Posted by jotho on July 25, 2001, at 9:10:53
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? » jotho, posted by girlie on July 25, 2001, at 8:21:14
Hey Girlie...
Congratulations on the wedding thing! Just to update you, it's been 7-8 weeks that i'm off effexor. I have slept without taking either ambien, benedry, alcohol (a beer or two seemed to relax me enough) for four nights in a row now, and, most happily, the "brain swooshing" thing has all but totally resolved itself. I still have the leg twitching at night but not with the severity or frequency i once had. So, two things...first is that you might not have a bad problem coming off effexor...some don't (regardless, make sure you wean off SLOWLY) and secondly, it may take time but the side effects will go away...stay confident that that will happen.
Anxiety was not really relieved by my taking effexor, and i think what you should do is type in a phrase like "effexor and anxiety" and post it on this site. There are quite a few really knowledgable people with many personal experiences who can give you more on the 'anxiety' thing and possibly suggest alternate or additional meds. to help you with that...........stay positive about finding the right combination and good luck.....john
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