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 | FIRST THREE DAYS I DID NOT DREAM, WHICH FOR ME WAS STRANGE. THEN DAY 5 THE ANGER, DESPAIR, AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR STARTED. I AM BY NATURE A SWEET CALM PERSON, BUT I EXPLODED EVERY FEW MINUTES. I THREW THINGS, I CRIED, I CURSED (WHICH I DON'T DO) I THOUGHT ABOUT SUICIDE WHICH I DID NOT DO WHILE ON ZOLOFT OR LEXAPRO. I SWEAR THAT IF I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A GUN I WOULD HAVE USED IT. THAT IS HOW OUT OF CONTROL THIS STUFF MADE ME. I AM A QUIET 50 YEAR OLD LADY WITH NO VIOLENT PAST OR TEDNDENCIES. I THREW BY BOTTLE AWAY AND CALLED MY DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. SHE SAID SHE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A REACTION. AT LEAST WITH ZOLOFT ALL I DID WAS HAVE NOSE BLEEDS (WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT IS UNUSUAL FOR A SIDE EFFECT TOO) I AM HOPING THAT NO ONE ELSE EVER SUFFERS THIS WAY. | F | 50 | 5 days | 6/1/2006 | 5 | panic attacks, depression | nausea, drowsiness at first, lack of libedo and organsim | paxil has been a miricle cure. I began having panic attacks that became so extreme I was unable to work or even leave my home. I have tried many antidepressents, but the side effects were to unbearable to handle and the releif was minimal. I have even lost weight with out trying to. It really helped cure my hunger, that was due mostly to depression. I would like and info from other users on lack of orgasim and ways to releave this side effect. Also has anyone taken this med while pregnant? Was the baby ok? My husband and I would like to have a baby, but I am afraid of the panic attacks returning. thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 34 | 1 years | 5/29/2006 | 3 | Depression / Anxiety | Tiredness, nausea, libido low, no orgasms, heart palpatations or occassional anxiety (can't tell) | I am very sensitive to all medications - particurally the ones for depression, so I started out taking the CR at 12.5 every other day for a week. Then I tried to take it every day for two weeks, but I could not tolerate the drowsiness. I felt really drugged. I had a hard time getting up in the mornings, and it stayed with me all day. The tiredness was making me irritable. Plus I had nausea for a few days. I had to cut back to every other day again, but it was working. I was feeling good for a while with more energy and a positive attitude. But my symptoms came back. Today I started taking it every day again, and I'm tryng to take it in the morning instead of at night. After reading about the terrible experiences of people coming off of this, I am concerned. I cannot get back into my doc until July to talk to her about it. I was thinking that this could be the 1st med to work for me. I've been depressed for most of my life. I want to feel better. Hasn't anyone been weened off | F | 39 | 5 weeks | 5/25/2006 | 5 | depression | I had no side effects what so ever | It has cured my depression have been on it for years but i think i have gained some tolerence to it which i believe can happen on ssris. No weight gain or side effects have triend other anti depressants b4 with bad side effects i would recomend this drug to any one as it will also make you more out going if you suffer from social anxiety as i did before taking it. | F | 24 | 6 years | 5/16/2006 | 1 | social anxiety and panic disorder | extreme nausea, extreme insomnia, feeling "out of it," vomiting, loss of appetite, ringing in ears, dizziness, panic attacks, no sex drive. | this is a horrible drug! i felt poisoned by it. my body was literally sick. i would vomit, never sleep, and felt crazy. i was so sick that i called up my doctor and raised hell. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 5/13/2006 | 5 | OCD, BDD, PTSD, Depression | At first, I had dry mouth, some dizziness and inability to reach orgasm. All of those side effects were gone within the first month or two and now I just have a slightly decreased libido, but that doesn't bother me, because now it matches my husband's libido exactly! | I was placed on Paxil primarily for the constant obsessive thoughts that come with my severe OCD. I would have done anything to get rid of them. I was in a major depression and have Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well. The OCD was getting worse as I got older and I couldn't handle it anymore. The Paxil worked within a month. I now almost never have the obsessive thoughts. I wasn't much into the idea of taking meds before, but now I'm VERY GRATEFUL!!! I'm also in counseling and am able to make better progress because of the Paxil CR. | F | 35 | 6 months | 5/8/2006 | 1 | Paxil | Self harm, suicidal tendencies, restless, extreme mood swings | My daughter was prescribed paxil at age 7 1/2. This medication should not be given to any child. When it was finally realized her problems stemmed from the paxil, the withdrawal was horrendous to say the least. She literally was not able to function for a very long time. My daughter was prescribed paxil because of a school incident to get her over the shock. It lead her down a road of numerous mental health labels, loss of health, education and friends. Now paxil free she once again is a happy child, the mood swings disappeared, the suicidal tendencies and self harm....disappeared. With the stop of this medication the mental health labels magically disappeared as well. Once again a happy child leading a normal life. GlaxoSmithKline needs to let the public know the truth about this medication so docs and patients know what to look out for. The withdrawal of this medication for many is a horrendous experience leaving the patients thinking their mental health is breaking do | F | 10 | 2 days | 5/3/2006 | 1 | panic attack- | Didn't care about anything, slept all the time, death obsessed, suicidal, suicide attempt, failing at school(previous a student) | Wean off this drug VERY slowly. It will require changing to regular paxil or liquid paxil. Withdrawal can take a LONG time. Do not expect to feel better once weaning is complete. It can get worse before it gets better, but it does get better.It took me a year to feel "normal" again after 1 year on paxil. | M | 18 | 1 days | 5/3/2006 | 1 | pregnancy-induced hypertension | extreme fatigue, lethargy, lack of emotions, loss of sexual desire, inability to perform sexually, gained 40 pounds that I could not lose no matter what, intolerance to alcohol, difficulty in discontinuing med. And more! | This med is very difficult to stop taking. Docs do not understand how to tell patients to properly taper. The w/d effects are devastating, long-lasting, and life-changing. They include zaps, dizziness, joint and muscle pain, nausea, diarrhea, anger, agression, anxiety, depression, insomnia, extreme fatigue, flu-like symtoms, visual-audatory-olfactory hallucinations, more. . .over the course of 12-18 months post-Paxil. | F | 33 | 20 months | 5/3/2006 | 1 | depression | blurred vision and sleepiness (after 1 dose of 25 mg), those continued and tremors, anxiety and extremely dry mouth also started after 2nd and 3rd dose, major withdrawal symptoms | I only took Paxil CR 25 mg for three days, because after the third pill the dry mouth was so extreme that I couldn't continue. That day, I drank enough to necessitate going to the bathroom 20 times while at work. I'd been on Zoloft many years ago and knew that you need to taper off if you've been taking ADs for a while, but since I'd only taken three pills, I didn't think that was necessary. Boy was I wrong. Within a few hours of missing the next pill, I became very nauseous and agitated. My brain couldn't focus long enough to put together a complete thought, and I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. It was so bad that I wound up in the Emergency Department. I will never take this drug again. | F | 31 | 3 days | 4/20/2006 | 4 | Panic attacks | Most of th enormal.Dizziness, constipation, weird dreams, weight loss, weight gain, burning sensation in shoulders and feet, SLEEEP SLEEEP SLEEEP.And then sleep more. | I started my fist run of paxil in august 2002>weaned myself august 2005.I was tired of it worked really well first time around so wll that I believed i didnt need it anymore.Lost weight, had dizziness, and slpet a lot.Nothing major.Was of of it for six months and then the panic returned in a mighty way.I had some left that I dint take and began again this april 2006 now and i have began feeling sleepy a lot again.but this time I gained weight and have constipation but the weirdest thing is this time my shoulders and feet feel lik ethey are burning.I have to go back to the doctor soon to re new my prescription and want to find out why my symptoms this time around are so different than the first.The burning sensations on top of my feer and shoulder is not BAD but not very comfortable.Especially when you are prone to think you have every medical condtion known to man.I still get bouts of anxiety but the attacks are not as intense .Pls this is just my fith week back on it. | M | 40 | 4 weeks | 4/8/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Extreme nausea, unbearable headache, insomnia | This drug did not agree with me. By day six I stopped taking it. Currently taking Zoloft and it works great. Became spooked by all the information on Paxil withdrawls...Stuff really messed me up for the six days I was on it. | M | 32 | 6 days | 4/5/2006 | 5 | anxiety/depression | night sweats, weight gain (10 lbs), the need to drink beer when i never drank before the meds, tired, strange/but funny dreams. | I took this drug because i was to the point of going insane. I was in a bad relationship years ago and never told anyone about what when on, then it crept up on me to the point of insanity. I lost so much weight from these horrible thoughts that I kept on thinking to the point that my family made me go on meds. I started on paxil 12.5 in January 2006 and started feeling better in like a week. I uped to 37.5 mg then went back down to 25. This drug helped me so much. I actually slept a full night. I didn't run to the doctor everyday obsessing over things, and stopped snapping at everyone. I got married and have been on it for 1 yr and want to start having a baby in the next year or so, so i am going to slowly wean myself off. I gained 10 while being on this drug, hopefully it will come off sone. If anyone has any tips on weaning off the meds, or if you lost the weight you gained on it contact me. Thanks | F | 23 | 1 years | 3/31/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | sexual side effects, no libido, dry mouth, and fatique | I have not had any anxiety attacks while taking Paxil CR. I feel so great everyday. I really felt the drug take effect after 2 weeks. I haven't looked back since I started taking it 3 years ago. Now I have met a wonderful guy that I think I could marry, but my sex drive is awful. I have no libido. It is really killing the connection I have to him, so I am going to get off of it. | F | 27 | 3 years | 3/27/2006 | 3 | SAD | Heart palpitations, alcoholism, apathy, night sweats, weight gain | Overall, this drug helped me. In fact it may have helped too much as I became extremely unconcerned about things that used to worry me. I was reminded that a little worry can be a good thing. It did help my seasonal depression, though. I would have continued it but the heart palpitations were a little scary. Also, I became an extreme alcoholic while on it. I drank every night and really enjoyed it. As soon as I went off this drug I returned to my old moderately drinking self. Withdrawal was weird but nothing compared to coming off pain pills. | M | 37 | 3 months | 3/20/2006 | 2 | Depression, anxiety | Vivid dreams, apathy, weight gain. | When I was first on Paxil CR, it was a godsend. It took about a week to kick in and with in a month I was myself again. After a year, I started getting depressed again, so my doc increased my dosage from 12.5mg to 25 mg. I gained 20 pounds in three months, I became totally uncaring and apathetic. It was as if I had no emotions at all. | F | 55 | 18 months | 3/16/2006 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Severe loose bowels, increased anxiety in the am, overall feeing of numbness, sleepy, no energy, NO LIBADO | Doctor perscribed Paxil CR for my depression/anxiety...had too much on my plate...have only been on this drug for about 1 month and it has killed my sex life, made me feel worse than when I was without it. Feeling tired, sleepy, stomach is in a shambles! I have skipped one dose and felt wonderful...am weening myself off this nasty stuff and with God's help will never be on another anti-depressant again! | F | 37 | 1 months | 3/16/2006 | 2 | Anxiety problems | Tremors, more anxiety, sexual disfunction | Didn't work for me! Made my anxiety a thousand times worse! | F | 25 | 5 months | 3/5/2006 | 4 | OCD, Major Depression, Anxiety | Dosing at 37.5mg nighttime. (started on 12.5 then 25) 1. Vivid dreams, though no nightmares. 2. weight gain 3. somnolence (constant sleepiness) 4. spaced out feeling 5. delayed orgasim | Before I consented to taking a psychotropic like Paxil I was adamantly against drug therapy, but I became so uncomfortable with the obsessional thinking and constant anxiety that I tried it...and I'm so glad I did. Obsessions are almost completely gone and anxiety is mostly under control. My biggest complaint is feeling sleepy most of the day. | F | 30 | 5 months | 3/2/2006 | 4 | Depression, PanicAttacks & BPD | Can make me tired if taken too early. | This drug saved my life and my marriage, I tried weaning off it because like all people with a mental illness I thought "I feel great so I don't need this" but by day 5 I had extreme bouts of anger and felt light headed. I tried reducing my dosage also but the results were that my moods were up and down and after feeling so good on Paxil CR I realized that I need this drug... I am happy to continue using Paxil CR and I know that I will probabley be on it forever and thats OK ... I never want to go back to that deep dark place where I was before taking Paxil CR. | M | 41 | 19 months | 3/2/2006 |