Posted by jujube on November 1, 2004, at 16:11:59
In reply to Re: doctors and prescriptions, posted by Tyroneous1 on November 1, 2004, at 15:52:17
I agree. I myself am no an advocate for Effexor. I had a bad experience while on it, and stopped taking it after discussing it with my doctor. However, I think it is inappropriate to outright advise someone to stop taking a medication. This is a decision that needs to be made in consultation with a qualified medical professional. This site is a wonderful source of knowlege, information and real-life experiences, and can be extremely useful in helping someone decide whether a drug is appropriate for them or not. However, there is a difference in providing useful information and fear-mongering and doctor bashing, and I think there have been some threads in this post that come close to fear-mongering. Sorry, just my opinion.
Tamara
> It's really relative to one's own experience with any drug. If one has a good experience, the drug must be good. Right? I've had a bad experience with Effexor @ 75 mgs per day so I'm not going to go out and lie to people. The brain shivers and night sweats are the worst of it. People wouldn't take the time out of their day to post things on here if there wasn't something seriously wrong. Regardless of what kind of experience anyone has had with any drug, one must respect the individual's voice that is concerned for their own health.
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