Posted by ksc on June 18, 2001, at 8:42:33
In reply to CFS, Effexor - YES!!!! - Zo?, posted by Willow on June 16, 2001, at 21:22:44
Willow Wrote:
"Do you find anything that makes you worse or better?...there's not many with CFS on this board."Willow, As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been on 112.5mg of Effexor since last fall and the dreams and sleep problems CAUSED symptoms of Fibromyalgia (chronic muscle pain and CFS). I dream very vividly and can't go into stage 4 sleep. It's severely exhausting.
Anyway, My doc calls and leaves a voice mail..."go ahead and taper off the Effexor, although I'd recommend doing it over a few weeks....click"...Needless to say after the support and comments on this website... I'm seeing a new doc on Wednesday, to help me get down off this darn drug with a little support.
I've started tapering down my dosage. I've been taking 75mg for almost a week now and the pain in my muscles is starting to subside a bit. I'm still having the dreams, but I'm feeling a little more rested and I didn't have to rest all weekend, just to go to work this morning. I was actually able to get out and do a few "fun" things.
I've had the dreams and sleep problems from the get-go with these meds, and they seemed to get worse as the dosage increased. I'll keep y'all posted as I wein off this thing, to see how it goes. So far no major side affects from reducing my dosage the 37.5mg.
All I can say is be careful with this drug. The side effects caused me to feel worse AFTER taking it, than I did BEFORE I started.
KSC
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