Paxil and dry mouth

I am a 44 year old woman and recently went to the ER for depression. I have lost both parents recently recently and have a very ill biological mother and Gramma. I thought I would be admitted for psych. Instead a Physicians Assistant prescribed me Paxil and sent me home. I have very little memory of the following week, but I did get arrested for drinking and driving with my son in my car. I don't remember doing either. I have had episodes of memory loss, sweating so badly I was akin to a human fountain, shivering uncontrollably, dropping things, total confusion and sleepwalking. My doctor says none of these are side effects. I have since quit taking it, and other than my legal problems life has returned to normal. I think the depression was better than what I went through for those 8 - 9 days.

I am a 21 year old female and just started taking paxil for anxiety & depression. My mother is on the same thing (heart problems run in the family), and I have only been on it for 2 weeks so far, but have experienced many side effects. They have included: Dry mouth, headaches (only a couple slight ones and this wasn't bad since I do get migraines now and then), urinating more frequently--especially the first few days but this has already gotten better-- strange, vivid, night-marish dreams, flu-like symptoms (I missed 2 days of work last week due to this, and it is hard to know if it was the meds or not since the flu is actually going around!), a very itchy rash on my left inner wrist that came and went the same day, mood swings--which I also had before-hand, however-- More hungry but also get full fast, so I eat more often but have smaller portions.

The plus-side so far is that my boyfriend and I both notice I am happier. I feel more like I use to and it's nice. I just don't know yet if it is worth the side effects now and when I need to get off of it.. I am concerned also about getting pregnant and what will happen then if I am still on the paxil. I have read about a lot of health problems with pregnancies and birth with women who are on paxil even during the first trimester, yet you are not suppose to abruptly stop taking it. Has anyone else gone through this I can talk to or who can post about it?? I'm nervous that I am just too young still to be on it and I do want a family.. also has anyone heard of paxil causing infertility? I have been looking for more info but not found what I'd like...

Thank you, C.

im a twenty four year old student on paxil since i was fourteen.
coming off this medication is nearly impossible, i have tried at least ten times. The reason i have decided to come off it for good is because of memory loss. I can spend up to one hundred hours studying for a test and still only get about seventy percent.
Another reason i have decided to come off paxil is tooth decay. I now have a cavity in every single tooth and have lost three teeth due to paxil.
A common side effect of paxil is dry mouth. With out salivia in your mouth, it becomes difficult for your mouth to wash away bacteria, leaving you with tooth decay.
Im coming off slow, cutting up pieces of paxil to take each night, about two milligrams less per night. Ive been all the way up to sixty milligrams and im now down to twenty and hopefully will be free and clear within a few months. This is not a medication you can come off by cold turkey. you must cut it down very slowly

I would like to stop taking paxil, I have been on it for 3 yrs. When I skip my medicine I get what feels like electrical shocks in my neck & head. I wasnt sure if I had a pinched nerve at 1st but began to associate this with the event that I had not taken my meds. I also have onset of panic attacks & rapid heart, & terrible terrible forgetfulness, as to even what cabinet I would like to open, I open the wrong one, go into the wrong doorway, wrong driveway. I am very concerned. I have told my Dr. that I would like to get off this Paxil but Ive been told that it would be best since I was suffering from anxiety attacks in past. I would like to be committed to be able to handle the withdrawls. If anyone has been successful in stopping Paxil and now feels pretty back to normal, please let me know. Thanks

I just stated and so far so good I guess. I seem to be urinating a lot and I have dry mouth.

My mother is 67 yrs old she has OCD and has been on paxil 40mg for about a year now. She is suffering with terrible memory loss.. she thinks she may have alhezimers (spell), extremely tired and a dry mouth. Is this normal to have this type of side affect. please help..

I've been taking Paxil CR for 2 weeks now and have had a few side effects:
Increased urination
Sweating (for no reason)
and dry mouth (bad breath)
Not sure if the side effects are not worse than what the pill was meant to cure!!
Should I give it more time - maybe 3-4 weeks??? Do some of the side effects ever go away? So far, the pill seems to have no effect on my metal attitude.

headaches , dry mouth, vivid dreams ending in sweats. sweat so much i need a towel to dry off, i dont get it. im taking 37.5mg each day. i dont feel good at all(( not suicidal no way) after a year and a half on the paxil cr. at first it helped to postpone anxiety attacks so that i could function and get groceries. whats happening now i have no idea but im told i will be on this long term even tho i have expressed that i want to get down to a minimum dosage of like 10 or 12 mg.

I STARTED TAKING PAXIL 2 1/2 YRS AGO I HAD A REALLY BAD PANIC ATTACK THAT SEEMED NOT TO GO AWAY THE DRUG MADE ME FEEL BETTER I STARTED MISSING DOSES I WOULD TAKE IT ONLY 1TIME A WEEK BECAUSE LOSE OF INSURANCE WELL LATELY MY ANXIETY HAS GOTTON SO BAD LIKE PANIC ATTACKS THE WHAT IF HORRIBLE THOUGHTS BUT THATS WHAT ANXIETY IS RIGHT? WELL I WANTED TO GET BACK ON TRACK SO I TOOK IT TWO DAYS IN A ROW AND THESE SIDE EFFECTS FELT LIKE HOW I FEEL ONLY WORSE MORE PANIC TEETH GRINDING DRY MOUTH SO I WENT TO THE DOCOTR SHE SAID TO START FROM THE BEGINNING TAKE 10 MILLIGRAMS AND MOVE UP GRADUALLY IM SO SCARED OF SIDE EFFECTS I WANNA CUT THAQT IN HALF AND ONLY TAKE 5 MIL AND MOVE UP ALSO SHE GAVE ME XENOX SO I WONT FEEL THE SIDE EFFECTS AND TO HELP ME I WANT HELP I NEED IT BUT IM SCARED ITS LIKE I DONT WANT TO GO TO WORK IF I HAVE TO FEEL BAD SIDE EFFECTS ON THE OTHER HAD AFTER THE SIDE EFFECTS GO AWAY I WILL FEEL NORMAL IS THEREANYONE WHO HAS STARTED AT 5MIL & WENT UP AND IT WORKED FOR U ???? PLEASE EMAIL ME IS THERE ANYONE WHO STOPPED FEELING ANXIETY ON YOUR OWN ??? PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK ****** THANKS FOR THE OPPRITUNITY!!

my newborn had severe tremors; i have 'action' dreams- i frighten my husband because I'll yell out something in my sleep; dry mouth; hangover feeling at times

When I took paxil, I was tired, gained a lot of weight which in turn depressed me more, also had a dry mouth which lead to a very sore mouth and teeth breaking.

im glad to hear im not the only one who has trouble sleeping and chest pains..they told me its chest wall pain..and i have the dry mouth and confussion also