Posted by Eugene75 on June 25, 2001, at 13:01:58
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawl Anger, posted by AD on June 25, 2001, at 6:52:02
This is my first post here, and I have to agree as well, I'm very grateful for the board and knowing I wasn't the only one going through an awful time on Effexor XR. Was on it for about 6 months, and it made me so apathetic I didn't notice it was making me gradually more and more forgetful, lethargic, irritable, and now that I look back on it, uncontrollably angry and resentful at times, especially with close friends and some co-workers.
Got off of it rather quickly (in 2 weeks), which made me the most depressed I'd ever felt in my life...just a hollow, hopeless feeling... That was three months ago, and I'm just starting to feel a little like my old self again. Since then I've been on and off various other meds, including Wellbutrin, Prozac, and Buspar. Wellbutrin SR did seem to help in mood, but gave me immense anxiety (@ 75mg 2x/day), to the point that I'd be afraid to leave the house and see people. Added Buspar to the mix for anxiety, but that only seemed to make it worse for me...
The anger's fading, but it's left me with moments of intense resentment, esp at my doc for upping the Effexor, seemingly without reason, and at Effexor in general because it's seemed to fundamentally alter me. Went from anger to extreme irritability, some anxiety, and now it's mostly a mild anxiety...which ironically enough was the reason my doc started me down this whole horrible path a year ago.
Good luck...let us know how the other meds go, IMO Effexor's a horrible drug...just my opinion tho...
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