Posted by broken on January 11, 2005, at 9:23:55
In reply to Re: Im Tapering off Effexor now..... » tatarka, posted by not2late4u on January 11, 2005, at 2:20:46
> Hi, I am soooo glad you are feeling better! I couldnt drink on Effexor, 1/2 a drink and I was dizzy and buzzed, not a drinker anymore anyways. If it was the flu, glad its passed! God bless, Renee
So many posts on this subject, and the differences between how one person reacts as opposed to the other are mind boggling.(No adverse reactions for me to alcohol, wife and I split a bottle of Dom Perignon on new years.)
For the record, I am on 300mg effexor, and 450 mg of Wellbutrin a day, and the only real side effects I have seen have been fatigue, and I admit that is a real pain. ( However I have changed when I take each pill, and the timing change has seemed to make a big difference.
I have never liked Wellbutrin, I took it years ago and almost immediately I had extremely vivid nightmares/dreams. I agreed to give it another shot this time, and although it has taken much longer to show up, I am back in the dream/nightmare phase again. I was set to see my Doc today, but because of a death in his family, it had to be rescheduled. He advised me to taper down off the Wellbutrin, but I dropped it altogether. Dreams are too vivid, and some things I dream about are forcing me to relive some terrible experiences. In my case, for the wellbutrin, it seems the cure is worse than the disease. I am definitely going to discuss the withdrawals that I have seen mentioned here on effexor with him, I'll have to decide what to do there, as the effexor has helped alot over the last 6 months.
Obviously, everyone reacts differently to medication, I wish all of you the very best when dealing with this crap. The goal is to get better, and I fail to see how this is possible when you are fighting off effects of your medication instead of battling the original problem.
Take care of yourselves...
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