Posted by greenhornet on April 9, 2005, at 16:16:16
In reply to Is Effexor worth the risks? Im desperate!, posted by tiredguy on April 5, 2005, at 13:56:23
> I have been suffering with major depression and anxiety for 1.5 years. I alternate between a day of depression and a day of anxiety. I have tried Lexapro, Prozac and Wellbutrin as the main component and supplemented these with others. I have had the same results with each: Short periods of relief and then the return of the depression. I have also suffered from severe fatigue.
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> I take 2mg perphenazine and 2mg lorazapam to sleep. I also take 300mg of Provigil to keep me alert during the day.
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> My pdoc wants me to try Effexor next. I have avoided Effexor “like the plague”. My wife took it for a short period of time and had major withdrawal symptoms. I have read that others have experienced the same thing.
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> I’m desperate now and I think I am going to try Effexor.
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> Have any of you tried SSRIs (and had them fail) then had success with Effexor? I read that a possible side-effect is anxiety. I am already extremely anxious; do you think that Effexor will make my anxiety worse? Is Effexor worth the risks? If you have anything positive (or negative) about Effexor, please tell me.
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> Thanks!
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>Tired guy et al:
My opinion and experience are a bit different. If I knew then what I know now (emotional blunting, actually killing the emotions, massive weight gain, horrid nightmares, lousy sleep patterns) I wouldn't touch Effexor with a ten foot pole!!
I took just about all AD's, MAO's etc
(Imipramine, Desaryl. Pamelor, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Nardil, Parnate, Amyitryptline, blah, blah and etc). And without a doubt Effexor was the worst! They were all bad, I hated evey minute of it and will not do the "Chemical game" again,,,,In a one word to answer your question, "Is it worth it"? NO! GHPS For the first time in fifteen years I weigh what I should, having lost the "chemical obesity".
I gained fifty pounds over the years. I had the slowest metabolism on earth and I craved carbohydrates so badly that today I will not TOUCH sweets! My physical health was at risk, and the weight gain only added to my "depression"
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