Posted by DanielJ on November 17, 2004, at 8:11:44
In reply to EffexorXR has worked great for me!, posted by robz on November 16, 2004, at 21:23:49
I whole heartedly agree Robyn. There is a medication or combination of meds that will help or stabilize nearly everyone. A cautious approach needs to be taken in the early phases of medication however. ADs and APs etc. can be slow to take effect and often are poopooed because they are not given enough or too much which sometimes causes ineffectivity or if too much, then horrendous side effects. I have been reading the entries on this forum for a year and a half and often see comments like this " I took 5mg for 3 days and it hasn't helped at all". Well it may not work completely for 2 months if the truth be told. I think patients should be advised that they need to be patient and give it time if it doesn't work right away and warned to discontinue it if bad side effects show up shortly after starting the drug. Unfortunately they are not always given the quality advice that they are paying for.
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