Posted by rachel sarah on May 3, 2005, at 11:04:56
In reply to MY EXPERIENCE WITH EFFEXOR, posted by SWEATPEA on April 28, 2005, at 7:54:41
Hi,
I have just come off Effexor after taking it for 8 months for GAD and apparently some obsesssional thoughts. I came off it because I felt better and because I put on 7 pounds, which has added onto the 11 pounds I put on when I was on Citalipram. I basically came off it over 2 weeks, I went for 75mg's - 35mgs for about a week I had that horrible head feeling and dizziness that you get. But now I feel absolutely fine. I feel way better mentally than before I went on it, a lot more confident socially, which I didn't feel before. The wierd thing is since I have come off it I feel less anxious, which I am suprised about.
Apparently according to my doctor taking effexor slows your metabolism down, as I tried everything to get my weight off, I was going to the gym everyday and nothing I did helped me loose weight. Since I have been off Effexor (2 weeks) I have lost 3pounds. I don't really know of any herbal remedies of the top of my head, but I looked them up on the internet. By the way I don't drink any caffiene anymore because it used to make me really anxious and panicky, perhaps you should try cutting it out for a while, it helped me.
Good luck with trying to loose weight, I know how annoying it is. I wish the doctors had told me before I started taking it that you can put weight on, instead of flatly denying it,
Rachel Sarah
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