Posted by Rainie on January 28, 2002, at 0:10:53
In reply to February is Effexor month at PBabble, posted by danf on February 4, 2001, at 7:17:04
Here is my response
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> Dx effexor taken for ?
Severe Depression>
> did you like it or not, why ?
Liked it ....as far as it doing its job. For me it is an incredible drug for depression!Did not like the horrendous side effects that mostly occured with the higher dosage
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> which version effexor or effexor XR
> Started with Effexor had extreme sickness switched to XR.> how it helped or did not, time of day taken
> As I stated earlier took care of the depression
I take the meds at bedtime as to not have sickness> side effects starting
I have been on effexor far too long to remember
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> side effects on the med & what helpedThe basic serotonin syndrome and
As with everyone else appalling weight gain
an immense amount of fatique
sleeping problems
vast increase in perspiration
mood swings in evening
breakthru in evening
blurred vision
ringing in ears
could sleep 18 hours a day and not feel rested> side effects stopping & what helped
> Will soon find out> time on med ( days, weeks, months, etc)
> I have been on Effexor a total of 7 years. Regular effexor about two years of the seven.> if you took other meds & discontinued them before effexor, if so why ?
> Prozac-
Zoloft-
Paxzil-
None of them worked.> if you have stopped effexor ? why ?
I am stopping Effexor due to the weight gain, vast fatique and sleeping problems
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> any other info or anything that happened to you on effexor or that you know about effexor.Abnormal dreams
Horrible time getting up in morning its almost as if you can't move when you wake up, you just lay and stare and then go back to sleep continuously
Neck aches
Chills
Flu like symptoms every few weeks> sexual side effects ? what did you do /take that helped, & just as important did not help ? did these last ? time, etc ?
No interest whatsoever in sex>
> vision changes ?
>blurred vision
Have had three totally different results of eye tests over the span of being on Effexor.> If there are things you do not want posted on the BB, you can email them to me.
It is an incredible drug that unfortunently has some wicked side effects that you can deal with for only so long. I just wish the pharmaceutical company would have been honest about the addiction factor of Effexor and the withdrawel symptoms.
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