Posted by Cindy W on February 8, 2000, at 9:14:01
In reply to Should I switch to Effexor??, posted by LD on February 8, 2000, at 7:50:53
> I am thinking of switching to Effexor and would love some input. I have been on Celexa for about 5 months and it works great for me, except I have gained 20 lbs, have horrible night sweats, and ZERO sex drive. My pdoc suggested switching to Effexor, but I'm scared of getting on that merry-go-round again after finding an AD that finally worked for me. But I really am sick of having no sex drive, and I hate the weight gain (although this could be from stopping smoking).
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> Can anybody with Effexor experience give me any advice? Thank you so much!LD, I'm taking Effexor 300 mg/day, and find it very helpful with depression and pretty helpful also with reducing OCD. It doesn't seem to interfere with sex, for me, although I have read some people complain of this. Serzone and Effexor-XR are the two meds that haven't interfered with sex for me. Effexor-XR does make it a little harder for me to sleep, while Serzone made me have strange mood swings the first couple of weeks (which then went away). Hope this helps. Finding the right med is a highly individual thing I guess. Good luck!--Cindy W
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