Posted by ashton boyt on September 10, 2005, at 21:16:43 [reposted on September 10, 2005, at 22:00:12 | original URL]
I have been on effexor xr for approximately 21/2 years. In the last 2 years I have noticed weight gain of 10-15 pounds (every six months I'm up another 5 pounds). The thing I am most concerned about is the fatigue. I have always loved sleep and appreciate a good ten hour night, but this is getting ridiculous. I will take two 1-3 hour naps during the day, and wake up even more tired then when I fell asleep. I can be watching t.v. and the next thing I know the movies over and it's time to pick the kids up from school. All I want to do is sleep or lay around all day long. My dosage was uped to 150 mg. a day, and I am wondering if it should be lowered. No doubt this drug has done wonders for me, I am not as moody, my anxiety level is almost nil, and the depression has greatly subsided. I DON'T want to go back to the angry person I was before, but I also don't want my kids to grow up with only memories of me laying around all day long. Are there any other meds that could take care of this, or can you be weaned off of effexor and return to normalcy?
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