Posted by willow on September 21, 2001, at 10:45:31
In reply to Re: I need some very possitive feedback!!, posted by Linda Rose on September 20, 2001, at 21:17:25
*I want to try but It still scares me.
You have to weigh the pros and cons for yourself. I'm on disability for "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." I've had this for more than five years now. So for me the posts weren't that scary when I weighed the benefits of effexor against how some people were feeling.
*Tonight while watching TV I had the weirdest sensation in my head and then I got this hot flash. It was scary!!
Effexor literally warmed me up when I started taking it. A very common side-effect is sweating, over time this lessened for me. I didn't mind it though because I was cold all the time. The first few months can be tough, but again the good it did for me was better than not taking it. Why are you taking the medication?
*also what drugs have you tried before?
I've been on different older ADs and they all affected my emotions adversley. Tried two other newer ones and they gave me severe headaches and made me "angry." Trazadone did nothing for my energy but did help with some aspects of the physical pain involved with this syndrome.
Willow
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