Posted by zinya on September 27, 2003, at 19:12:29
In reply to Hey Zinya...It's Willie, posted by willie on September 22, 2003, at 7:27:23
Hola Willie!
Just saw your post and glad to hear from you. As i recall, you take 37.5 right?
I might have said this before but as to the weight gain, i had a similar effect clear up until after i'd been at 150 mg for several weeks and FINALLY i started losing some weight. When i started i was already 10 lbs heavier since last fall but what happened for me on the Effexor was that my appetite dropped to about half, literally, and yet my weight stayed constant. Which said to me that it was having the weight-gaining effect on me.
As you can see from my post earlier today, i'm still on my way off of it and so far doing okay ...
Wishing you well, Willie, and do keep in touch. The exercise programs you've signed up for sound VERY key (though i confess i'd never heard of the boxing one :) ... Another thing you might look into which i mentioned once here concerns the role of sugar in our lives causing cravings - not sure if that applies to you but i'd mentioned the books on Yeast Connection and Yeast Syndrome (one in particular by William Crooks - available on amazon) which i linked once before... It might be of interest to look into and see if you relate to it... I read and applied the notions there quite rigorously about 10 years ago for a couple of years and still live by the guidelines although a bit more loosely in recent years (and with relapses :))
big hugs to you!
zinya
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