Posted by fairnymph on February 21, 2003, at 11:00:24
In reply to Effexor v. SSRI's, posted by Jack Smith on February 20, 2003, at 17:42:30
I would disagree....
I have OCD/anxiety and episodic depression...
Prozac was hands down the best med I ever tried...Effexor was second best.
I felt more 'real' on Effexor and even though I had anorgasmia (as I did on Prozac), my libido was not at all decreased. I also liked that it was somewhat stimulating and that I lost weight on it.
BUT, Effexor stopped working after a few weeks at the max dose...and even when it WAS working, it wasn't as effective as the Prozac had been.
I've been on Zoloft for a month now (the only other SSRI I've tried)...so far I've felt WORSE...so perhaps it just depends on the SSRI!
In general I think that the SSRIs are superior for treating anxiety and anxiety disorders. But Effexor might be superior for treating straight up depression.
Just my 0.02.
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