Posted by Rick on January 24, 2002, at 21:42:43
In reply to Effexor Sexual Dysfunction, posted by MJB54 on January 21, 2002, at 23:29:12
Jeez, I certainly hope your doc didn't take you off the Serzone if it was working for you and you had no evidence of liver dysfunction or a priori risk factors.
The chances of liver damage from Serzone are about 1 in 200,000. If all of the adults in Pittsburgh were taking Serzone, there might be one or two cases of liver damage. If the liver risk was so significant that patients should stop taking Serzone, the FDA would have removed it from the market -- especially since they're particularly sensitized to this issue right now given the Baycol and Rezulin situations.
I not only took Serzone for almost two years, but I took it with two medications it interacts with. I had several liver blood tests during that period (which is the prudent thing to do), and had no problems. Indeed, two enzymes which had been elevated BEFORE I took Serzone dropped well into the normal range.
My guess is that your doctor is a GP, not a psych.
Even if I guessed wrong, though, the mini-rant still holds.Regardless, what's most important for you is getting better, and Effexor can be an excellent antidepressant. But if the Serzone was working well, and without sexual dysfunction or other side effects, the "liver scare" alone was not a good reason to change (unless, as I said, you have impaired liver function or associated risks).
> My Doc says Serzone now causes Liver damage and has weaned
> me off and onto Effexor @ 75mg/day. Now suffer
> impotence & incontinence & only in mid-40's. Anyone
> having this same result ? What was your solution?
> Thanks much !
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