Posted by demon_child_cin-666 on April 4, 2006, at 18:40:38
In reply to Re: starting effexor... keep posting.. success/dosage?, posted by Aim on April 4, 2006, at 13:20:30
Good for you!!!!!! I'm glad you stood up for yourself, and that you are having so much success!!!! For the weight gain, I suggest armchair aerobics...from one couch potato to another. :) During the commercials you pick a muscle group, and concentrating on those muscles do some slow motions to make them work. You may not lose weight, but after a little while you will notice a difference. Keep up the good work!!
> I have had much success so far. I take effexor xr for depression. I have maintained on 37.5 mg for about 1 1/2 to 2 months now and still feel really good. The only bad thing is I have noticed weight gain. My weight does fluctuate so I am uncertain if it is directly due to the effexor or my eating habits. Anyway, life is no longer gloomy for me and I have mroe energy than before. Effexor did not change my "laziness" and the fact that I enjoy plopping in front of the tv, but now if there isnt anything "good" on I look for something else to do, (unlike before).
>
> I have never been on anything else, nor have I tried to get off the effexor yet. Reading these entries scared me at first too. I decided to take it slow and allow my body to tell me if my dose was adequate. My dr at first did not agree with the 37.5 mg and wanted to increase me to 75mg, but I held out and I am glad I did. Good luck with it all!
poster:demon_child_cin-666
thread:13781
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060403/msgs/628849.html