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Posted by Alfred on November 4, 2004, at 12:06:07
I'm still waiting for an MRI but my neurologist figures my problems may be from anxiety so my doctor put me on Effexor XR @ 75mg six weeks ago. I haven't noticed any difference to my problems but I'm jumpy, tired and almost always have a knot in my stomach since I've been on Effexor XR. I've started getting off it and I'm down to 37.5mg once a day this week and every other day next week.
Has anyone else not seen benefits from this "wonder drug"?
Has anyone else seen consistent bad side effects?My nausea, dry mouth and drowsiness went away after two weeks but the jumpiness, anxiety and tiredness remain.
Posted by juliette on November 4, 2004, at 14:24:10
In reply to Effexor XR Not Working?, posted by Alfred on November 4, 2004, at 12:06:07
im in the same boat as you i was put on effexor 4 weeks ago 35 mg now on 75 i hate it my hair is falling out i never wanna eat im deppresed and very jumpy i sweat and my eye sight is getting foggy along with m y head i cant really focus well i will be getting off
Posted by Colleen D. on November 4, 2004, at 15:23:00
In reply to Re: Effexor XR Not Working?, posted by juliette on November 4, 2004, at 14:24:10
for Effexor XR.
I have been on 150mg since mid-June and I was also jumpy, tired and sick to my stomach until I stepped up to the 150mg dosage. I began on the 37.5mg for a week and then the 75mg the 2nd week. The 150mg did the trick for me. But Effexor is not for everyone. You may not tolerate it well and need to try a different med, or you could give the 150mg a try.
Good luck!
Colleen
PPD, GAD and OCD
Posted by Alfred on November 4, 2004, at 17:10:23
In reply to 150mg is considered the lowest theraputic dose..., posted by Colleen D. on November 4, 2004, at 15:23:00
> for Effexor XR.
>
> I have been on 150mg since mid-June and I was also jumpy, tired and sick to my stomach until I stepped up to the 150mg dosage. I began on the 37.5mg for a week and then the 75mg the 2nd week. The 150mg did the trick for me. But Effexor is not for everyone. You may not tolerate it well and need to try a different med, or you could give the 150mg a try.
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> Good luck!
>
> Colleen
> PPD, GAD and OCD
I think I could put up with the side effects if Effexor was doing anything for me at all. My problems have become gradually more serious since January and now I've been off work since mid-June.Motion, when I'm concentrating, like driving or even cutting the lawn and concentrating on making straight lines, make me feel as if I'm drunk. The world goes two dimensional and I lose depth perception and some awareness of my surroundings. If I'm a passenger, I'm usually ok.
Sometimes, like now, reading a computer screen does the same thing.
I've been finding it increasingly hard to concentrate. I used to work as a service manager at a GM dealership and always was juggling 5 to 10 problems at any one time. I did it successfully for six years. Now I have a hard time with one item and something difficult like a government document is just beyond me. I'm intelligent, top six percent in Canada in IQ and this is a drastic change.
My memory has gone for a poop also. The worst recently was shopping with my mother-in-law. We bought some paint and apparently I picked up two mixing sticks and a can opener and put them in a bag. I have zero memory of this happening. It's not like someone tells you and it nudges your recall. There is nothing there. It happened to a different person.
I've had a CT scan, an EEG and I'm waiting for an MRI but the neurologist figures this is all caused by anxiety. I didn't even know I was worried about anything but we tried Effexor and I don't see any benefits.
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