Posted by 4wd on October 7, 2005, at 20:28:54
In reply to Re: Ringing in ears from Effexor anyone?, posted by chrispy_85 on October 7, 2005, at 17:16:17
> > Has anyone ever experienced ringing in the ears from Effexor?
> >
> > And do you notice a sort of apathetic feeling, like you don't really enjoy anything, everything is just sort of the same?
> >
> > Marsha
>
> hello there. i've only been on effexor for about a month now, but i'm definately experiencing that feeling. half the time i feel like all i'm doing is just simply 'being'. it feels like my emotions are suppressing themselves. things that i would normally have emotional problems with just don't seem to bother me anymore. i guess that's what the pills are supposed to do? but it still feels kind of strange. does that make any sense?
I think that's pretty typical with Effexor, along with the inability to cry. I stopped Effexor about six months ago because it had quit working for depression (I had been on it for about 4-5 years). Now I am experiencing all the emotional upsets that I didn't experience before. What I mean is that every bad feeling, every bit of anxiety and fear that I didn't have while I was on Effexor is hitting me now. I don't think this happens to most people but it;s happening to me.It's possible there's more involved than just the Effexor but I know that every time I tried to switch from Effexor to a different AD, I started getting panicky and terrified within a couple of weeks and I'd have to go back on. I finally decided to live through it and get off it. It could just be that the Effexor was treating anxiety that I would have had anyway but I've never been as badly scared as I have been the last six months. I hope it gets better soon.
The lack of emotion might lessen if you were on a lower dose.
Marsha
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