and its hell to try to get off. I'd rather take the weight gain, though, versus being a psychopath and having the panic attacks daily, panic attacks arent fun. | M | 28 | 4 years | 9/25/2006 | 4 | Anxiety & depression | Alcoholism | overall it did what i was looking for | F | 28 | 6 months | 2/26/2005 | 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 | 3 | Anxiety | So far, very tired throughout the day. Want to sleep all the time, swelling of hands and feet, joint pain in knees hands and ankles, weight gain | Im still trying to figure out if this medication is going to work for me. It has helped with my anxiety and nervousness that I usually have everyday but the swelling in my hands and feet are starting to worry me along with the joint pain. Has anyone else experienced this?? | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 5/23/2008 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression/Panic attacks | Dry mouth, NEVER hungry, insomnia(only at night), yawning, weird twitching (almost like an electrical shock), grinding teeth and biting my tongue in my sleep, hard time remembering things and . | I was taking regular Paxil and was having crazy side effects so I switched to CR. I was also on Neurontin and that was making me really dizzy so I got off that after 2 weeks. I like the Paxil CR much better than regular Paxil but the twitching thing drives me nuts! I bite my tongue in my sleep and grind my teeth and it hurts. I now have to take my dose at night before bed along with a sleep aid (Ambien)and I skip all the side effects except for loss of appetite. I would suggest taking it this way because all the main side effects you sleep through. I will also say I am tired a lot (only during the day) and still have a little anxiety here and there. I also have Xanax on hand if I feel I really need it but so far the Paxil is doing its job. What's up with the twitching though? | F | 28 | 5 months | 1/4/2003 | 3 | Panic Disorder | Itchiness all over. Shaky hands, fatigue and headaches. Can't sleep well at night without Ativan. | Seems to be diminishing the panic attacks and their intensity. Not sleeping well at night sometimes. Itchy all over- feels like it under my skin, there's no rash. Just recently, after raising dosage from 12.5 to 25mg I feel shaky. Trying to give it a chance. | F | 28 | 12 days | 1/18/2004 | 3 | Anxiety, panic attacks | Constipation at first, Jittery, WEIGHT GAIN!!!!!!!!! | Paxcil Cr worked well for the anxiety and panic attacks. I was grateful to not have to deal with them anymore. But over 6 months I gained 20 lbs and cannot lose it no matter what amount of excercise and dieting. My friend who is a doctor said that Pacxil SEVERELY slows down your metabolism... I am going off of it this week and starting on Prozac. | F | 28 | 10 months | 11/22/2004 | 3 | panic attacks | dizziness, decreased appetite, moderate headaches, basic weird, numbing feeling in back of head. | still on it. | F | 28 | 2 months | 9/15/2004 | 3 | depression and anxiety | not many side effects going on when I started. This time I have gained 25 pounds in a year. | I started taking Paxil in 1995 for depression and anxiety. I was up to 30mg at one time but changed doses a bit during the coarse of treatment and decided to go off of it sometime in 1998. I do not remember having any problems going off of it then, I just remember I tapered myself rather quickly down and only experienced minor electrical shock feelings and slight anxiety. Because my experience with Paxil was so benign the first time, when I started having anxiety problems again back about a year ago, I started taking 10mg of Paxil. About 3 weeks ago I decided I wanted to stop taking it for a while and tapered a bit like I had before for a few days. This time the experience was 100% different. I had EXTREME headaches, constant anxiety, painful electric shocks, INTENSE fatigue (awake for 3 hrs and exhausted),felt like I was dying and was constantly crying. I didn't even think it was from the cessation of Paxil because I never had this problem before. I thought that I must be developing some other medical problem. I then looked up on the internet and saw that some people have major withdrawal going off paxil. I took pill of Paxil immediately and within 4 hrs I felt like new- FOUR HOURS and I felt better than I had in years. So there obviously is some addiction/dependance that goes on with this drug and it is somehow related to other factors (being that I had severe withdrawal this time and nothing last time I went off). If anyone has had a similar experience I would like to here about it. It scares me to think I am addicted to something. thanks | F | 28 | 14 months | 4/15/2004 | 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 | 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 |