Posted by SalArmy4me on June 15, 2001, at 23:22:45
In reply to effexor and weight gain?, posted by Robin s on June 15, 2001, at 15:44:14
If one of these drugs works for you, you shouldn't care if you blow up like the Nutty Professor. Believe me, for certain people, very few medications work for their mental problems, and Effexor might be the only one that works for you. It might just have the best chance of working for you, because:
*It has the possibility of affecting serotonin, norepinephrine, _and_ dopamine--more chemicals--thus increasing your chances for relief.
*It has no anticholinergic side-effects.
*Sexual disturbances are reported less than with SSRIs.
*It has gained the acceptance of psychiatrists worldwide in less than 8 years of U.S. FDA approval.
*It has few significant interactions with other medications.
*The idea of it being addicting due to withdrawal effects is unfounded; if it had any chance of being addicting, it would have been labeled at least a Schedule IV substance by the U.S. DEA.
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