Posted by Jeannine on June 4, 2001, at 18:10:43
In reply to Another satisfied customer!, posted by Canuck on March 27, 2001, at 0:55:08
Thanks to you and to others (Cam & willow come to mind) who keep reminding that positive outcomes are possible.
I have suffered from depression for nearly 20 years, and this most recent episode has been truly frightening. I've been out of work since March, and nothing my doctor has tried so far in terms of changing medications has worked. I'm feeling a bit nervous after reading the posts about withdrawal, but I also can't go on the way I have been . . .
I started Effexor XR at 37.5mg last Friday, and have been sleeping almost nonstop since then. I just hope I'll be able to share a positive outcome soon.
Neen
> Just a quick note to say that I have had great results with Effexor XR. I did have a few side effects in the first three days. I had nausea for the first few hours after taking the drug. I also had a hard time sleeping for the first few nights, but I was having a hard time sleeping before the med anyway. And then there was the constant yawning that I could not control. (That could be guite comical depending on where I was.) But I am happy to say that all of that has ended now and I am feeling great. I am feeling more and more like my old self every day. I don't pretend to think that this drug will have the same effect on everyone, but it has done wonders for me. I do wonder, however; if the reason that there are far more unhappy people than happy ones posting on this web sight is because the happy ones aren't looking for a forum to sing Effexor XR's praises. If you are taking the medication and are having good results, why would you bother looking for a sight on the internet? I only found this sight purely by chance one night when I first started taking the med. Let me say, had I read many of the postings before I started taking the drug, I would not have taken it. This would have done me a great disservice. I have always just checked in on this sight and read the postings, but today I feel compelled to share my "good" Effexor XR story. Thank you for your time.
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