Posted by Belle Rose on May 20, 2003, at 11:17:12
In reply to Re: Sexual Disfunction of Effexor, posted by Misha on May 20, 2003, at 7:23:57
I couldn't agree more that Effexor should be taken off of the market. I am 45 days off of Effexor and although the constipation immediately subsided, I went through 14 horrid days of nausea, shaking, extremely sensitive to sounds and smells, brain shocks (they were the worse), agitation, wanted to pull my fingers out of the joints. The symptoms day by day became more tolerable. I still have blurred vision and extreme joint pain, feeling like someone beat me across the torso with a bat. Mentally, I feel great with no depression. I spent a week being very angry that for so many years, I was made to feel weak or "crazy" when I described these symptoms to my physician. Maybe only a small percentage suffer these horrid symptoms, but we should not be dismissed.
In addition, Effexor XR has not been on the market for as long as the other mood stabilizers so there probably isn't alot of data regarding withdrawal. I believe there are alot of people that simply can't get off of it.
poster:Belle Rose
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