Posted by DeeDee46 on April 3, 2003, at 11:29:42
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawal Highly Overrated, posted by Sean9 on April 3, 2003, at 7:46:33
> Noillusions,
> I've seen an online petition, but lost the link. However, I don't think the petition will do much good. I spoke with someone at the FDA, and he said the FDA does not actively search for drug complaints, they rely on consumer feedback. I agree with everything you said, have seen a lot of other postings from people with the same experiences, and have watched someone go through a nightmare withdrawal of Effexor. There is a way to take action, and it starts by filling out the FDA complaint form. The person I spoke with at the FDA said they take every complaint very very seriously. Help out the next generation of Effexor useres to be more informed:
> The FDA Med Watch Report, online complaint form:
> https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/Sean, You contradicted yourself. While everyone should seek help if needed there are a lot of people who need medicine and do feel better when taking it. And thank God they have that resource.
I know that you have not taken medication before. I can always tell. I have heard that before from others who have not. Calling someone a sick little man is unacceptable. I do not care if you want to speak your mind on the FDA or not. You do not and should not do that.
Period.
End of discussion.
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