Posted by proud mary on January 25, 2003, at 10:13:17
In reply to Re: Your posts help!, posted by beebo on January 24, 2003, at 20:04:44
> I just started Effexor XR. When does the nausea and the "not really there" feeling go away? My doctor is trying me on this for PMDD (very bad PMS) instead of Prozac (made me irritable big time) and most recently Celexa (which did NOTHING). She said everyone was different, but when can I expect not to get sick at the sight of food and feeling spacey? Any help you guys can give would be great. Has anyone ever tried this for PMDD before? If so, did it help?
Hi Beebo,
I have notice in my women's magazines that zoloft has been approved to treat PMDD. It said that it can even be taken for only two weeks of the month to try to treat it more specifically. I know the feeling of the pmdd because even though I've never been diagnosed with it, I am finding my "good" days of the month shrinking to just a day or two and my bad days taking over my life. I have three fairly young children and I do not want them to have memories of having a screaming b**** of a mother when they are grown up!
I am taking lexapro right now (the zoloft pooped out on me) and after about two weeks, I'm finally feeling like it's helping. At first it made me extremely irritable and right when I was about to call the pdoc and complain, the next day I was feeling much better. I don't know anything about effexor, so perhaps I shouldn't be putting my two cents in, but if you don't have any luck with it, please know that there are at least two other meds out there that might be the answer!
I wish you luck and keep on checking this board because it is very informative and helpful and suportive (in a way you won't find anywhere else) because we are the folks who have BEEN THERE and can tell you what the REAL story is with these meds, not just a pamphlet full of what to expect (which doesn't even begin to cover it all)....
Mary
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