Posted by TamaraJ on June 4, 2005, at 15:56:02
In reply to How would people feel about Effexor if... ???, posted by SLS on June 4, 2005, at 8:49:41
Well, if there were no withdrawal syndrome, I still would not take Effexor again. I was on Effexor for about 6 months, and went up to a dose of 225 mg. The whole time I was on it, I had myclonus that jerked me awake at least three times a night (I felt like Linda Blair in the Exorcist, the jerking was so severe), I had severe night sweats, irregular periods (every two weeks, which was not good because I was being treated for significant iron deficiency at the time), and constant, underlying anxiety/apprehension (and, when I started taking Effexor, I was probably only mildly-moderately depressed, but experiencing intense anxiety). As a result of the night sweats and irregular periods, I was put on Depo Provera which threw me into a deep, deep depression and made me physically ill (throwing up daily, two or three times, for over 2 months). I am a bit pissed off because if the pdoc had listened to me when I said Effexor was not agreeing with me (after an adequate trial of over 2 months, at an adequate dose), I would not have been given Depo, and I would not have gotten sicker than I already was. Frankly, I do not like Effexor at all. A friend of mine was also on Effexor, and she too had hot flashes and night sweats. She has since gone off of it as well, and will never go back on it again.
Sorry for the rant.
Tamara
> How would people feel about Effexor if there were no withdrawal syndrome?
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> I asked this question over on the Withdrawal board, but I wanted to see what sorts of responses I would get here.
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> - Scott
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