Who has switched from Paxil cr to lexapro? any luck?

Question

did you experience shortness of breath withdrawals from paxil?

Answer 1

When stopping or changing or tapering off Paxil, these are some of the withdrawals:
-tense insomnia
- extraordinarily vivid dreams
- extreme confusion during waking hours
- intense fear of losing your sanity
-steady feeling of existing outside of reality as you know it (referred to as depersonalization at times)
-memory and concentration problems
- Panic Attacks (even if you never had one before)
- severe mood swings, esp. heightened irritability / anger.
- suicidal thoughts (in extreme cases)
- an unconventional dizziness/ vertigo
- the feeling of shocks, similar to mild electric one, running the length of your body
- an unsteady gait
- slurred speech
- headaches
- profuse sweating, esp. at night
- muscle cramps
- blurred vision
- breaking out in tears.
- hypersensitivity to motion, sounds, smells.
- decreased appetite
- nausea
- abdominal cramping, diarrhea
- loss of appetite
- chills/ hot flashes

Answer 2

I went immediately from Paxil to Lexapro. Neither of them worked, but I didn't have any bad effects from going off the Paxil. I am now taking Cymbalta and it is helping some.

Answer 3

if you were on paxil for anxiety you probably are having an anxiety attack. when my doctor first put me on lexapro i had a bad panic attack. it could have been the meds or it could have been the anxiety of trying a new medication. you should see. it is probably just temperary. i know it was for me and i love lexapro. but any concerns ask your doctor and see what they say.