Posted by Mr Cushing on October 22, 2002, at 15:49:51
In reply to thinking about taking effexor but not sure, posted by Sanj on October 22, 2002, at 14:49:49
It depends on how long you've been suffering from anxiety for. I'm Bi-Polar II, just been recently diagnosed, and have been suffering from bouts of mania and depression for my life thus far (24 years). Effexor XR is Hellacious to take for "maybe" the first 3 weeks, then poof, your anxiety is gone. I was becoming hypomanic on just Effexor XR by itself, kind of like having waaaaaaaay too much energy in my body and would stay up for a few days on end, but with the help of a mood stabilizer I'm much more balanced.This is one thing that I can definitely attribute to Effexor though... For months I had trouble making up my mind on even little small things, my head was like mush, and my anxiety was constant. After a few weeks on this drug, after going through the whole start up side-effect bullcrap, I'm not worried about anything anymore. For once in my life, I'm actually able to relax and enjoy it.
So it just depends on how badly you need help. If it's lasted in you for years, it might still last for years and might just never go away. Sure, you could learn to live with it, but is that really living or just surviving? With Effexor I'm actually getting to the point where I'm able to live and enjoy living.
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