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 | difficulty with sex, fatigue, weight gain | it has side effects but it definetly stopped my anxiety | F | 25 | 60 days | 9/29/2003 | 3 | Depression | A lot of shaking and loss of coordination in the first week of taking it. ABSOLUTLY NO LIBIDO OR SEXUAL DESIRE AT ALL. This was terrible for about the first 3 months of taking it. I am approximately on month 4 and I feel a little SEXUAL DESIRE COMMING BACK. HOWEVER, MY DRIVE IS NO WHERE NEAR THE ANIMAL THAT I USED TO BE. | Drinking alcohol with this drug is very dangerous. I live a life where I am out at dance clubs and bars every weekend with friends. When I first started taking Paxil, I had a situation where I went into comotose from drinking. Since that, there have been many nights where I lose all feelings of reality and blackout. Usually I can't remember what happened to me the night before. Its actually kind of cool, because I get to listen to my friends telling me what we did the night before at the club, and I cant remember sh*t! I would say that if you go out regularly to bars and hang with a bunch of guys that like to party (like I do) then be careful how much you drink. Its like one second you think that you are fine, then the next you wake up on the street curb, or on the floor of a friends apartment, and you cant remember how you got there. I would recommend that if you want to go out and get drunk, then make sure that you always have your friends by your side, because you never know when your going to black out and comotose.... All you do know is that it WILL happen BEFORE last call for alcohol at the club. The sexual side effects are still there a little, but they are improving slowly. Ultimately, things are better emotionally, and I feel as if I will attempt to go off Paxil CR soon. | M | 24 | 4 months | 9/23/2003 | 4 | depression | works pretty well for me | M | 34 | | 9/19/2003 | 5 | anxiety, existential anxiety | weight gain | Been on paxil for 3 years. I find it to be an amazing drug for my anxiety. It probably saved me from suicide. Its just as shame its made me fat... however, i'm on a lower dose now and have lost some weight. I'm on the normal paxil.. not the CR. | F | 38 | 3 years | 9/13/2003 | 2 | anxiety | insomnia, tremor, jitters | My dr put me on paxcil cr after trying Lexapro which was worse as far as side effects. The only way I could handle Paxil cr was to take Xanax at the same time. Without the Xanax by the end of the day I was jumping out of my skin. Couldn't sit still or concentrate. SRI's might work for some poeple but there has to be other options. I don't understand why MD's think that this stuff works for everyone and aren't willing to try anything else. | F | 35 | 1 months | 9/9/2003 | 5 | OCD | NO SIDE EFFECTS | F | 39 | 2 years | 9/3/2003 | 1 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN, Bouts of depression and anxiety. STRANGE, VIVID DREAMS. | Weight gain was depressing. Withdrawal from Paxil CR very uncomfortable. Tried to stop....SEVERE, most unpleasant dizziness. Lowered dose week by week and stopped again. Still experiencing SEVERE dizziness for past three days. Do not even think about drinking any amount of alcohol while using this med. Not considering taking any other type of med. | F | 46 | 5 months | 8/29/2003 | 1 | anxiety, panic attacks | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! GET ON SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD! SIDE EFFECTS AFTER YOU STOP TAKING IT ARE VERY BAD. SEVERE VERTIGO AND DIZZINESS, AND SOMETIMES YOU SNAP WITH SEVERE AGGRESSION OR SADNESS. I WOULD'NT RECCOMEND THIS DRUG TO MY WORST ENEMY! | GET OFF WHILE YOU CAN. | M | 26 | 3 months | 8/26/2003 | 2 | stomach problem/anxiety | no emotions,brain gap?-lose my train of thought,memory loss,weight gain | I have tried to come off of Paxil,extreme bad reation,even after tapering off slowley. | F | 43 | 18 months | 8/21/2003 | 4 | anxiety | M | 47 | | 7/30/2003 | 4 | anixiety | F | 32 | 6 months | 7/29/2003 | 3 | deppression | F | 42 | 12 times | 7/26/2003 | 4 | ptsd | constipation, twitches and jerks especially at night like having convulsions, delayed orgasm,drowsiness whilst driving, worst thing was massive 2 stone weight gain due to intense craving for all the time, vivid and detailed but enjoyable dreams whereas I used to just have nightmares. Overall Id recommend it. | works well as it enabled me to get on life and felt good most of the time.In the end the weight gain was just unacceptable. When I stopped taking it I felt a bit rough for a couple of days but nothing major | F | 36 | 4 months | 6/19/2003 | 4 | anxiety | constant yawning, insomnia, constant headache | I would recommend this. The benefits of the drug outweigh the side effects. I felt the difference in a week. | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 5/12/2003 | 5 | SOCIAL PHOBIA, ANXIETY | EXTREME BOUTS OF TIREDENESS, CONSTANT YAWNING AT FIRST BUT GRADUALLY WEARS OFF.FEELING DIZZY AT TIMES. | I THINK THE DRUG HAS WORKED WONDERS FOR ME..I COULDNT EVEN TALK TO ANYONE BECAUSE I USED TO FLUSH NEARLY EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY, IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. AFTER TAKING IT FOR A WEEK I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK ANYWMORE, IM IN A JOB WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE OTHERWISE, MADE LOADS OF FRIENDS, AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERY DRUG HAS GOOD BITS AND BAD BITS, AND ITS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO SEE HOW WELL THEY CAN COPE WITH IT. | F | 19 | 4 months | 5/1/2003 | 3 | panic disorder, depression, pmdd | nausea/stomach upset,hot flashes,confusion,electrical shock--twitching--buzzing--,heart racing,slight sexual disfunction,dizziness,dreams | I originally tried Paxil first and then went off it for two years because I didn't want to be on meds. I then started on Paxil CR (37.5) due to a severe return of panic attacks. I have been taking this for a year and have experienced the worst of the side effects for the last 2 1/2 months. I have experienced a twitching/buzzing/electrical shock sensation in my head which is sometimes compounded with heart racing,dizziness and confusion. I frequently wake at night with these symptoms which are very similar to sypmtoms of panic attacks themselves. My gp suggested to increase my dosage 2 1/2 months ago thinking my complaints were due to more panic attacks. I believe this med builds up in your body. I am now trying to go off this med slowly and will never return to it again. | F | 43 | 12 months | 4/19/2003 | 3 | depression/anxiety | some headaches; sleepiness | F | 72 | 7 days | 4/11/2003 | 3 | Panic attacks, depression | Didn't have very many at first, now have fatigue and low motivation and apathy | I have been on several SSRIs and this one seems to work the best; however, progressively I have just wanted to sleep and sleep and sleep because I am so tired. As if that is not bad enough, I have gotten to the point where I just don't really care about anything and have no motivation to do anything. I read in the comments above someone else was taking Wellbutrin along with this and that is what my doctor has recently prescribed for me. Believe me, this has made a world of difference and I actually feel better than I have in a long time and actually have some motivation. I don't know if it's the combination of the two but at least I feel alive now and not like a drug zombie. | F | 43 | 1 years | 4/2/2003 | 4 | For Anxiety, and Panic Attacks | Dry Mouth, Slight Dizziness, & Slight headaches. I am having problems sleeping, but think I will ask the doc if I can take the medication in the morning instead of night. | I started out with regular Paxil, from my general doctor. Then went to a Physciatrist and he recommended CR. It is a great medication | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 3/31/2003 | 4 | depression | Inability too climax, it was good for my girlfriend but wore me out. | depression went away, so it did what the doctor claimed it would | M | 29 | 3 weeks | 2/25/2003 |