Posted by johnlund on September 28, 2002, at 21:27:41
In reply to Re: Cannot focus on effexor..., posted by turalizz on September 21, 2002, at 7:53:56
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> Change your medication.
> Actually, Effexor is supposed to help you focus via noradrenalin reuptake inhibition, but as I understand, and from my own experience, the effect shows up at high doses, and is week. Maybe adding a stimulant to it would help.
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> Also, neither Wyeth nor your doctor will tell you this, but as some studies declare, Effexor does have some anticholinergic effect like the old tricyclic antidepressants, therefore it is bad for your memory and cognitive functions also (again this is confirmed by my experience)
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> cem
>I must respectfully disagree with that. I have been on Effexor for three years, and my ability to focus, and cognitive abilities have never been better. Maybe it works better on a certain group of people. And others it has bad side effects. For those with bad side effects, it is not the AD for them. But for the rest of use. It is a life saver. So like any AD, it works on some people and some people have to find something else.
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