Posted by Cindy W on August 11, 2000, at 21:22:21
In reply to Re: Feeling like: Here I go again...... » K929, posted by mark on August 11, 2000, at 21:12:51
> I'm on my fifth week of Effexor XR. My depression is pretty minor, but has been
> constant for the last several years. I've tried Pamelor, Prozac, Celexa, and Wellbutrin
> and none had helped. My doc had me try Effexor XR and I started feeling better after
> a couple of days. I figured it was just the new med excitement that "this will be the one".
> But, the feeling has basically stuck around. I haven't done a complete turnaround, but at
> least I feel like Effexor is doing something. I didn't feel like the others made me feel
> anything.
>
> Only side effects I've had are dry mouth and sweating. I'm sitting in a freezing cold
> computer room and sweat is dripping from my pits. Can't say anything about the eating
> habits or weight. My weight has stayed pretty much the same throughout.
>
> Just remember to get the meds a chance. Stay on it for a couple of months as different
> strengths before you decide if it is/isn't working.
>
> > Yesterday my Doc changed me to Effexor XR for major depression. After Paxil, Celexa, Remeron, Xanax, Buspar, Trazadone, and Zyprexa, etc., not to mention an extra "40" lbs in a year, I'm not feeling very enthusiastic. PLEASE share with me some of the pros and cons of this "miracle drug" that I'm told is going to help get me on my way to feeling like a real person again, as well as discourage my urge to literally "feed" my depression.K929, I've taken Effexor-XR for the past 8 months (worked up to 375 mg/day) which I take in the morning...the sweating has pretty much disappeared, but I have an itchy rash that may or may not be related to the med. Also, I take Serzone 50-75 mg/night to help me sleep (although lately, I had to add some Benadryl to keep from scratching all night). I feel the Effexor-XR has totally changed my life (I'm not depressed like I was, my mind is quiet with no OCD obsessions running through it). I still have a ways to go to be "normal" but I feel a lot better. Tried it after failing on Prozac, Luvox, and Zoloft...Serzone was great but didn't touch the OCD. Have some orgasmic dysfunction on Effexor-XR (is slowed down), but I think I can live with that; and if I get desperate, temporarily decreasing to 300 mg/day pretty eliminates the sexual dysfunction. Hope it helps you too!
poster:Cindy W
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