Posted by Kev on January 25, 2002, at 20:06:08
Hi,
I am a 27 year old second-year law student. The day after labour day 2001 I began feeling anxious and depressed. It was quite bad and I had difficulty completing normal, day-to-day, tasks. By early October I found my self cycling in and out of anxious phases. I was put on Ativan for when I felt anxious.
In mid-January I went back to the doctor because I felt I wasn't getting any better. The Ativan was working, but I didn't expect to be cycling in and out so much. In fact, I expected to be better. I had no real history of such bad anxiety.
So my doctor prescribed 75mg of Effexor XR once a day.
I don't want to take it because of the side-effects. I have a loving relationship with my girlfriend and I wouldn't want our sex-life to be disrupted. It's not that she wouldn't understand. In fact she told me to take the medication. I just feel she has been through so much with me over the past few months that I don't want to burden her further.
Also, I weight-train regularly and of-course must be reasonably awake for my classes.
So I'm quite concerned about the side-effects.
So my questions are: (1) how likely am I to get these side-effects, (2) how severe are they likely to be, and (3) what will the withdrawal effects be like?
Please help,
Thanks,
Kevin
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