Posted by S. Bartel on December 18, 2004, at 22:17:42
In reply to Side Effect- Liver Damage (Effexor Cymbalta), posted by absolute on December 14, 2004, at 0:55:30
I know nothing of cymbalta, but can tell you that effexor can cause liver damage, because it has done that for me. Irreversible and I will die from it. I was only on 75mg a day for 7 yrs. and I don't drink at all, however the doctor said not to drink while on it when he gave it to me. I can't say this will happen to everyone who takes effexor but who would want to take the chance knowing this. As far as withdrawls go, I have never gone through anything like this in my life and I'm 56. The side effects I had while on it were just as bad, although I did'nt realize the cause for years and they just kept getting worse. I have been off about 9 wks. now and I don't think some of the side effects will ever go away. At least I don't live in a fog now and I don't have to stay in bed all the time. I am embarrassed that I praised this drug so highly for so long and recommended it to so many people, even my own daughter. Thank God she saw what it had done to me and did'nt listen. I agree with dancingstar and hope they will take it off the market. It's a miracle drug when you first start taking it and then it turns into a monster. It's a dangerous drug and I can't say that enough.
Sammi> Speaking of side effects- I've compared Eli Lilly's drug Cymbalta to Effexor XR. Cymbalta can damage your liver if you are a moderate to heavy drinker. I've never found any information on that being true with Effexor. In fact, my doctor says it does not.
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> Do SNRI's increase the likelihood of liver damage when combined with alcohol, or is this side-effect limited to Serzone & Cymbalta?
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> It's possible that no one really knows for sure.
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