Posted by haddsl on June 24, 2005, at 10:12:52
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by jesica on June 24, 2005, at 10:05:01
If you can stand it, I would wait a while. It is a miracle drug for me. I know most people say the side effects last about 2 weeks. I was on overdrive as well, and had some trouhble sleeping, but it went away. Good Luck!
> Hi there,
> I started effexor xr at 37.5 mg 3 weeks ago, the second week I went up to 75 mg and 4 days ago up to 150 mg. I've been having lots of side effects like extremely tiered all day, unable to sleep at night, constipated, extremely hungry, very shaky. Also for the past few days I've been having shortness of breath. I thought this medication was supposed to make the shortness of breath stop???? The only good thing I can say about it is that I don't get upset over things any more but I do notice that my mind is going 100 km/hr all day and night. Is that normal?? I've never taken any other medication before and I feel so different, I feel like I am not my self, I can't seem to focus and have no energy to do anything. My doctor said this was going to give me more energy...I really don't get this!!! What do you guys suggest I do, should I quit now or wait a few more weeks???? PLESE HELP!!!
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