Posted by Andy123 on January 17, 2002, at 17:30:39
In reply to Constipation on Effexor, posted by mr.scott on January 15, 2002, at 13:36:45
> Is this pretty common? Even at 75mg, cause if it is, I'll probably have to ditch it unless someone has any Bright ideas.
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> ScottMilk of magnesia is okay for this side effect. Take ALOT of water with this. You may have to wait a couple of minutes after drinking the magnesia suspension before you can drink water.
And shake the bottle well before using it. If you are really bad off you can add something like sennekot. If you are a big wuss you might find the magnesia too distasteful to use regularly, but there are flavored kinds which are a little bit kinder.
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