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Re: Effexor SE's?, ADHD symptoms and sleep-fighting

Posted by Quixote on August 27, 2003, at 5:34:26

In reply to Effexor SE's?, ADHD symptoms and sleep-fighting, posted by DissTired on August 27, 2003, at 0:05:55

>Yes! i have had both of your experiences....
i hated effexor, and my MHNP kept insisting that i continue and increase dosage until i finally just QUIT and refused to take it again. She was not pleased but went to zoloft, then lexapro... i am presently on Adderall for ADD (for the first time in my life), but then, _perhaps_ i have always been this way a *touch*. At 48 yrs old, it seems odd to me, too, that i am so scrambled now, and it has never been suggested before.

Hope this helps,
Quixote


Hi,
>
> I wish I had some advice, but I can only tell you that I've had the same problems, though to a lesser degree. The ONLY reason mine are to a lesser degree, however, is that I can only tolerate a small dose before I need to sleep 10-12 hours a day. I had violent dreams on higher doses too, a common side effect I think.
>
> I am actiually scheduled to see my pdoc next week to discuss this very thing, plus I lack motivation and my cognitive ability seems to decline when on effexor. This is bad since I am supposed to be writing a dissertation (hence the name DissTired) but can't seem to get around to it bc of my motivation problems and sleepiness.
>
> Sorry I could not be of more help.
>
>
> > Hello there,
> > I've been on Effexor, 300mg daily, non-XR version, for several months now. The side effects (SE's) I experienced at first have subsided, but now I'm experiencing some new ones.
> >
> > My son has ADHD and I've always wondered if I had a *touch* of it also. Now, it's driving me to distraction. In my house, I can't walk into a room w/o getting distracted from my original intent to fix something else only to be distracted by yet another thing. Happening OVER and OVER. It's driving me nuts. And at work, OMIGOSH, I can't start any single project and finish it. I have 10 things going at once. I can't friggin focus!! Has anyone else experienced this on Effexor? Did anyone ever take Effexor unsuccessfully before being diagnosed as an ADHD?
> >
> > The other one is my violent dreams. I am running from something in my dreams and I wake myself or my husband up with my scurrying feet under the covers. Or, it gets worse, when I fighting for my life in my nightmares and I wake myself up karate-like kicking and punching. Luckily I had my back to poor dear unsuspecting hubby.
> >
> > I don't want to stop Effexor because it's helped me so much. I'm afraid to stop it. But I don't know if I can continue like this either...
> > Any recommendations?
> >
> > I see my pdoc next September 4th.
> >
> > KDi in Texas
>
>


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