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 |
| 4 | Anxiety | Dizziness the first few days... | I was taking Lexapro 10mg for 3 months and gained 15 pounds, so I was switched to Paxil CR 12.5mg... Seems that this dosage is great. I am taking Omega 3-6-9 to help with my sugar levels so I am not craving breads and sugar, maybe this is what I should have done with Lexapro... Lost 7 pounds and it's only been 2 1/2 weeks.. Of course a little portion control is helpful too. Although with Lexapro all I wanted to do is EAT EAT EAT, not feeling that way with the Paxil CR. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 9/12/2006 | 3 | panic disorder, anxiety | fatigue at first, constipation, diarreah, increased sweating, lack of emotion | been taking paxil for a few months now. Started at 12.5 mg and worked up to 37.5 mg. Has helped somewhat but could be helping a lot more | M | 19 | 2 months | 9/11/2006 | 1 | Bipolar/Depression/Anxiety | While taking Paxil: The effects I noticed were vivid dreams, nightmares and night terrors (screaming/crying in my sleep). It didn't seem to be helping my condition, either. Upon withdrawal: Intense nausea, headaches, dizziness, insomnia (awake over 72 hours at a time), slurred speech (as if drunk but no alcohol in blood for weeks), confusion/disorientation, paranoia, problems with memory and concentration, increased anxiety, extreme mood swings (unlike those associated with Bipolar), intense anger towards everyone and everything, hot flashes and chills, muscle pain/cramps, vision problems (blurred/blackouts/spotty), uncontrollable fits (crying or rage), sensitivity to motion and sound, no appetite, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, and other symptoms similar to those of heroin withdrawal (so I've read on several sites online). Also: I've been having sexual problems that I now realize might be associated with the Paxil. Visit counselcity.com for valuable resources. | My doc didn't tell me what I might experience taking Paxil. I'd taken it before, and wasn't informed of the side effects then either. I read the med info provided with my RX and noted the mild effects listed. After my experience, my doc said to give it another 2 weeks, then try Lexapro. A week later, it was unbearable, so I called to get the Lexapro. She said to fill the RX for Paxil and we'd change my meds at next appt. I was at 37.5 mg Paxil. We started to taper down. She didn't tell me what I might experience during withdrawal. It was horrifying. I felt like I was dying, but knew I wasn't. I was terrified, and didn't know what to do. ER wouldn't treat me because I wasn't in life-threatening danger. I made calls to my doc, all times day/night. A nurse I spoke with said Paxil doesn't cause any [side effects/withdrawal]. People uninformed about these things SHOULD NOT have the privelage to discuss meds or give advice to patients. Make Paxil illegal to produce/distribute! | F | 25 | 2 months | 8/31/2006 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | I have been on this medicine for only 2 weeks...but so far it's mostly been loss of appetite and sleepiness. Recently I have started to experience tightness in my jaw, which isn't pleasant, but I'm going to ride it out and hope it passes. | I am going to give it a full month to see how it goes, but so far, aside from the tightness of my jaw, I am liking it. I'm able to calm myself down easier, and I notice when I'm getting upset and before I couldn't really tell. I've started to act happier, feel happier, and the anxiety happens less....it's not completely gone, but I also just started the medication. I'm pleased so far....as long as my jaw tension goes away. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 8/24/2006 | 3 | Panic Attacks/Depression | Loss of sex drive, difficulty having orgasm, sore tongue. These have not gotten better after having been on Paxil (12.5 mg CR) for years. Also had a strange sort of intermittent off-centeredness (not quite dizziness, vertigo, or "zaps") when I tried to increase the dose to 25 mg. | Appreciate what it has done for my anxiety attacks, but I am a slave to Paxil. I cannot get off it. When I try (I have tried several times by very slow tapering down), I experience nausea, diarrhea, and anxiety attacks and depression that seem to be worse than when I went on the drug. | F | 41 | 5 years | 7/23/2006 | 3 | Panic Attacks/Depression | Loss of sex drive, difficulty having orgasm, sore tongue, weight gain. These have not gotten better after having been on Paxil (12.5 mg CR) for years. Also had a strange sort of intermittent off-centeredness (not quite dizziness, vertigo, or "zaps") when I tried to increase the dose to 25 mg. | Appreciate what it has done for my anxiety attacks, but I am a slave to Paxil. I cannot get off it. When I try (I have tried several times by very slow tapering down), I experience nausea, diarrhea, and anxiety attacks and depression that seem to be worse than when I went on the drug. | F | 41 | 5 years | 7/23/2006 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | None, actually. Maybe a little lethargy, but otherwise okay. | Made me feel human again. | F | 42 | 3 years | 7/22/2006 | 5 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Dry mouth, sleepiness,decreased libido and longer to have orgasms. | I started on Paxil (not CR) in 05/02. I stopped having panic attacks right away. My anxiety was gone and I was a happy person again. My doctor and I decided to gradually end the treatment after 1 year. What a mistake. The attacks returned (not as frequent but still). And this time I fell into the worst depression of my life. After months of struggling to stay off of Paxil (with counseling) I decided to get back on it last year. During this time, my marriage fell apart. I don't see how I could have gone through this most difficult time without the meds. | F | 30 | 3 years | 7/19/2006 | 5 | depression and anxiety | I have had no side effects with this med, am being weaned off it to go on to effexor because it has stopped being effective after 8 years on and off but my anxiety is gone now any way. | I would strongly recomend this medication it changed me from a paranoid stay at home all day mess back into a bubbly out going person, dont give up there is a med out there for every mental illness i never thaught my psychosis imm being treated for at the moment would go but thanx to olanzapine it has!!! Good Luck xxx | F | 24 | 5 years | 7/11/2006 | 5 | Cronic, severe depression | Excessive head sweating and diarrhea | I have taken nearly everything out there for depression - nothing worked for me which my doctor said is very odd. Apparently if you try one medicine for depression and it doesn't work, the odds of the next one you try helping you are extremely high. Years ago I tried Paxil (not CR) and I remembered that it had done some good for me, but it made me SO tired that I was unable to function. I hoped that taking the CR might help without making me sleepy. It took a long time, as they often do, several weeks, before I began to notice any change, but I have been on PaxilCR for 13 weeks now and I feel FINE!! FINALLY!! I am myself again! I can feel happy!! It's SOOOO wonderful!! No sleepiness at all! The only thing I have noticed as a side effect is diarrhea, but a little Immodium AD and that's gone, and my head is sweating all the time - excessively, and I mean wet, sometimes dripping hair. It's really annoying and the Paxil is the only thing I can think of that might be causing it. While i | F | 38 | 13 weeks | 7/11/2006 | 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/Anxiety | Loss of sex drive, loss of self, 15# weight gain. | It worked at first but when I've lost the ability to care about others and have NO feelings, it's time to move on. | F | 38 | 2.5 years | 7/4/2006 | 5 | M | 60 days | 6/30/2006 | 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 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | In the beginning, nausea, headache, dizziness and sleepiness. Also decreased appetite & trouble with orgasm, constipation. | Works well for my anxiety...no weight gain (so far!) I was on regular Paxil once before & yes coming off was hard, but worth it to me to control anxiety. Most side effects went away after 3-4 weeks. | F | 33 | 7 weeks | 6/29/2006 | 5 | PMDD (Premens. Dysphoric Disorder) | First of all, Paxil CR has changed my life for the better! The side effects are, for me, a small price to pay for improved mood and relationships. Initial side effects: stomach rumbling/nausea; that has subsided. Now, fatigue, along with inability to get a really good night's sleep. Not as mentally sharp as I used to be. Rarely my speech/writing is affected, but it happens. Mild headaches, more than usual. Mild sexual side effects (takes longer). | This medication isn't for everyone, but it helped me enormously with my Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. I no longer overreact to little problems. I no longer cry my eyes out for no reason. I've never been happier in my relationship. Worth it!!! | F | 31 | 2 months | 6/25/2006 | 5 | Panic attacks | weight gain, difficult to achieve an orgasim, strange dreams | After being on paxcil cr for about 3yrs, my panic attacks and ocd were finally under control. However, I am recently divorced and cannot stand the fact that I was having such a difficult time achieving an orgasim. So, I talked with my Dr. and decided to go off of it. He weaned me off and I've only been off for 3 days now. I feel angry about my life, angry with my kids, the zipping in the head is insane and I'm having hot and cold spells. I don't know at this point which is worse, the lack of orgasims or coming off this med. I hope things get better soon or I will probably be back on it. Does anyone have any advice? | F | 43 | 3 years | 6/20/2006 | 5 | depression & panic attacks | some weight gain. | works great for me. i was on paxil first, then later the paxil cr.been on this medication a long time, it has really worked great for me. if you talk to your dr. and you want to be weaned from this medication, the funny feeling you get, like the zip in your head will go away after awhile. its really no big deal, it may feel like it at the time, but it does go away. i have found in the past when i have had that, if i move my head slow, and not turn it around real fast, that helped me with the zip i felt. also your dr can help with treating some side effects for you. best of luck to you all. i hope this helps. | F | 42 | 12 years | 6/15/2006 | 4 | depression/PMS/anxiety | nausea and constipation (for the first week or so), strong sleepiness (hasn't gone away yet), loss of libido | Very good drug - has helped with depression and with anxiety. I tried to wean myself off of it because I didn't like feeling so sleepy all the time, but I have had terrible vertigo (dizziness, especially when I move my eyes to one side or the other), so I am going back on it since the benefits outweigh the negative effects. I had the vertigo when I weaned myself off of Zoloft when I was pregnant. The vertigo lasted quite a while, despite my attempts to wean slowly, but eventually went away after nearly a month. | F | 35 | 3 months | 6/6/2006 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety/OCD | tingling of extremities, severe panic attacks the first week, increase in appetite, severe headaches, vivid dreams, hot flashes and extreme thirst | Was taking 25mg CR about 2 years ago and it worked great for my anxiety. This year, statrted with 12.5, up to 37.5mg for OCD and anxiety. Has not worked as well this time. Am switching to Zoloft-new MD says Paxil isn't her choice for women. Who knew?? | M | 27 | 3 months | 6/1/2006 |