How Effective Is Paxil Cr for Anxiety? and Can It Make You Sleep Better? Feel Happier?
Question by Clayton: How effective is Paxil cr for anxiety? and can it make you sleep better? feel happier?
[rewrite]I was prescribed paxil Cr 12.5 mg for anxiety, how effective it can be on that? i also have insomnia problems could it help me on that? and make me happier also? im afraid of the side effects of it though.
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Answer by tcheat0404
It takes awhile, but it does work. I’ve been taking it for 9 years. 12.5 is not that much, but since you are just starting it will help you fall asleep. That may wear off though, and it may only come back if you change the dosage. Overall, it does a good job of making you feel better, but don’t JUST rely on it. It’s important for you to also help along the process of becoming happier. And make sure you take the appropriate amount that was prescribed. Don’t miss a dose or take more than your doctor says. Good luck!
Answer by Red M
I was prescribed Paxil some years ago. It isn’t like an instant cure for your problem, it builds up in your system as you take it for a controlled smooth transition. For me (everybody is different) it didn’t curb my anxiety, I ended up getting a prescription for Xanex. The Xanex was much quicker in solving my anxiety which would come and go but controlled my life to a degree, so when I felt myself starting to panic I would take a pill and find a comfortable place to let it work. I’m not so sure about the sleep problem, but I know that Paxil is supposed to be effective with dealing with depression as well as anxiety. I hope this is some sort of help for you, I would say take the Paxil and give it a chance, there is no magic cure for life’s problems, just try to stay optimistic. Another thing too…there are breathing and meditating techniques you can learn which is just one more tool for trying to overcome your anxiety/depression.
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Related Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist Information…
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A word of warning about paxil (an SSRI) and other similar drugs made by different drug companies:
“…The Physicians’ Desk Reference lists the following adverse reactions (side effects) to antidepressants among a host of other physical and neuropsychiatric effects: manic reaction (mania, e.g. kleptomania, pyromania, dipsomania), emotional lability (or instability), abnormal thinking, alcohol abuse, hallucinations, hostility, lack of emotion, paranoid reaction, amnesia, confusion,agitation, delirium, delusions, hysteria, psychosis, SLEEP DISORDERS, ABNORMAL DREAMS, and discontinuation (withdrawal) syndrome.
Adverse reactions are especially likely when starting or discontinuing the drug, increasing or lowering the dose or when switching from one SSRI to another SSRI. Adverse reactions are often diagnosed as bipolar disorder when the symptoms could be entirely iatrogenic (treatment induced). Withdrawal, especially abrupt withdrawal, from any of these medications can also cause severe neuropsychiatric and physical symptoms. It is important to withdraw extremely slowly from these drugs, usually over a period of a year or more, under the supervision of a qualified and experienced specialist
In addition to the adverse reactions listed in the Physicians’ Desk Reference, the FDA published a Public Health Advisory on March 22, 2004 which states (in part): “Anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, INSOMNIA, irritability, hostility, impulsivity, akathisia (severe restlessness), hypomania, and mania have been reported in adult and pediatric patients being treated with antidepressants for major depressive disorder as well as for other indications, both psychiatric and nonpsychiatric…”
Taken from page 4 of http://www.lucire.com.au/documents/pdf/RefocussingUpstream.pdf
(author of the document is a forensic psychiatrist in Australia)
I put the bits relating to sleep in upper case. It would be worth you and anyone else reading the whole document, for your own safety.