Posted by anxiety66me on February 19, 2004, at 9:11:54
In reply to Re: cigarette cravings on Effexor, posted by Sad Panda on February 18, 2004, at 7:32:26
The same thing happened to me when I was on Paxil. I guess I need to tell my pdoc about- because it is obviously a problem. When my best friend took Paxil she started drinking on her lunchbreaks into the night.
I'm not saying that I am as bad off as she was. It is just odd for me because I used to be the designated driver-type before this. I would have 1-2 drinks in a weekend. Now I am drinking 1-2 in a night.
The smoking has gone from about 5 a day to about 10- 15. My doc would definitely take me off of it.
The drug has helped me, but the side effects are not worth it.
Thanks for your input.
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