Posted by sleepy lizard on August 18, 2002, at 10:54:28
In reply to Dont know what to do, posted by Robin.d.j on August 18, 2002, at 10:39:54
I'm sorry about your breakup, it sounds like major depressive episode. Effexor XR is a good medication for some people for both anxiety and depression, and GAD. I have been taking it for about 12 weeks now and it does not space me out like Paxil did. The bad thing is anorgasmia. I'm looking into adding BuSpar for that or switching to Remeron. The withdrawal is bad. For example if I don't take my medication for two or three days, I get wierd nightmares, and a shock like effect in my arms and head upon changing my visual focus, and some dizziness. Because of the nightmares, I don't sleep except about 3 hours. But, usually you taper off 75 mg or 37.5 mg per week. When I dropped from 225 mg to 150 mg It worked fine, and I am now dropping from 150 mg to 75 mg to see if sexual side effects will abate any. It has worked well for the depression, I still feel sad, but I can function. Hope this helps some in making the decision.
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