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What Is The Difference Between Paxil And Paxil-CR?

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Posted on Wed, 4 May 2016
Question: What is the difference between Paxil. And Paxil CR??
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (47 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
paxil cr is released in the body at a slower rate

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

There are slight differences that may or may not make a difference in your care.

Paxil Cr has a special coating on the tablet. This coating slows down the breakdown of the medication so that it is released at a slower rate. This slower release in the body is suppose to reduce possible side effects but the difference is slight.

They would both essentially act in the same way except for the slow release aspect of paxil cr

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Michelle Gibson James

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What Is The Difference Between Paxil And Paxil-CR?

Brief Answer: paxil cr is released in the body at a slower rate Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic There are slight differences that may or may not make a difference in your care. Paxil Cr has a special coating on the tablet. This coating slows down the breakdown of the medication so that it is released at a slower rate. This slower release in the body is suppose to reduce possible side effects but the difference is slight. They would both essentially act in the same way except for the slow release aspect of paxil cr I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions