Posted by TonyW on January 4, 2001, at 15:05:58
I have been on Effexor XR 300mg am for 14 months. Since beginning I have gained almost 25lbs! Side effect? Over the past 5 years I have been on many drugs mostly foe anxiety. The effexor and a small dose of Klonopin as needed works well for the anxiety. Although my physical ailments, that I believe are Effexor related, have decreased they sometimes come out of the blue and are intense but for only a day or two. These incluse headaches, muscle aches (at first lower back and now middle to upper). For many years I suffered from bouts of fatique and weakness. This still surfaces even on Effexor and is what I thought might be responsible for the weight gain (i.g. slower metabolism). Sometimes I wonder if this fatique is actually uneffected symptoms of depression? Effexor has worked very well on loss of interest issues and hopelessness, however, I still have no interest in sex. Has anyone had similar issues?
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