Posted by shar on February 5, 2001, at 1:59:47
In reply to February is Effexor month at PBabble, posted by danf on February 4, 2001, at 7:17:04
> we are going to try a new thing at Babble.
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> Designate a topic /med for a month. then at the end info posted will be combined into a kind of FAQ page.
> There will be a new /different topic each month. Folks should give thought as to a topic /med that they have an interest in & volunteer to edit or summarize that topic. The volunteer is not an expert & is not a moderator, just a volunteer.
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> I am also going to go thru the archives but don't know how far back ? there is a lot of redundant posting about effexor.
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> First topic is Effexor... Points wanted both good & bad
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> Dx effexor taken for ?
...........dysthymia
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> did you like it or not, why ?
.......it is ok. It keeps my head above water, out of the deep dark pit. Few side effects.
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> which version effexor or effexor XR
.......XR
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> how it helped or did not, time of day taken
.......helped by keeping me out of the abyss. I take it in conjunction with Wellbutrin. I started by taking it all in the morning, but now take one in the morning and one in the evening.
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> side effects starting & what helped
.......I noticed very few side effects. Dry mouth, shaky hands in the a.m., little tingles in hands and feet if I miss a day. Drank water. Sedation, took naps at lunch time and added Wellbutrin.
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> side effects on the med & what helped
.......still have dry mouth, so drink water. Still have tingles and shaky hands. Still some sedation, take naps when I can.
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> side effects stopping & what helped
.......NA
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> time on med ( days, weeks, months, etc)
......minimum of 2 years, maybe more.
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> if you took other meds & discontinued them before effexor, if so why ?
.......Serzone, very strong, awful mood swings. Prozac, did not seem to do anything. Merital, taken off market when people started dying. Zoloft, the miracle drug, pooped out.
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> if you have stopped effexor ? why ?
.......NA
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> any other info or anything that happened to you on effexor or that you know about effexor.
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> an example...
> sexual side effects ? what did you do /take that helped, & just as important did not help ? did these last ? time, etc ?
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> vision changes ?
.....None
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> If there are things you do not want posted on the BB, you can email them to me.
poster:shar
thread:53280
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