Posted by John W. on September 30, 2002, at 17:49:12
In reply to Re: discouraging bunch of mssgs, posted by jannbeau on September 30, 2002, at 11:13:16
> > Geezer,
> You said it so very well! He's right, Legallybrunette!
>
> Cheers,
> jannbeau
>
> Hi,
> >
> > Don't let the board scare you. Hypothetically, 70% of the people using ADs get some degree of relief for a period of time (none of the ADs work forever). The other 30% of us are here looking for answers and sharing experience. If we had the right drugs to give us relief (or we found a way to avoid the side effects) we wouldn't be here anymore - we would have better things to do.
> >
> > Best of luck
>
>Hello! This is my first message here. I have been on Effexor XR for about four months now and have mainly good things to say about it. It was prescribed to me after a panic attack. The best things that have happened by using it have been that I'm overall less anxious than I was before. Also, things generally bother me less. I no longer become intensely angry at the drop of a hat. I'm very grateful for this as I would have these 'anger attacks' as well, and my poor eleven year old son would usually pay for them. This alone has made taking Effexor worth it and I only wish I'd had it sooner. However, I was expecting to feel "happy" once I started it, and this hasn't happened. I do feel better, calmer, more relaxed and content, but not exactly happy. I've realized that this is also part of my conditioning and how my thinking patterns have been all my life. Negative thinking, etc. So there's a part of myself that's also the conscious part that has to build new patterns for myself. That's aside fromthe chemical part that Effexor is helping. But there have been the side effects. Mainly the lack of sex drive and the different ejaculations. At first, it took forever to reach that point, and then when it finally happened, it would happen a little earlier than I'd expected it to. Later this got more normal. But still there's a definite decline in sex drive. I think it helps to start out early, before getting down to sex. Prime the pump, if you will. :) And take your time and not get anxious or worried about not finishing. I still also have mild night sweats. I have also basically stopped drinking alcohol since starting it, which is also good.
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