Posted by KayC on February 4, 2003, at 11:07:56
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
I've been on it for about 2 months (75mg). I'm getting off too because I too can't deal with the fatigue and the inconsistent feelings. No one day is the same (tiredness one day, headache the next, feeling blue the third, energetic in the morning, lethargic in the evening or vice versa etc...)
I posted a few weeks ago about how much better I felt and I do feel better. However I still need to be on an AD. I don't go to see my psychaitrist until 2/27 but I've had all I can take. On 1/29 I began taking a capsule every other day.
On the second day the withdrawal always hits. By 7:00 a.m. I am lightheaded and lethargic. I get really bad muscle pains in my back (upper and lower). I feel weird and disoriented. Every night is a crazy dream. Always being chased and running away.
Good luck to everyone on Effexor. I don't believe it's for me. I just can't deal. I just want to get off it. I worry about what it's doing to my nervous system and my brain. Since I've been on Effexor I only pee about twice a day. My skin is so dry and itchy, it's flaking off. I use Vaseline after I shower and by morning my skin is dry. But the thing that bothers me the most is my inability to focus. Mentally, I'm just not there on this drug (eye sight getting worse too). Just too many things. I wrote a list of all the adverse reactions I've had and a list of all the good things the drug has done for me. The adverse reaction list was 3x as long as the good. I'll keep posting. Good luck to those who persevere.
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