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 | 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 | I experienced a good change in the first couple of months. However, after the first couple months I noticed that the drug put me in a state of euphoria. I thought I was great I thought others were beneath me. I had an urge to binge drink. Drinking alcohol is a big no no with this drug. I felt very self destructive. I had become very hostile. I hated myself. I feel alot better now that I'm off the drug. But still to this day if I consume alcohol I find my behavior to be very erratic. I think the drug has caused permanent damage that is irreversable. If anyone else has experienced any of the same symptoms please respond. | F | 28 | 11 months | 3/23/2004 | 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 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety | Put on 15 pounds, muscle twitching, tiredness, yawning a lot 1st couple of months, hungry | My doc first started me on Effxor which I did not do well on. I was dizzy all the time felt sick to my stomach and trying to get it out of my body was a nightmare. I do love the Paxil CR other then the weight gain and I get so hungry sometime I feel light headed. | F | 29 | 1.5 years | 1/7/2004 | 5 | anxiety, depression , ocd | slight stomach pain, sleepiness | within 1 day almost totally eliminated my ocd...slight side effects well worth the gain... | M | 29 | 5 days | 12/23/2002 | 5 | panic disorder, depression | none | has absolutely worked wonders. used to spaz out in the evening. no more. my family loves it! | F | 29 | 6 weeks | 8/1/2002 | 5 | Anxiety,Mood Swings,Depression | I take my 25mg pill in the morning and I get a rush of energy so I get all my cleaning done and than about 4-5 hours after that I crash and sleep for about 1 1/2 hours... | My sex drive is AWESOME!!! I feel soo happy about life and just everything...My relationship with my husband is at its BEST!!! I don't want to make this a book to read but all I can do is PRAISE this drug!!! To the people that this drug didn"t help...Certain drugs may not be for all and I really hope you get to find one that really helps you...I don't think I have ever felt better in my life(other than having my son 1 1/2 year ago!!)...If I could have one wish it would be that everyone could feel as I do...Thanx for reading.. | F | 29 | 1 years | 9/15/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Crying, nervousness, anxiety, fear, afriad to do things | This has helped me tremendously. Only bad part is if you forget to take for a day, you start to get these electrical jolts throughout your body. It's kind of scary actually! But when I take it on schedule there are no problems at all. | F | 29 | 2 years | 1/11/2006 | 4 | depression, eating disorder | I never really experienced any side effects of the Paxil CR (25mg then to 12.5mg). Weight gain was severe, but that was half the reason for taking the meds, i went from 108lbs to 160lbs. I am also 5'10 | The medication helped me a lot, now i function well and have gotten over my eating problems. However, now i am winging myself off, like the doctor told me to, and it is driving me crazy. I feel like I have the flu, so dizzy, nausea, stomach cramps, it is crazy. My last dose was sunday and it is tuesday now. I recommend being very careful when trying to quit taking this medication. I don't recommend people with more severe problems to quit taking it. If anyone has suggestions on how to make the misery of not taking meds let me know. Mentally I am great, physically feel so sick... | F | 29 | 1.5 years | 4/13/2004 | 4 | depression | Different side effects at different times. At night a little anxious and in the mornings when I take it I get a little forgetfull. | Really helped gety me out of my depression. Iam now able to get out of bed without a fight and feeling already overwhelmed. I have found that NOT telling friends can be a good idea. I have recieved mixed comments from friends. It is best not to have to explaine everything to everyone and rummors always cause issues | M | 29 | 3 weeks | 9/9/2002 | 4 | panic disorder and depression | many many side effects...not able to sleep at night, dizziness, headaches, stomach aches, muscle aches, anxiety, shaking, blurred vision, feeling like i was "out of it" | if you do experience side effects, they do eventually go away. i feel a lot better now and i am almost 3 weeks on the medicine. the side effects lasted until 2 days ago and they were awful. i almost wanted to quit, but now they are gone. it does work after time, its just the side effects that are discouraging..but if you stick with it, they do subside. i feel normal again...not depressed and not anxious and have not had one panic attack. | M | 29 | 20 days | 12/30/2002 | 4 | Anxiety/panic disorder | Sleepiness,crampy, diarrhea | none to date,haven't been on it for a long duration of time yet. | F | 29 | | 5/20/2002 | 4 | depression | Inability too climax, it was good for my girlfriend but wore me out. | depression went away, so it did what the doctor claimed it would | M | 29 | 3 weeks | 2/25/2003 | 3 | anxiety/depression | Fatigue,fatigue,fatihue and some nausea | I've only been taking Paxil CR for approx. 2 mo now and to be quite honest I'm still waiting for the most optimal results if they are even coming | F | 29 | 2 months | 7/21/2002 | 3 | panic attacks and depression | insomnia (it was horrible the first week), seeing flashes of light when i closed my eyes, nausea, stomach discomfort, bad heartburn, muscle aches, ups and downs constantly which are getting better, going into dazes, headaches | i took prozac first and had a horrible side effect. i started paxil cr at 25mg which gave me terrible side effects so the doctor lowered the dosage to 12.5 and i am feeling the results but it took time and i stuck with it. the side effects are awful at times, but i feel improvement | M | 29 | 12 days | 12/24/2002 | 3 | Depression and Anxiety | I experienced severe abdominal pain and diarrea, also, no sex drive. | Moderate decrease in depression and anxiety, but side effects were HORRIBLE!!! | M | 29 | 7 months | 5/25/2004 | 3 | anxiety | M | 29 | | 2/14/2006 | 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 | 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 | 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 |