Posted by thelder on November 24, 2003, at 1:17:51
In reply to Re: Anone having good results from Effexor XR?, posted by camel on November 23, 2003, at 12:33:42
My experience has been bad and I'm afraid it's only going to get worse.
I started Effexor XR due to insomnia and possible depression. I don't think it was real depression, just a few bad events in a row that would get anyone a little down.
I didn't feel any changes, positive or negative, as I went on Effexor so the Dr increased my dosage several times up to 150 with no results other than "sexual side effects". For me, sexual side effects meant I had trouble achieving orgasm and when I did it was weak (I'm male).
Because I had no positive benefits and I was skeptical about the need for Effexor in the first palce, I told the Dr I wanted off it. I went from 150 to 75, 37.5 to taking capsuls apart and pouring out half or more. Every time I have gone below about 16, I started to feel light headed, dizzy, strange sensations in my face and lips, irritation and trouble concentrating. When I started taking Effexor again the symtoms went away.
I've been off of Effexor for 3 days and have felt aweful most of the time. I hoped the symptoms would disappear quickly, but after reading other posts it looks like withdraw may get worse for quite a while before it gets better.
Bottom line - before you start Effexor, read as much as you can about withdraw. Unless you plan to be on it for the rest of your life, you'll eventually have to face whatever problems withdraw causes in your particular case.
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