Posted by sweet_slider on January 24, 2002, at 19:18:33
In reply to Re: My Story Of Effexor (SusanG) » Mr. Scott, posted by JANNBEAU on January 24, 2002, at 11:36:41
Everyone's story is different so it may or may not be a side effect of the effexor. I have a great difficulty in getting any sleep at all and so the effexor is not at all making me sleepy or drowsy. Others have told me that it is the high dose that makes me unsleepy. Whether that is true or not it does not change my mind in taking it at that dose. I am capable of leading a somewhat "normal" life on my dose of 300mg XR where as before I was unable to due to my GAD and Depression. The side effects I experience are nothing compared to how I was feeling prior to starting effexor xr, I was on Zoloft from 25mg-200mg and it did nothing. I'm not looking forward to coming off it but for now it is helping me to function as I couldn't before. Good luck and do go see a psychiatrist as they are better acustomed in prescribing AD's then GP's just by the fact that they deal everyday with them and get to see and hear about updated side effects that GP's might not get.
~Sweet Slider~ :)
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