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 | Depression, anxiety,panic attacks | I was put on Paxil CR 25mg. back in April of 2003. It made me tired and week for the first few weeks. Other than that, I had no side effects. | I think this is a marvelous drug. It worked wonders for me. I feel really great. I have been on 25 mg. of Paxil CR for 10 months and it worked beautifully. I just called my doctor this week and asked him to up the dose to 37.5mg as I felt that I needed a little bit more for my anxiety but, it has been a true life saver for me. Even at 37.5mg, that is a low dose for a man my size (6'0 | M | 31 | 10 months | 2/21/2004 | 3 | Depression, SAD, overall anxiety | Tired in the extreme, dizzyness, thirsty alot. | Has made me dull during the mornings, and has made those morninings a constant battle just to stay awake. I then go into a hyper mode in the evening, makes me feel on top of the world. As the day progresses I go into a very nuetral mood, but I feel like a zombie. Its a rollercoaster so far. My dreams are more vivid, and seem to last longer. Its been about 3 weeks into taking paxil CR 25. Overall it has squashed the anxiety somewhat, but I feel so disconnected. | M | 30 | 21 days | 2/21/2004 | 3 | Mild Depression/Stress | Not too many b/c I take it before bedtime. Lucid, Colorful Dreams. | I am trying to stop Paxil CR (12.5 mg)Cold Turkey which is a terrible idea. It constantly feels like there are jolts of electricity pulsating through my head and behind my eyes. Blurred Vision and nausea. It's interfering with my job and I feel terrible. I will probably have to start taking it again to stop these jolts. It's truly an awful feeling. | F | 22 | 8 months | 2/19/2004 | 4 | PMDD | FIRST WEEKS I WAS PLAGUED WITH SLEEPINESS AND SLEEPLESSNESS. I ALSO EXPERIENCED HEADACHES. | AFTER 6 WEEKS, THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT I HAVE IS OCCASIONAL SLEEPLESSNESS AND A DISCONCERNING CRAVING/ADDICTION TO SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATES. | F | 32 | 6 weeks | 2/18/2004 | 4 | Panic Disorder and OCD | Weight Loss, Increased panic and a feeling of losing my mind in the begining (first week), dry mouth, want to eat nothing but sweets, Tired during the day and insomnia at night, tingling in lages and arms | Overall the good out weighs the bad. I was on paxil and now taking 25 CR. This drug has helped me to get back to myself :) | F | 24 | 5 days | 2/18/2004 | 5 | Panic Attacks | Weight Gain!!! Big Time! 27 pounds in about 6 months and I can't take it off! Please email me if anyone has a solution to this problem. | I have to say that it has changed my life and made me feel like a real person. I function wonderfully now. Aside from the weight gain which does bum me out, I highly recommend Paxil CR. | F | 43 | 1 years | 2/16/2004 | 5 | OCD | trouble sleeping the first couple weeks, a little nausea, an overall feeling of weirdness during the first two weeks.. | After only a month I left better than I had in years... my confidence is back, and I able to sit back and just enjoy life! Paxil CR really did save me! | M | 26 | 2 months | 2/13/2004 | 2 | Depression and anxiety | Complete sexual dysfunction: Loss of libido and complete inability to orgasm. Extreme fatigue, absent mindedness, insomnia. | This drug worked well for depression, but I can't deal with the sexual side effects. I had a nice sex life with my husband before, now it's frustrating, even painful, and I usually cry afterwards. I went from someone who loved sex to someone who wants to avoid it at all costs. I can't even achieve orgasm manually anymore. | F | 20 | 2 months | 2/10/2004 | 4 | anxiety | none | M | 35 | 6 months | 2/6/2004 | 1 | depression and anxiety | None at first and felt ok, but even taking it regulary I had the shock sensations. I lowered my dose and feel the same. It is horrible, I feel like I'm losing my mind and I'm going to die. My head hurts, I'm spacing out and paranoid. | F | 31 | 8 months | 2/6/2004 | 4 | panic attacks | dry mouth,increased appetite | i have taken paxil 20 mg on and off for 5 years. i just went back on two weeks ago becouse panic attacks returned. it is hard to get off of,but if you do it properly its no problem.taper down slowly. give yorself 3 mo. to taper off. exercise daily a must.no high carbs such as cookies ,ice cream anything containin high amounts of sugar. you can eat pasta potatoes bread etc....these keep serotonin level up. basically just eat healthy . no alcohol. this works its safe and deppression and panic dont come back unless you are under prolonged stress. trust me i just went back on becouse of fire and holidays panic started to set in again .iwas off for 2 years though. | F | 40 | 3 weeks | 2/4/2004 | 1 | anxiety..panic attacks | intense trembling (tremors),teeth grinding,sweating,insomnia...no sleep what-so-ever,eyes hurt,attention disorder, | I did not like the way this drug made me feel at all! | F | 25 | 30 days | 1/25/2004 | 1 | depression | feeling that my mind was going out of my body, impossibility to reach orgasm, increased sweting, dry mouth, tackycardia and a distressing loss of feeling of normality and dreadful panic attacks. | panic attacks remained after stopping medication, spoiled a big part of my life, turned me into fearful person...keep away from this drug, the only people it benefits are the producers. | F | 35 | 7 days | 1/22/2004 | 5 | depression | severe headaches when I first started taking it, inability to achieve orgasm | Awesome! I feel so much better. I'm more patient with my kids and more playful with my husband. I have regained my sense of humor. I'm not so easily upset and am able to handle things more easily. | F | 34 | 3 months | 1/19/2004 | 3 | Panic Disorder | Itchiness all over. Shaky hands, fatigue and headaches. Can't sleep well at night without Ativan. | Seems to be diminishing the panic attacks and their intensity. Not sleeping well at night sometimes. Itchy all over- feels like it under my skin, there's no rash. Just recently, after raising dosage from 12.5 to 25mg I feel shaky. Trying to give it a chance. | F | 28 | 12 days | 1/18/2004 | 3 | Anxity and Panic Disorder | Weight gain, swelling, bloating, water retention, no sex drive, tired all the time, | Paxil CR helped with the anxity and panic attacks some what. I would still get them but they were mild. If it wasn't for the weight gain and retaining of fluid i would still be on paxil cr. My Doctor swithed me to Wellbutrian to drop the pounds and also added adavan at night to help me sleep. I have lost most of the water that i gained and a little weight since stopping the paxil cr.I think i just need to see a counselor and maybe that will help the panic and anxity. | 35 | 30 days | 1/12/2004 | 3 | anxiety and depression | 20 lb. weight gain within 2 months of starting medication. | Helped anxiety alot, but the weight gain made me more depressed. | F | 30 | 13 months | 1/11/2004 | 1 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Profound sexual dysfunction -- impotence, could not reach orgasm, no desire. It helped me feel calmer in general but raised my worry about my sex life being obliterated. Took 25 mg. for 4 months. When I got off it, I experienced the absolute worst withdrawal symtoms I've ever experienced -- vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, nausea for 2 weeks. I would advise you to stay away from this potent and possibly dangerous drug. | Bad news all around!! | M | 49 | 4 months | 1/9/2004 | 4 | Depression/ social anxiety | Memory loss, weight gain, totally changed personality, strange dreams (when I could sleep), loss of sleep, headaches, itchiness all over body, dizziness, blurred vision, shakiness, yawning. | When I am on Paxil CR, everything is great, i have a life again. I have recently had some trouble with my doctor's office giving my percription to me on time, so i am now coming off of them. I recommend that if you want to feel like you did before you started taking Paxil CR X 50, DO NOT GO OFF OF THEM ABRUPTLY...I now feel like a zombie. | F | 23 | 1 years | 1/8/2004 | 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 |