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Re: Was This A Side Affect?

Posted by eiroc on August 29, 2000, at 3:07:29

In reply to Was This A Side Affect?, posted by Sis on August 12, 2000, at 16:57:20

> I started Effexor XR just yesterday, and about 4:00 AM this morning I awoke feeling "strange", anxious, a little nauseaous, and then my whole body felt like it was on fire, from the neck down. Lasted for about 2-3 minutes. Is this a common side affect, perhaps some sort of reaction, or do you all think it was unrelated? I haven't taken any today 'cause it really scared me.
>
> Thanks, :-)

I have been on Effexor at the 150mg dose for two years now. When I first started the effexor I felt the same way, but if you skip a dose it will only get worse ( at least in my case it did ).
I was not very good about taking my medication every day. After about two weeks, every once in a while I would have a day when I almost could not function. I would feel what you are describing but with these terrible head rush feelings that I can't even describe. This continued on and off for three months. After countless trips to the ER and my doctor I had come to the conclusion that I was dying, then one day when I was terribly sick with these symptoms I remembered that I hadn't taken my effexor for two days...within an hour and a half I was fine. I then began to experiment to make sure my problems were from missing my effexor and sure enough that was it. Now days I don't miss a single dose, even if I'm only a couple of hours late taking my pill I will start to feel yucky.
I don't mean to ramble, I just don't want anyone to have to go through what I did, not knowing what was going on in my head.
Now that I have said all that, I also have to let you know that the Effexor has made a dramatic improvement in my life. I am a little worried about how I will get off of the drug when the time comes, but it will have been worth it.


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