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Re: Effexor and energy/motivation/side-effects

Posted by blue downunder on June 27, 2005, at 20:08:06

In reply to Re: Effexor and energy/motivation/side-effects, posted by TinMan on June 27, 2005, at 15:05:36

> Yes, I too feel "spacy", out of it, and lose my train of thought. I am not depressed, at all, though. Anxiety? Nope. Temper? Nope. I feel calm and being in a social situation that in the past would have caused me minor panic no longer does. (Job interview.)
>
> I have gained weight around my mid-line, feel constantly hungry, crave sweets, get afternoon headaches sometimes (almost migraine), get a dry mouth, clench my teeth very hard (headaches from that?). I don't crave alcohol like I did with Paxil. I do keep my alcohol consumption to a minimum as I don't seem to have much tolerance for it.
>
> Excercise? Well, I haven't tried that yet but I did notice that I do get more short winded.
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> Do the benefits outweigh the side effects? So far. I, like most, want to eventually get to the point where I don't need any SSRI/drug.
>
> If I only had a heart,
> TinMan

Thanks TinMan, I too feel that I do not have a heart anymore with difficulty feeling emotions. You summed up how I feel most of the time no heart. Now I know it is not only me that feels that way and is due I hope mostly to the drugs
Cheers blue downunder


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