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Success with Effexor XR!

Posted by A0102 on February 11, 2002, at 2:34:57

I have been taking Effexor XR for the past 3 weeks. I was last taking 150mg/day. 4 days ago, I decided to stop taking Effexor and that ranks among the most successful experiences I've ever had with antidepressants. No nausea, no headaches, no withdrawl whatsoever. My depression is about 50% better than it ever was while I was taking it. My conclusion to taking Effexor is GOOD RIDDANCE!!! While on it, I had been sleeping 18 hours a day easily and sometimes not even waking up for 2 to 3 days at a time. My eyes were constantly bloodshot (bad). Couple that with the fact that they were always half closed from being so tired and most everyone I knew thought I was coming down from a crack high every time they saw me :( Not to mention that during all this my depression was as bad as it has ever been. Of course, everyone is different and I can't say that it won't help anyone, but in my opinion this med is shite. I can definitely feel justified in telling everyone not to go with this as a first line treatment. As a matter of fact, put this one just ahead of ECT. Thank goodness for that short halflife, thought, onward to MAOIs before depression returns. Best of luck everyone...

Adam


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