Posted by jtc on April 30, 2003, at 22:42:01
In reply to Re: My experiences with Effexor, posted by melley on April 30, 2003, at 19:45:36
> > > It's great you've found something that helps your migraines. That is an excellent idea to keep an emergency stash of Effexor. I had a horrible experience coming off Effexor. It's definitely not you - I had all of those symptoms and so do many many others when they miss a dose.
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> > > If you've already heard this before, I apologize. But if you do drink, stay away from anything that is aged - wine, beer, basically everything. The migraine clinic told me that if I want to drink, I should stick with vodka. Don't know it that helps or not!
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> > Hi -
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> > My migraines don't seem to be affected by alcohol at all. I don't drink at all, I get them; I drink wine and beer and everything else, I get them. In fact, I haven't been able to pinpoint any trigger. My grandmother had them and my mother has them - so I guess I inherited this problem.
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> > Someone else (I can't find the post) expressed suprise that Effexor would be prescribed as a migraine preventative; well, all I know is it has worked. I do still get migraines, but only once a month or so. Before I went on Effexor + BuSpar, I had a continuous migraine that lasted about four months straight. :( No kidding.
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> That was me, and I feel very sorry for you with the migraines. What an awful thing! I thought I was going to die...nothing helped til it went away on its own. I can't imagine four months. You must be a strong person to have gotten through that....
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> melHi, That is interesting that Effexor helped migraines. I think it also helped my migraines. But I am now off of effexor for about a month and I am starting to get more frequent tension and migraine headaches so I think effexor was good for headaches. My PCP suggested taking an antidepressant for headaches. I worry about a lot of things and have a lot of held in anger at my husband. It is a long story but I think that is part of my prolem with headaches. I take Imitrex and fioricet for the migraines but my doctor suggested I try topamax but I am a little afraid to try it. Oh well I will see how I do off the effexor. I am finding that I am extremely depressed and irritable and moody but I don't think I would take effexor again. Anyway keep us posted about migraines. Good luck with your migraines.
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