Posted by elizabeth777 on January 8, 2001, at 20:21:03
In reply to Re: SSRIs and especially Effexor, posted by MarkinBoston on January 8, 2001, at 17:22:15
> > Has anyone experienced an inablility to get themselves out of bed at a reasonable hour after 4 to 5 months of therapy on an SSRI? I noticed this on medicines like Paxil and Zoloft, but with Effexor it became serious enough as to hinder my ability to function at my job. I literally often wasn't able to wake up until 12 or 1 in the afternoon. Has anyone else ever had this happen???
>> > >I have been on effexor xr for about 6 months and I do not have a problen with my sleeping patterns at all nor have they changed at all. I go to sleep at 9 or 10 pm and wake up no later then 8am even if I do not have to work. The only thing that I find different at all it the vivid dreams I have and I like that.I have no sweating any more and my moods have stablized.Peple are made up of differnt chemical balances and therefore each drug affects each persn differntly. I personaly think that effexor is getting a bad wrap. It has worked great for me so far I have lost 30 lbs which was needed and my I still like to eat.I had my liver tested and so far no change had been indicated from using effexor xr. So I really feel bad for those people that are having problems with this drug but it has been a wonder drug for me so far.
> What happened to me was that I'd wake too early, return to sleep, and wake at 11 am. I'm not experiencing that now with XR. I also take 20mg of Adderall upon waking, which helps start my day.
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> The worst for me was Remeron. Half a tablet, and I just wanted to sleep for the next two days, a lost weekend. Just like the mfgr. says: a potent histamine blocker. I didn't take any more.
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