Posted by Manicpanic on April 4, 2006, at 18:30:42
In reply to Re: starting effexor... keep posting.. success/dosage?, posted by Aim on April 4, 2006, at 13:20:30
Hi everyone,
I am new to this thread and have read most of the messages here.
I have dealt with depression and anxiety for most of my life; since I was sixteen. I an now 36 years old and have tried Xanax Alprozalam,
which worked wonders for me for years until I changed doctor's and found out that Xanax is very old and an addictive type of drug. I should have never been on it for 5 years straight.
He put me on Zoloft which caused horrible side effects such as impotence, incredible happiness
which was uncontrollable. I would find myself laughing and giggling for no apparent reason!
Friends and family always asked "what the hell are you laughing about and giggling under your breath all the time for?
I felt stupid afterwards because 15 minutes later I would be so docile and unresponsive that people thought I was strange.
Anyways, After ten years of battling all this I finally took my doctor's advise and visited a
Pyschaitrist. He prescribed me Effexor XR at 37.5mg. I felt the effects immediately! The first few days were amazing! Calm, relaxed, thinking clear and speaking properly. But after a week a started experiencing something my doctor never heard of. It was the opposite of impotence. I had a constant erection and heightened sexual urges for 4 days! Also the sexual activities mu wife and I engaged in went on forever because I could not ejaculate until an hour into it. Not that my wife was complaining though! But it was very frustrating for me because the erection would be back an hour later. It was very hard to sleep with and go through my normal daily duties.
I explained this to my doctor and he felt that perhaps it wasn't working properly due to the dose. He started me on 75mg then on 112.5 mg a day and I have been on this dosage for 3 weeks.
Everthing is fine now, My social interaction is still not there yet. I still find myself avoiding certain social gathering with friends outside of their home or mine.
I feel generally happier and have started to enjoy the things I lost so much interest in before. The anxiety attacks are nonexistant and
I am sleeping better. My energy level is still not there since Exxefor still makes me feel very Lethargic sometimes.
I wanted to quit it after the first month but I am glad I stuck with it because I am now feeling the advantages of it.
Hopefully It carries on this way and I don't need to change drugs again.
a day.
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