Posted by BJ on April 26, 2000, at 0:44:16
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
> Hi there,
>
> Anyone care to comment on the use of Effexor? Anyone
> "happy" with it? I have tried Prozac (too much anxiety),
> Serzone (too sedating). I am currently on Buspar for anxiety.
>
> Been reading many different reports... Effexor seems
> to have a lot of success...
>
> please share your thoughts on this.DON'T DO IT! DO ANYTHING ELSE, GET PSYCHOTHERAPY, HOLISTIC TREATMENTS, ANYTHING. I've been on it since 1996 (recently went to Effexor XR) and trying to get off it for over a month. This shit is powerful and ADDICTIVE. I get horrible hot flashes and EXTREME IRRITABILITY WHICH I NEVER HAD PRIOR TO GOING ON THE DRUG.
The drug companies won't tell you there are NO long-term studies -- how did FDA approve it I don't know! In animal studies, there was brain damage -- yes -- brain damage to the neurotransmittors. No one knows how antidepressants work on the brain so we're all human guinea pigs. If you're willing to be a human guinea pig and stay on it the rest of your life, go ahead and get on it. Otherwise, if you're smart, you'll stay far far away. Check out these truly enlightening readings: "washingtonian.com" (July 97 issue) and Dr. Joseph Glenmullen, MD's book "Prozac Backlash." It'll open your eyes to the realities of these so-called miracle drugs. The drug companies are interested in PROFITS, NOT PEOPLE.
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