Posted by PanicAttackGal on January 20, 2004, at 15:27:47
In reply to Re: Effexor XR ~ Any Good Stories?, posted by john1022 on January 20, 2004, at 15:17:08
Thank you very much for your response. It's funny how a good remark can really help. I can live with the sexual side effects. With panic attacks like mine, most things are better.
How did you feel starting the drug the first time? I'm probably rubbing the issue into the ground, but I've never known anyone on this medication before (and my whole family is on one type or another!).
~Panic~
> worked like a charm twice for me in the past. only sexual side effects the first two times I took it. felt normal again after about 4 weeks of taking it, but started feeling better after 1 week.
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> I think it was 75 mgs. Doc never told me about tapering to quit. Tried stopping first time cold turkey and just got dizzy (like when you miss a dose) so I just stayed on it for another couple of months. Tried quitting again cold turkey and had ZERO problems, no dizzyness, no nothing. Pure normality for a few years
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> You hear a lot of horror stories about Effexor and others because people only post the bad things. This and other meds works wonders for millions of people (but sometimes not so well for others in some cases, and those are the ones you usually hear about) Good luck to you
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