Posted by emmahoward on November 1, 2004, at 15:04:14
In reply to Re: doctors and prescriptions, posted by dancingstar on November 1, 2004, at 14:05:45
tylonol and ibuprophen are bad for the liver but they dont tell you that, even taking too many vitamins (aside from vit C) can build up in ur system and be 'bad' for your body... there are many side effects and many problems with so many tablets and medications but the thing with effexor is that its helping people, and theres a tiny percentage of people (that all seem to be posting here), that are probably taking it wrong, or its just not the right drug for them and they are experiencing bad side effects. Ive been explained what effexor does to the brain, that it works on 2 neuro transmitters and I was informed of the possible side effects. Its been helping me, this time, because I have a good doctor who knows what hes doing. He admits to never prescribing over 75mgs because he knows it turns people into vegetables and has great sucess in prescribing the drug in the proper way, in smaller quantities. I think anyone concerned about the drug shouldnt listen to people in these threads who are dead set against it because the ones who have had a good experience on it are off living their lives and not thinking much about it. To them, its a good drug, and its done its job well. Notice there are no threads about arthritic drugs, or drugs prescribed for diabetes, or any other medical problems because the side effects are a given. With depression and anxiety, its too easy to attack the drug companies because its assumed we have a 'choice'. I dont believe that. When your depressed, the only good choice is to seek help and if the drug in question doesnt respond well (meaning it has a few side effects) then change and find a new one but dont try to scare away people who need the drug who will benifit from it. You in fact dont know what its doing in your body, you are not a scientist, and side effects are not going to kill you. I think people should direct their anger at the doctors who dont know how to prescribe drugs, and not the drugs themselves.
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