Posted by partlycloudy on August 9, 2004, at 8:30:24
In reply to need to talk, posted by sha on August 8, 2004, at 17:07:11
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> i have been on effexor for a little over a year. I just weaned my way off 2 weeks ago today. I stopped taking the medicine completely. It has been very hard i feel very dizzy a times and my head just gets so confused if you know what i mean. I also dont feel good about myself i feel that being on effexor has contributed to me gaining weight about 20 pounds. My legs also ache and it is very very hard to get up inthe morning. I decided to go off now because in 6 monthes i want to start trying to have a baby and i don't wan't my child to have to suffer because of me. I also started walking 3 miles a day and started a diet. I am not that fat but i feel terrible i guess you can say i am depressed and i am trying to function off of the medicine. I started seeing a therapist and i am trying so hard. i feel like everyday is a struggle. I figured let me do it now when i am not working i am a teacher and i dont go back until september. I really would like to know if anyone else is going through something similar or has been down this road. HAs effexor made you gain some weight and how did you feel on it and now off it? Also i was on effexor 10 years ago for about a year and went off that time 10 years a go i lost like 40 pounds this time i gaines weight i am now 31 years old and need someone to talk too. Although i have a great husband it is hard for him to understand. Need help thanks
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