Posted by michelle a. on January 20, 2002, at 20:17:05
In reply to Re: My Story Of Effexor (SusanG), posted by SusanG on January 20, 2002, at 15:30:56
hi susan...
i read your last two posts and all i can suggest is see a psychiatrist. general practioners don't have much background on psych issues/medications, and psych drugs are so funny that way... if you feel good on 37.5, i would check that out with a psych... general practitioners go by the "book" i.e. whatever info the pharmicutical companies give them. and they're in the business of making money, first and foremost. i had done some research online and come to find out, the makers of effexor didn't reveal much in the way of the side effects that people were having. it was only after that they came clean and admitted that some people do become very ill coming off of effexor, both mentally and physically. a psychiatrist, who deals with the tinkering of these meds every day, with many people, will be more in tune to the effects and sucesses of meds. i'm sure it is completely legitimate and feasable that someone could be quite happy on just 37.5 mg. why not? some people need upwards of 300 mg of effexor, some people don't. some people come off it with vertually no problems, others, like myself, are pretty sensitive. a good doctor will listen to the patient and take what they say into serious consideration when dosing. who better knows how you feel than you?
i'm off of effexor, by the way, and on wellbutrin. i just hate the headaches which are common with wellbutrin, but i feel pretty good other than that, and my sex drive is awesome!!! and i'm very sensitive to stuff like that anyway.
good luck and don't give up if you feel strongly about something. you know yourself best!!
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