Posted by KrissyP on March 6, 2003, at 14:27:10
In reply to wow......., posted by natural on March 6, 2003, at 1:38:54
I hear you and know how you are feeling-believe me. Talk to your therapist about exactly what you post here. So, you are taking Effexor for anxiety??? Hmmmmmmm I know the XR is approved for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), which I do have but isn't it more for depression since it is on the market as an AD? Some people have posted on the good and bad of their experiences on Effexor. Give it a chance, it takes anywhere from 4-6 weeks to feel the full effect and if you are willing to put up with any side effects you do have then all the better. But, of course, talk to you doc, he/she can help you with those side effects until your body gets used to the Effexor. I am on it, and it helps my depression, HOWEVER, I get extremely manic on it, and that is one of the precautions listed for the docs who prescribe it. These companies have to post EVERY side effect a person reports while on it. Try not to worry. I know, easier said than done. *Good for you that you quit smoking cold turkey and had little effects from doing so.
I wish you the best and please keep posting that's what we're here for-I post a lot lately!
Kristen:-)
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reading about all these side effects and withdrawls is kinda turning me off....i mean iam sick and tired of these panic attacks and want to do whatever i can to get rid of them and the obbsesive anxiety...iam only 18 and dont wanna have to live the rest of my life based around these past few months....iam still gonna take this stuff for the first time tommorow morning before therapy and see what happens.....but really are the side effects as bad as they seem to sound from all the posts on here?.....keep in mind iam taking this for anxiety and such so iam naturally gonna question and worry about every new side effect stated above..lol...i know i can deal with the withdrawls for a certain period of time (only if my anxietys gone)....i quit smoking cold turkey and just waited those ones out....i guess iam trying to say is i dont wanna go from one problem (the anxiety) to another (side effects and withdrawls).......how farfetched it may be...i just want to be NORMAL again....geez i must be a rookie talking like that...but any insight on how i should approach this would be great.....thanks
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