Posted by KimberlyDi on September 10, 2003, at 14:36:22
In reply to Just started Effexor Yesterday, posted by J9 on September 10, 2003, at 14:20:55
Effexor definately kills the sex drive and it about put me to sleep at first, during the day, not the night. In my mind, I think it's similar to Paxil, which sounds like it's bad news for you. I bet Welbutrin would be a good choice for you, unless you had a history of eating disorders. Welbutrin is sort of stimulating and didn't affect my sex drive at all. I took it successfully for years. It's the same as Zyban (sp?) and if you smoke, it could help you stop... Bad thing about Welbutrin is that it takes several weeks until you notice a difference. It's very gradual.
Take Benedryl at night to help with the 3:00/4:00 wakeups or ask your pdoc for a prescription of Trazadone to help you sleep at night. Everyone says that Effexor doesn't give an energy boost until you reach the higher dosage levels.
Good Luck!
KDi in Texas> Hello all.... I just started Effexor yesterday, and saw all this here and got a little scared. I was prescribed this because Celexa was not working for GAD. I had NO energey and NO interest in sex. My pdoc said that this should help correct this situation. I have taken many others in the past, Paxil (worse than chemo) Xanax (didn't work) buspar (made me suicidal), etc... Been so long can't remember all of em right now. But does anyone know if this will help give me energy, I go to bed at 8:30 everynight. Hubby says I don't give him enough attention... At my wit's end. Please help
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> Thanks J9
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