Posted by tedhazzard on September 12, 2006, at 6:48:55
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by Attitude on September 12, 2006, at 5:08:13
I had no negative side effects for the first year of taking Effexor. In fact, I sang its praises for its amazing quick response to my depression. My problems started in the second year, but even then, I did not attribute the cramps, lethargy, and weight gain to the drug. I did not want to do that because it had such an amazing effect on diminishing my promlems. However, it is hard to dismiss a drug's potential for destruction when it leads to horrendous nightmares, leg cramps, 30 lb. weight gains, etc. when one forgets even one dose. That is an extremely scary situation. One can look at these posts and see that going off Effexor is a process that few want to embark upon. These drugs hold us prisoners. We can either acknowledge that we will always be in search of a new drug, always dealing with nightmare side effects, or we can arm ourselves with knowledge before running off to the pharmacy with the latest script.
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