Posted by Rob1963 on April 4, 2004, at 12:06:36
Long story short: Began taking Effexor in Sept '00. Was sick for a min of 2 wks before beginning to see hint of improvement. After 2 months, coworkers wanted to know where to get what I was on (great benefits, I felt like a real person again). But by approx May '03 was taking 150 mg/day and had returned to depression similar to pre-Effexor days. The XR seemed to help minimize the nausea, but all other side effects remained the same. Currently (Mar ’04) began weaning off of Effexor, but have many of the withdrawal side effects noted by countless others. My doctor is prescribing Paxil CR, but after hearing some of the comments here, I'm reluctant. Sounds like if it doesn't work, the withdrawal may be worse than Effexor. I wished I had the foresight to have kept at least a weekly journal and more importantly to have investigated the personal testimonies of Effexor patients to at least have a better understanding of what could be expected.
Has anyone gone from Effexor to Paxil? Good or bad comments welcome. Thanks
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