Posted by Racer on June 4, 2005, at 12:52:13
In reply to How would people feel about Effexor if... ???, posted by SLS on June 4, 2005, at 8:49:41
Personally, I only stayed on it as long as I did because of the withdrawal. I'd have gone off it much sooner otherwise, because the little problems I was having with "breakthrough depression" had become full blown, full time depression about six months before I began my taper.
I know I'm not typical -- well, I might be more typical of Babblers, but not of the larger population who respond more easily to antidepressants. Anyway, Effexor XR was never terribly effective for me. Even at the higher dosages, I was still wrapped in anxiety, and quite depressed on the drug. It was only with the addition of a low dose of Prozac that any real benefit was apparent, and even then the breakthrough depression was a fairly regular event. The breakthrough depression just got progressively more frequent, until I was depressed more days than not.
So, if Effexor had had no withdrawal symptoms, and it had been effective, I'd have liked it a lot. How's that for -- um -- a conditional endorsement?
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