Posted by Jenniffer on November 13, 2004, at 15:38:53
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
For years, my doctors tried one thing after another to get me emotionally stable. After trying prozac, some other drug that started with a z, and welbutrin - all of which made me even more depressed and suicidal - my doctor put me on effexor xr. For the first time since I was about 14, I began to enjoy life again and to be able to smile. I went around for 14 years with a frown on my face constantly and my shoulders slumped, crying at the drop of a pin (and even over spilled milk, literally) and then found this. I am now a happy 30 year old with twins on the way and a wonderful husband who loves me. There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that, if my doctor had not switched me to effexor xr, I probably would have tried once more to commit suicide and probably would have succeeded. I am able to deal with day to day problems without having serious anxiety attacks and crying for hours over them. In my opinion, this is a "wonder-drug" and I thank God and my doctor as well as the person who created effexor for every day that I am still here.
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