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Re: My first try at these kinds of drugs...I'm SCARED!

Posted by Dauphine on April 5, 2004, at 17:06:43

In reply to My first try at these kinds of drugs...I'm SCARED!, posted by redparrot on April 5, 2004, at 16:29:53

Hi -- I started Effexor XR 3 weeks ago at 75 mg/day. The first day I took it was the worst day for side effects -- I felt really loopy and agitated and was yawning alot. Basically as the days went on, the side effects diminished a lot. It might be good to take your first pill on a Friday so that if you have the weekend off, you can just rest and not have to deal with work when you feel strange from the drug. There was a tightness in my jaw and bad dry mouth for the first week or so, but at 3 weeks, I hardly feel any side effects at all, and even the dry mouth is improving. It can get very scary when you read all of the posts regarding effexor and withdrawal from it, but remember that everyone responds differently to these drugs and you should give it time to work before you give up on it completely. There are several people that post often that have had good experiences with Effexor, but there are a lot of people that only take it for a couple of days and then get too freaked out by the possible side effects and withdrawal and decide to stop taking it before the side effects diminish. I have never taken any AD before this, and so far, I feel just fine and my mood is starting to lift ever so slightly.
good luck
Dauphine


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