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 |
| 5 | bi polar / major depression | I did not have any side effects at first, them I gained 30lbs in about 9 months. I have been on paxil cr 50mgs. for 18 months. I have recently began experincing racing thoughts and anxiety so my Dr. changed me to Lexapro. I am having some withdrawals from the paxil even though I weaned off slowly. I am having the body and brain shocks and terrible dreams. It is good to know that other people have expericenced the | Paxil CR really helped me for about 18 months. I would recommend it to anyone who is in a major depression, It probablly helped save my life along with Seroquel and Remeron. Be sure to have a good Dr. when you are on antidepressants. | F | 44 | 18 months | 12/7/2004 | 5 | depression | Since going off of paxil cr I really feel funny, cant really explain it I would like to know if anyone feels this way | F | 60 | 2 years | 11/28/2004 | 4 | social anxiety | Dry mouth and inability to reach orgasm (very long time). Went from one extreme, premature ejaculation, to lasting for hours. Now if I can only get somewhere in the middle. The first week experienced extreme nausae, but that has went away. | Overall the drug seems to help me. Started out at 12.5 mg for 2 weeks then switched to 25mg. Hope the sexual side effects subside over the next few weeks. | M | 42 | 3 weeks | 11/23/2004 | 5 | Stress | None | It really has helped me out a lot. | F | 23 | 3 months | 11/22/2004 | 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 | 4 | anxiety | weight gain and diminished libido | I have gained 15 lbs since beginning PAXIL CR (12.5 mgs). Because my worries and anxiety have decreased siginificantly, I am reluctant to stop taking the drug. NEVER STOP TAKING THIS DRUG WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S ASSISTANCE. I have tried once, and it was horrible. | F | 32 | 2 years | 11/21/2004 | 1 | Depression | Started with Paxil CR 12.5 for one week and it was good. then I switched to 25 and started to feel strange. Been taking 25 for 1 week. Panic attack for absolutely nothing, symptoms like a heart attack led me to the emergency room for nothing, yawning, having to sleep in the afternoon (I take the medication at noon because I also take Prevacid in the morning), flushing a bit like when taking niacin for circulation, depression is worst. I just hate the feeling of this product and after reading all of this, I will stop this. | Product is damn expensive even in Canada and not covered by my insurance plan. The cost is 3$ Can a pill. | M | 52 | 14 days | 11/20/2004 | 3 | F | 31 | 6 days | 11/19/2004 | 4 | Panic attacks | I was on regular Paxil for a year and a half about 4 years ago, but now I am on Paxil CR. I just started taking this 3 days ago. Both kinds of Paxil have similiar side effects: excessive weight loss (in my case), muscle aches, no appetite, sleep problems - waking up several times a night, a | After you get through the initial getting used to the medication, it is great! I have always felt though that my emotions were very flat and I don't think I cried for a year and a half! Some people wouldn't say that is a bad thing though. But sooner or later you just get that feeling that you should be feeling more emotions than you really are. Good luck to all. If anyone would like to talk with me about their experiences, please feel free to email me. | F | 24 | 4 days | 11/17/2004 | 3 | PTSD & Panic Attacks | Throat is closed, hard to swallow, clenching jaw, grinding teeth, wake up at night and can't go back to sleep, sweating, weird food cravings, twitching muscles, severe headaches, drowsy, lack of focus, detached from emotions, feeling like I'm floating outside my body, loss of appetite, lightheaded, decrease in sex drive... | Some improvement in mood but mostly because I'm too sleepy to care anymore and most of my focus is on staying awake. I attribute the sexual dysfunction to the sleepiness too. Started on 12.5 mg Paxil-CR for 7 days, this is day 5 of 25 mg to continue indefinitely. | F | 25 | 12 days | 11/16/2004 | 5 | Panic Disorder, Depression | I had no side effect since I have been on the medicine. I have even had my dose raised from 12.5CR to 25CR and am feeling so much better. I have not had a panic attack since I started taking it and I feel so much better. This medicine has done wonders for me. I am so glad I started taking it and it has turned my life around. I am not Panic Free!!! I did feel funny when i first started taking it because i was told to take it at night. I just felt sort of groggy the next morning for about an hour. I started taking it in the morning with a little snack and never had ANY side effects. | Paxil CR has worked great for everyone that i know who has ever taken it and that is alot of people | F | 26 | 3 months | 11/11/2004 | 3 | depression | nausea | M | 36 | 21 days | 11/10/2004 | 3 | post-traumatic stress disorder | The first couple of days i was tired and i had the runs a couple of times. Then one day i had to go for a job interview and i got cold chills, threw up and felt like i was going to die. My doctor said that it was possible that i was internally expressing my feelings, because normally i would start crying, but i COULDN'T cry. I laughed and told him that i would hold him accountable if i lost my emotions. I have been on Paxil CR for just over a month and have felt fine other than that. Then a couple of days ago i had about 6 cups of coffee and i felt really bloated, my skin felt really tight and i was sooo tired. I have been feeling that way since, and i am so weak, my eyes feel dry, i feel nauseated, my blood pressure is high (it is usually perfect) i had blood in my stool and my neck is very stiff and i am still tired. It is the weekend, so i have to wait until Monday to go see my doctor. I don't know if there is a delay in feeling side effects, but it has to be the Paxil because I can't think of any other reason why i would be feeling like this for 4 days straight. I was also really dizzy when i woke up yesterday. If anyone else has had this experience, please feel free to email me! Thanks! | F | 27 | 5 weeks | 11/7/2004 | 3 | jor depressive dissorder | sexual feelings were non exenct,did not seem to help my depressiq | no | M | 48 | 450 days | 11/4/2004 | 4 | panic attack | Weight gain (40 lbs), and dizziness. | Paxil CR has helped me very much, I am pleased with it. I do not like the weight gain, I have never weighed this much in my life. But, I have no panic attacks. Soon, I will be weened from the paxil, I hope all goes well. The paxil has also helped my stomach problems. I was diagnosed with IBS due to stress. I can eat again without having digestive problems. Paxil is great, weight gain is not. | F | 48 | 3 years | 11/2/2004 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety, depression | dry mouth, although it's going away. Takes longer to orgasm. I really have to work at it but I can get there. | Anxiety gone....feel great! I recommend it! | M | 36 | 4 weeks | 11/1/2004 | 5 | PMS menstrual | yawning but much easier to deal with than my grouchy PMS | I am a nurse, (psych) Seen many ineffective meds with patients. Paxil regular does not help the majority of my patients. I tried 12.5 CR on myself and it worked the same day. Great night sleep, less irritable, nicer person. I only use it for 6 days before my period. Just right for me. | F | 42 | 3 months | 10/27/2004 | 1 | anxiety | When my Dr. switched me from Paxil to Paxil Cr I experienced withdrawl symptoms and GI problems. After 3 weeks I switched back to Paxil and my problems disappeared. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 10/27/2004 | 1 | Anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks | Going on the drug was a nightmare (Paxil CR 25mg). I lost 20 pounds in about 2 months. I never regained that weight until I went on birth control pills. It seems everyone else gained weight but I guess I am the rare person who lost the weight. The first month I had severe side effects: loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, dizziness, sleepiness. Then it all went away. It helped with my anxiety, and I felt like a normal person again. That is, until I decided to wean myself off of the drug. That is when the hell started again. I have severe diziness. The only way I can describe it is like this: whenever I turn my head too fast, or if I move my eyes from left to right too fast, the whole world spins and I have to close my eyes shut. I have severe headaches (which I normally never have), i feel sick to my stomach. It is absolutely awful. Although Paxil CR did help me with my anxiety and panic attacks, and I thank God for that, I do not think the awful symptoms I am feeling make it worth taking. I would've been better off taking Celexa or something | An awful drug. I hate it. I never want to go near another pill again. | F | 24 | 16 months | 10/27/2004 |