Effexor

[Safrdh]

Well, I have been on it and didn't have any problems while I was on it. I took it for post-partum depression/anxiety. It did take a few weeks to feel the effects of it. When I went off it - it was difficult. You can't quit cold-turkey. You have to wean off of it over a relatively short period of time but is possible.

I took Zoloft before Effexor and I definetly like the Effexor better.

Good lucK!

 

[melaniew]

IM on effoxor venaflaxine Its really horrible. It makes me feel sick. I advise ppl dont take this one.

 

[catlover]

IM on effoxor venaflaxine Its really horrible. It makes me feel sick. I advise ppl dont take this one.

I did not make me sick.

 

[pharmacy_student]

From what I am reading everbodies experience seems to echo what doctors and pharmacists know about antidepressants.

Efexor (Venlafaxine) is a serotonin and noreadrenalin reuptake inhibitor used for major depression, generalised anxiety and social phobia. Common side effects are things like nausea, vomitint, fatigue, dizziness, headache, anorexia, orthostatic hypotension.

Like any medicine there are risks and benefits. Experience shows that most people will have to try at least one antidepressant before they find the right one for them. Unfortunatley at the moment we don't have a way of determining which drug will respond in which person. This also, unfortunately means we have to resort to trial and error until we find the right one.

Until we usher in the era of pharmacogenetics this is the only way we have to find out which drug is right for which person. I guess the key thing is that if you don't feel any benefit don't be afraid to tell the doctor - it simply means that you haven't responded to it, not that it hasn't worked - and they will try to find the right one for you.

Jason

 

[Darrell2006]

I have been on zoloft for 7to 8 weeks, and it's not doing much, so my doc may put me on effexor.

Daryl

 

[leytonstones]

I took Effexor for about 3 years and it really helped even out my mood. I came off it quite easily under doctors guidance. The dosage was gradually reduced and as I felt better I just forgot to take it. I have been off it about 21 months now and am doing really well. I don't remember any significant side effects.

Blessings

Leytonstones

 

[Moana]

I was on it for about a year. If I forgot to take the pills I'd get these weird attacks where I could not feel my body so I quit taking them.

 

[phoenixgw]

That may be hyperbole, but it's no picnic. Check out the following website for the good, the bad, & the ugly of Effexor.

http://www.theeffexoractivist.org/

I took it for over a year (375mg/day) and thank God I didn't kill somebody. It turned me into a wild man.

 

[shadowgem]

I've been on effexor for a couple of years after trying numerous other antedepressants which just did not work or had troublesome side effects. I have no noticeable side effects except when i forget to take the tablets and then i get terrible withdrawal symptoms.

I guess we're all different.