Posted by MDR on March 6, 2002, at 12:50:53
In reply to Re: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Effexor XR » MDR, posted by sid on March 5, 2002, at 23:25:42
> Withdrawal syndrome - my thoughts, after reading and talking to my doc about it... (you asked Willow, but I write anyway)
> 1- decrease dosage slowly to try and avoid problems;
> 2 - not everybody has withdrawal syndrome;
> 3 - there are ways to get through it if it happens to me (Prozac, Benadryl, taking a week off to get through it if necessary), and my doc is aware of it all;
> 4 - for now, Effexor XR is making me feel the best I have felt in my adult life;
> 5- given all of the above, I choose to continue with Effexor XR.
>
> - sid
>> Sid, thank you for the very helpful information. My problem, for along time, has been anxiety (needless and excessive worry), and mild to moderate OCD problems. I belive you indicated you were dealing with anxiety as well. I'm wondering, if you don't mind me asking, how long it took for Effexor at 75m./day to work for you and what were the indicators that it was doing the job in nipping the anxiety you were experiencing. Also, I wondering if you, or anyone, has heard how well Effexor works on OCD? I appreciate it.
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