Posted by Andy on August 18, 1999, at 9:34:50
In reply to Effexor and "the squigglies", posted by Julie on August 3, 1999, at 21:37:34
> I've been taking 150 mg. of Effexor for 6 weeks now. (I took Zoloft for 7 years before that.) It seems to be working really well, and most side-effect type things ( a little nausea, some insomnia, wanting to eat everything in sight) I can deal with. But in the past couple of days I've been feeling very physically restless- tight, tingly feeling muscles. It's an unpleasant feeling. I call it "the squigglies" because I feel like I should be moving constantly. I'm not mentally restless, just physically. Have any of you experienced this side effect on Effexor or another med, and what did you do about it? I'm going to talk to my meds doctor tomorrow- I'm thinking maybe I should be at a lower dose or something. Ideas? Thanks.
I had the "squigglies" from Prozac. Would not have been able to stay on it for that reason. Buspar did the trick. Have to wait a week or two before it works though.
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