Posted by Tabby22 on March 7, 2001, at 10:46:26
Hi everyone. I am a newcomer to this board and I can't believe I'm not alone in this nightmare.
I have been taking effexor for 4 years now. I admit it has helped my depression when other antidepressants wouldn't, but now, after all these years, the side-effects are unbearable.
I am so tired all the time, which makes caring for my handicapped daughter almost impossible. My husband is always irritable, because the sexual side-effects have left me with no desire for sex at all. Other side effects include weight gain, memory loss, muscle spasms, and others.
When I started this drug, my doctor assured me I wouldn't be on it permanently. Now, I wonder if I can ever go off this drug without affecting the good it has done. I have tried to wean myself off of this drug, but being off of it was worse than the condition I started taking it for in the first place.
I am tired of drugs. Is there any hope of being OK, and not on effexor???
poster:Tabby22
thread:55838
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