Posted by tecknohed on August 13, 2005, at 19:40:33
In reply to googled effexor and scared me so much...HELP!!!, posted by mellymel_d on August 12, 2005, at 11:52:30
> My doc just lowered my dose of lex to 10mg from 15 & added effexor 37.5 YESTERDAY and i've googled effexor and I'm reading some horror stories. Somebody please tell me it's worked for them without terrible side effects and that it is possible to someday get off it. This is not helping for my anxiety or depression. I'm just sitting here crying right now feeling like there's no hope for me and no good answers... I was really hoping this would be the answer and would help now i'm just more paranoid that it'll add a whole set of new problems...Somebody Help Please!!!
Hi.
There are indeed many scarey reports out there about efexor and I understand your worry. Though I could easily find many such reports for 'any' med that I've been on. Each med will have it's followers, and it's critics.
I've been on Efexor about 4 times, taken on it's own, 225mg. Each time I had some relief for up to 4 months, then it would poop out. Each time I stopped the drug without tapering down (NOT RECOMMENDED) and experienced little discomfort, appart from some strange dizzeness. In fact I've never tapered down from any drug apart from Nardil. (makes me wonder whether sometimes tapering off a drug can make the withdrawal worse, not better).Just wanted you to here from someone who found efexor 'not all that bad'. (:
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