Posted by kalyb on May 30, 2003, at 8:36:50
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jrt on May 29, 2003, at 16:20:47
> I have recently started on effexor and have really good results so far. ....My doctor started me off on 75 mg and the only side effects that I have experinced are yawning, sleppiness, a little dizziness, and loss off apatite(but I don't consider that a bad side effect:)I have heard everyone talking about brain tremors and I have no idea what those are so if someone could inform me I would aprecciate it!
Hi jrt,
I am new to Effexor and so far, so good for me too. I started about 3 weeks ago and noticed some positive effects almost straight away (my anxiety almost disappeared totally and the constant OCD-like recurrent thoughts that were circling, were hushed down to a background murmur).
I had only a few days of side-effects and now the only one remaining is insomnia, which is common on many ADs. Oh, and the anorgasmia... unfortunately.... but I always had a bit of a problem with that anyway and I'm not in a relationship so I guess it's up to me as to how important I want that to be.
I too asked about the brain tremors initially, if you look back into the archived posts you'll find the answers. I think I had them in the first few days, but not now.
I'm not entirely sure yet if the anti-depressant effect of the Effexor has yet kicked in, I think it may have done a little, but last week I was premenstrual and felt great - I'm often a bit more energetic, faster-thinking and brighter at that time of the month anyway. Now my period's started I can see the Effexor has more work to do, I woke last night in tears and cried for the first time in several weeks. But on the plus side, I am feeling much more calm and my confidence has improved greatly, I no longer have the black cloud above my head which blocked me from even speaking to people.
I am on the "normal" Effexor not the XR, and I take one 75mg tablet per day. After reading about the various dosages both here and online, I queried this with my pdoc, in case someone had got the dosage wrong, but he said he finds less side-effects with just the one daily dose rather than splitting it, and if I wanted to try the XR he can arrange that for me when my current scrip runs out. But I may stick with what I've got, because he's right, there are very few side effects with what I'm on.
I know there is a lot of negativity about Effexor but I try to remember, as you might too, that everyone is different. I have tried different ADs before - Prozac, Paroxetine, Celexa, Dothiepin, Imipramine... and so far Effexor seems to suit *ME* better than the others did. So I know all about the withdrawal etc... but for now I am sticking to it because i need to give MYSELF a fair trial and I do want to feel well again, and if the last few weeks have been a foretaste of what the drug can do for me, then I am finding it to be great, and feel better than I have done for quite a long time.
Best of luck, let us know how you get on!
Kalyb xx
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