Posted by Dan Perkins on January 4, 2005, at 14:29:14
In reply to Re: i really really need help - effexor » Dan Perkins, posted by cache-monkey on January 4, 2005, at 13:59:30
There may be somewhat of a negative bias towards people's reports, but that bias would apply to all medications discussed on this message board and not just Effexor. But if you take a look at this message board, the number and severity of negaitve reports about Effexor is many many times greater than that of any other drug discussed here.
I wouldn't not try Effexor because of a few negative reports, but seeing dozens upon dozens of horror stories that single out Effexor, I would certainly take note that Effexor may be a far more harmful drug than the others mentioned on this message board.
> I think that the point that DustBuster was making is that those experiences do not necessarily represent the norm with respect to Effexor. I think that many people do not have problems going off of Effexor, especially with suitable tapering. But, the worse someone's experience with the drug, the more likely they are to post something on the internet. So they're not really a "broad" sample, as you say, rather a sample biased toward the negative.
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