Posted by Angelnmikey on June 7, 2003, at 19:08:08
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
My bf went to see a neurologist b/c of his back problems. He had been in 2 car accidents and have constant lower and upper back pains and occasional numbness of left side of body. The neurologist put him in Effexor. Hes been on it for 4 days. I dont understand why he did that. Hes suffering from side effects like dry mouth, sleeplessness, and feeling like he needs to get up and do something. He already has sexually performance problems before taking the drug(takes a long to to orgasm) and I know this drug wont help any. I still dont understand why he put him on it when he did not rule out other problems. He still has to get a brain MRI, some blood work and some nerve testing.
We have a long distance relationship and when we see each other hes gonna be suffering from side effects and thats killing me. We both want him to get off the drug, he will be calling the doctor on Monday. Anyone know if it'll be easy to get off after taking it for 5-6 days? I think hes on 37.5 mg (I cant recall) and hes supposed to increase to 75 mg next week. I am really worried about him and the withdrawal symptoms. Hes been so moody and when I see him I worry he'll be in such pain. Anyone know?
Thks so much....!
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