Posted by Robin David John on September 6, 2002, at 12:51:06
In reply to starting effexor...., posted by ADJ on September 6, 2002, at 12:06:06
HI ADJ .I myself had a very disappointing experience with effexor. I only took it for 11 days ..this was not the medication for me. I got drastically worse . I had to put myself in the hospital to find other meds and to prevent myself from doing harm.I feel like I have a new life already and have been thinking about my new future..Hopefully I not floating on a pink cloud..Now then if you have been depressed for 2 years and have not committed suicide yet this is good , then this is only a thought .
I would read back in the archives and read how effexor has helped others to find a great and a new way of life..the downside though is, from what I understand you need your Docs help or it could be very uncomfortable with stopping effexor and I'm sure that is some of the things that you have read,but it can be done and others have lived to post about there experience.
I take to meds well in the past and when I started taking Effexor XR it hit me like a ton of bricks , I new it was not for me ...You will also read from the archives that others have said that it can take a few weeks up to 8 weeks before you notice a change...Keep posting and asking Questions there are a grand bunch of blessed people on this site with alot of great suggestions
Hope your feeling better soon
Robin
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