Posted by kid47 on May 12, 2001, at 18:46:06
In reply to Re: New to Effexor, posted by Pharma on May 12, 2001, at 5:54:32
Hi. Sorry you had such difficulties involving FXR. There are a number of us here, including myself, who have had great results with FXR. It "cured" my treatment resistance depression & I successfuly weaned off of 300mgs FXR xr with no discontinuation fx. Just reinforces the idea that we all can respond differently to meds. Take care.
> I took Efexor for just over 2 years. I found out that it was a very nasty drug. I also could not remember most of my dreams. I must warn you now about the enormous effects of withdrawing of this drug before I go any further. I tapered Efexor off as slowly as I could. I started to go mad towards the end. I had a lot of suicidal and even homicidal thoughts. In a sane moment, I realised that I must get of it. I had to go into hospital when I was withdrawing. The doctors had me on 40mg of diazepam (Valium), and 100mg of chlorpromazine (Largactil, Thorazine) a day and I was still bouncing off the walls. I could not even read a whole page of a novel for about 6 months after. I could have killed someone at the drop of a hat. IT IS VERY NASTY STUFF. I warn you to stop taking it if you can. As for the tight jaw you mentioned, that sounds like a cholinergic effect. It is a very powerful drug that should be reserved for sever cases of depression. I have numb fingers now thanks to Efexor and it was over a year since I stopped taking it. Be warned.
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