Doc prescribed me paxil cr

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:23 pm

Thanks all. I just bought the generic for it. WAY cheaper. i have already researched it online. I always research things before i take them. . .sometimes i feel i shouldn't because than i think of the side effects constantly! so i really really really hope this works for me. I am so desperate.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:06 pm

Good for you! There are so many people with anxiety who can't even take pills they are so scared. And I figured you would probably research it =P Good luck, just give it a little time to kick in and I hope it does help make you feel better. Keep us updated!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:49 am

so i took the paxil last night and already had side effects. i had a panic attack and felt i was going out of control. . .literally. im so jittery too. i took two ativans to calm down. never taken that much. i called my therapist and he said he thinks i should get of them and to mcall a pharmacist and ask so i did and the pharmacist said to stop taking them for good and to try and get better and he said if i felt worse than to go to the hospital. im feeling better because of the ativan thank god!!! those pills can save me. so im guessing anti-depressants wont work for me

i tried i guess.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:48 pm

Hi Holly, sorry to hear about your first try with antidepressants. I asked my doctor three or four months ago for something to help with anxiety and depression and she prescribed Effexor. Like you and probably most people on this site, I did extensive research into the drug especially side effects before I took it. Well, the first night I was asleep and woke up around 3 am feeling like a small electric current was running through my body, kinda like the feeling you get when an arm or leg falls asleep, the pins and needles sensation wasnt painful but I really felt like I was vibrating. That was the one and only time I took Effexor. I dont think I caused the reaction by anticipating negative consequences as I was sound asleep when it happened. It was a few months later before I asked to be put on a different drug and my doctor prescribed Zoloft and also told me that long term use of ativan would lead to habituation. The first week I was on Zoloft I felt strange like my head was in a vice although not painful very distracting and I was in a bit of a fog. After the first week however I am not experiencing any side effects at all, I have also been feeling better about myself but this is likely the result of the program as I havent been taking this drug long enough for it to kick in according to the literature.

I appreciate your courage in trying a med, God knows we are all scared to reach for drugs to help us. I cant advise you one way or the other on trying a different med all I can say is that for me it seems to be working and at the present is not causing me any problems. I wish you all the best.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:07 pm

anti-deps used to work for me when i was younger like 16 - 21. i am now 23 and now maybe i get bad reactions from it because my body changing and my hormones too. . .i have no idea why just after taking 1 paxil for the first time effected me so badly.i think i may want to do this without medicine. just the program and my therapist. Has anyone else gotten this way with a medication?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:59 am

With in the last 2 years I got put back on medication b/c my anxiety got so bad that i actually started passing out.... a lot it was like my brains way of saying can't take the heart pounding, sweating, feeling like i'm dieing anymore so i'll just shut off for a bit. They tried me on paxil CR for awhile... first off everyone is different and responds differnt but for me it was not very much help it actually increased my shacking and sweating.. Although I wasn't passing out anymore

I cut hair so shacking hands and cutting myself with my shears all the time was not good; not to mention I hate sweating and it would set off an anxiety attack b/c i felt sick. Now I'm on a 3 MG Xanax XR wich is a 24hr control release and i've had great progress for the most part. I don't feel like a zombie, loopy, or out of control like some of my other meds have taken in the past. I hope this helps and no matter what, try and not do what i did along time ago i had a bad reaction from zoloft when I was 16 (don't recommend zoloft myself to anyone!!) and descided to never try meds for help again... unfortunatily it can just be a trial and error process!! Best of wishes!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:55 am

i took paxil cr for the oirst time the night before last and immedialty stopped it. it gave me a huge panic attack. i didnt feel feel like myself . i felt as if i didnt care about thins so than that made me panic and it was the worst! i had chest flutters and dry mouth and my chest and throat just felt weird. so i will never take paxil AGAIN!! or any meds. im too scraed

mysickness · Post by **mysickness** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:02 am

I am sorry this happened to you. It was not from the pills though. It takes six weeks to even feel a signafacant difference. Paxil has been a life saver for me.