Posted by TV on July 7, 1999, at 12:09:26
In reply to Effexor side effects and withdrawral, posted by catherine lawrence on July 4, 1999, at 19:43:43
> I have been taking effexor for 18 months and have suffered loads off side effects - sweating, nightmares, excessive sleeping, tiredness, nausea and worst of all excessive weight gain (3 stone). Has anyone else had such weight problems as my doctor seems sceptical????
> Also I have just been prescribed dothiepin instead and am not looking forward to the effexor withdrawal. Any advice??? Any news on effectiveness and/or side effects of dothiepin??
> thanks CatherineFriend... taper down slow, really, really slow, even if it takes 3-6 months. Effexor caused me severe physical pain (I thought my insides were on fire!) when I tapered down from 225 mg over the course of 3 weeks. My poor wife couldn't even look at me, she was such a nervous wreck about
my condition.Please be careful.
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