PAXIL CR Reviews (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.3 (595 Ratings)

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PAXIL CR  (PAROXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Paroxetine is used to treat depression, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). It works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain. Paroxetine is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. Paroxetine may lessen premenstrual symptoms such as irritability, increased appetite, and depression.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-12-06 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  Mild Anxiety and mild depression First 2 weeks it was rough. I almost wanted to quit daily but stayed with it as I read that it takes time for the drug to build up in the system. Finally on day 10-14 the side effects subsided and I feel great. Although I am still somewhat tired and sleepy, I hope it goes away in another week or so. There is one thing that bothers me is that my sex drive is gone. I can't even climax. Be brave and have courage to withstand the side effects. Yes, it was tough for the first 2 weeks, but afterwards you feel like a new person. My constant worrying, negative thinking, worrying about what other people think, and anxious feelings are mostly all gone. M 32 3 weeks
3/4/2004
 5  depression I started at 15m then increased to 25m. i didn't really have any side effects while taking the drug.(i was even able to have sex.) i dicided to stop cold turkey and am haivng a terrible time. i hope this doesn't last much longer. i am very tired, i want to sleep all the time. i feel very sick to my stomach. i also have constant dizziness and feel very light headed. i have been off it for 4 days now. besides the side effects the drug got me through a very tough time in my life. M 42 9 months
3/7/2004
 4  PTSD, Depression, Anxiety Body twitching (to the point where I can't sleep at night). Weight gain This medication has helped me out, my only problem is the body twitching, it's keeping me up at night :-( But hey, I'm alot happier and more outgoing then I was 5 months ago when I wanted to drop off the face of the earth. F 32 4 months
3/11/2004
 3  panic disorder/depression at first upset stomach, dizzy, increased anxiety. side effects go away after a couple of weeks, hang in there! paxil cr does work somewhat at releaving panic attacks but regular paxil seems to work better(was on the regular for 3 yrs) have a dr.'s appt. soon asking him to switch me back to regular paxil. F 36 3 months
3/11/2004
 5  anxiety and panic attacks I have not experienced any bad side effects from taking paxil cr 25 mg. However I tried to take myself off of it and it was a nightmare. Anxiety and panic attacks are a picnic compared to just going cold turkey off of it. Do not try to go off paxil without being under the supervision of your doctor. My doctor advised me before taking the paxil he would have to ween me off it, but I thought I knew better than he did. What a big mistake. F 35 3 days
3/12/2004
 4  Anxiety Very sleepy, Very irritated, Anger problems, Extreme high's and low's (Emotionally). F 17 6 days
3/14/2004
 3  depression, anxiety, and panic i've only been on paxil for 3 days... and i've been suffering a lot of side effects... nausea, insomnia, terrible mood swings, easily agitated/irritated, head aches, dizziness, dry mouth, have to go to the washroom a lot at night, stomach pain, lost of appetite, yawning, always being tired. i hope these side effects go away soon, and i hope i can get better because i dont want to go off to college like this. F 18 3 days
3/19/2004
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 1  social phobia, depression, anxiety decreased appetite-constant yawning-tiredness-sleepiness-lazy-depressed-decreased sex drive-nite sweat-hang over hate the side effects..do no good M 24 1 years
3/20/2004
 5  Anxiety/Panic Attacks First 2-3 wks feel very high, didn't want to eat much. Beware anyone starting this drug you do have all kinds of funny feelings the first couple of weeks. KEEP taking it...it will surpass...promise :) After the first few weeks the only side effects I've had are sleeping. When you are asleep sleeping is the only thing that matters. One day my husband called and wanted me to pick him up from work...I wanted to sleep more so I made him walk home :( And when he got home I couldnt believe I had done that and I barely remembered. I have been on and off this drug for about 2 yrs. I first started with 25Mg...went off, back on, off, and now on but just with 12.5Mg. It works incredible well for panic attacks. I have yet to have one on Paxil Cr, but it makes you feel so great you always think you are ready to get off. WRONG! I've quit several times and go back on everytime. This time I am trying lower dose but think I need it bumped up, I am almost having panic attacks. Paxil makes life so much easier and your family will be much happier. Nothing really negative I can say except about the sleeping problem. Note to anyone taking this drug though; whatever you do take it in the mornings, if you take it at night it will be hard to fall asleep. F 24 2 years
3/22/2004
 4  Depression, Anxiety, insomnia, at first, i had awful diahrea, and horrible gas. Some weight gain. Didn't help much with the insomnia unfortunately. Loss of Sex drive. Inability to orgasm. It's the best thing i've ever done. I'm happier than i've ever been, and my grades have gone up alot since I started taking it. I just wish I had started taking it sooner. M 22 8 months
3/23/2004
 3  depression, anxiety, panic attacks NO SEX DRIVE, NIGHT SWEATS, NIGHTMARES F 38 10 months
3/23/2004
 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
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 4  Panic Attacks/Anxiety Disorder For the first week I physically could not eat. Everytime I put food in my mouth, my throat would close off. I would spend hours a day dry-heaving as well. I lost 10 pounds in the first 10 days I was on the medicine and experienced worse anxiety than I did before I was put on the drug. I also missed several days of work and became dehydrated and was almost hospitalized. Other side effects that I experienced were horrible night sweats, strange and vivid dreams, body jerks, no sex drive what so ever, inability to achieve orgasm, extreme exhaustion (I would have to sleep 10-12 hours a night just to be able to get out of bed) and I also felt dizzy at times and often felt confused. After the initial weight loss I then gained 20 pounds and was unable to take any of it off. While the panic attacks did cease (which I am grateful for) I wish that I would have never taken the drug. I was only on the 12.5 CR because the 25 caused me to sweat and I became very jittery. I began drinking heavily while on the medication for no real apparent reason. With the excessive drinking, the weight gain (I went from 110 to 130lbs) and the lack of sex drive (I am a newlywed) I began to experience severe depression. I was also bothered by the inability to feel certain emotions - sadness or anger when needed. Just recently I started to get off of the Paxil because I couldn't take effects of the medicine anymore. I took the 12.5 every other day for two weeks and then stopped taking it all together. The side effects were a complete nightmare - extreme anxiety, severe mood swings (bouts of extreme sadness or anger), dizziness, and nausea. I am terrified that this drug could have caused some sort of damage to my body or brain and I regret taking it. On the bright side, my sex drive is coming back, and I am not exhausted anymore. I have only been completely off of it for 2 weeks now and the side have decreased significantly. I just pray that the weight will come off quickly. Please contact me if you experienced the weight gain and if you were able to lose it. F 27 6 months
3/24/2004
 2  anxiety/panic attacks nausea, dilated pupils, jittery, hyper, upset stomach, no appetite at all, increased anxiety F 26 7 days
3/29/2004
 3  Panic Disorder Sometimes, dry mouth. Went from 12.5mg to 25mg to 27.5mg a day. Too tired to function at 37.5mg dose a day, cut back to 25 mg dose a day, and tired but ok. Over the months panic attacks have gotten much fewer, and are very mild when the do happen now. Helped way more than hurt, but not perfect. Just find the right dose. Also, getting a lot of erections from it. Maybe it will be tomorrows viagra. M 35 5 months
4/2/2004
 1  anxiety loss of appitite,nausea,panic attacks,muscle pain,bruising,and feeling like i was looseing my mind. i was takeing paxil cr for anxiety i was the first medicine i ever took for anxiety,and i had bad side effects my anxiety was 100 times worse on the medicine than off i felt like i was going out of my mind and that i was dying.i had really bad nausea i couldnt eat anything i had to be put on nexium to subside the nausea to even eat.it also gave me high blood pressure which mine is usually low.iv been off it for about 2 weeks now and im still takeing medicine to help my stomach.im still getting really bad muscle pain and bruising.this medicine did not work for me. F 24 2 weeks
4/2/2004
 1  PTSD/anxiety/depression When I first started taking Paxil CR it was great. But I have a serious problem with taking pills. It isn't just hard to remember to take them, it is also hard to just get them down. I have been trying to wean myself off because I cannot handle it anymore. I feel great all the time, that is until my body decides it is having withdrawls from the paxil cr.I have been trying to wean myself off for a few months now and I experience double vision, entire body shocks, numbness, sleepiness, and migranes. I don't recommend to anyone to do this by yourself, it is extremely painful!! I can now go 3-4 days without taking the drug, but by the time the 5th day hits i am miserable and have to take another dose. I hate this drug. Only get on Paxil CR if you wanna stay on it forever!!! Don't get on this drug unless you really need it. I dont feel I absolutely have to be on it, but my body is now saying different. Will someone please send me information on how dangerous it really is to try to wean yourself off by yourself? F 24 2 years
4/7/2004
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 1  depression to many side affects that i am reading don't like them the withdrawls they have are terrible someone said you might as will be taking crack so i no i will have to be depress and trust in god to help me through F 47 1 days
4/8/2004
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 1  depression to many side affects that i am reading don't like them the withdrawls they have are terrible someone said you might as will be taking crack so i no i will have to be depress and trust in god to help me through F 47 1 days
4/8/2004
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 3  anxiety/depression WEIGHT GAIN!! 20 lbs in 3 months! This added to depression. Crazy cravings for carbs, uncontrollable. Felt tired all the time, never got enough sleep, would not hear the alarm. Would try to workout - no energy at all. Drymouth. I am going off due to the weight gain but it did work for panic. However, felt flat, emotionless. Has been awful to get off, tremors, restless legs when trying to go to sleep, mood swings, hunger, insomnia. I think the Paxil CR builds up and stays in your system alot longer than regular. F 42 3 months
4/11/2004

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