Posted by Morgaine on May 3, 2004, at 17:59:01
In reply to Re: TELL OPRAH YOU HATE EFFEXOR, posted by Camille Dumont on April 29, 2004, at 13:08:42
> If this were to push for better information, I would jump in but trashing a medication because it doesn't work for you or some people have bad side effects is like saying that the forecast guy on tv is always wrong ... which is not true but you tend to remember teh times that he is wrong more than the 97% of the time when he is right.
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> Effexor needs more info on quitting side effects but its still a good medication ... its just not for everybody.
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> Without it, I would probably be 6 feet under right now.Me too. I think generalizing the effect of effexor like this is very
irresponsible, as everyone's individual chemistry's
is just that 'individual'. For me personally, it has saved my life twice. I went off
of it for 6 months, reducing my dosage gradually, then seamlessly thbegan on Welbutrin
sr, then the new one and had a harrowing experience with that, severe all over body rash/itch, dizziness,
nausea and agitation, so of course I went off of them. I'm not trashing Welbutrin though because my experience with it was less
than positive, it just wasn't right for my chemistry. After 4 months of not being on anything except my trazodone for sleep, I had a relapse
of my clinical depression and put myself back on effexor on March twenty-ninth. I am only taking 75mgs and
don't feel the need to increase the dosage. I only know that after only 7 days I really could feel how it was helping
me cope with day to day living. If it's true that because I suffer from clinical depression I may have to
be on something most of the time anyway, this could be part proof. It
helped me before the first time and is doing it again a second.
Making glittering generalities about anything does a great disservice to the
'inquiring minds that want to know'. Peace
poster:Morgaine
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