Posted by JBreda on November 14, 2003, at 18:56:33
Hi, I'm 17 and my doctor just started me on Effexor XR for depression. He started me off on the 75mg pills once a day but on my first day I vomited multiple times, had an emotional breakdown, experienced extreme dizziness, extreme confusion, anxiety and a few other minor side effects. That kind of sucked because I experienced just about every side effect in my first day. I called the doctor and he told me to stop taking them for 3 days and then to take half a pill per day. So now for the past week I have been taking a half a pill a day and I'm still feeling alot of the side effects like nausea, the occasional dizzy spell, grogginess, inability to sleep, dry mouth. Another thing that I've noticed these pills do to me is they make me feel stoned. I must admit, I have used marijuana, and I believe that is a big reason why I got so depressed in the first place. I'm through with that now so it is ok. I was just wondering if everyone that takes these pills notices this weird feeling? These pills are soooo weird, some days I just stare off into blank space and think about stuff for hours totally unaware of whats happening around me. Other days I'm really happy talking to everyone having a nice time. It is like a roller coaster. I'm not sure whether or not I like it. I was just wondering how long this roller coaster lasts and I'm a little scared of when I stop taking these pills now. I've been reading some other people's threads and it looks like pretty bad withdrawls. Knowing my luck with side effects I will probably experience all of the withdrawal symptoms. Oh well.. thats 6 months away, I don't have to worry about that yet. Anyways... these pills kind of let my mind wander alot so I'm not sure how all this has turned out. Another thing is I noticed on the label these pills aren't for people under 18 and I'm 17 so do you think that has to do with me feeling pretty much all the side effects? Anyways... I really should stop here. Bye.
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