Posted by bobo on April 30, 2003, at 18:42:35
Hello
Was at the docs today and something happened.I take EffexorXR 150mg a day for depression for about 10 monthes now and know all about the side effects and withdrawl problems(stopped cold turkey once--bad idea)and was there to get a refill.
Was waiting with the nurse to get it(due to unemployment I get the samples)and she said since i had not seen the Pdoc in some time I needed to make an appointment so he could see me for a checkup--I had seen this new doc once and did not like him--at our first visit I said I wanted off the effexor--his response was to up the dose--so I never went back to him.
So since I still need to take the effexor(we all know why)i made the appointment.
As I was sitting there a women came and sat down.She started to talk to a man--turns out it was my pdoc--i did not remember him--and then he left.I asked the women what she thought of him--she said she liked him.The talk turned to medicine--he had just changed her to Effexor--I asked her if he had told her any of the side effects or thw withdrawl problems--her answer was NO
I told her to read up on it before she starts--was trying not to scare her--and then left,
I just find it hard to understand WHY he said nothing about this drug before giving it out to someone--by now it should be widely known that this drug has a few bad points--and yet--we are never told---was it her fault for not asking --maybe--but in my opinion she should have not had to---and whould like to hear from you all on this point--as well as Dr Bob--P.S.--I am not making a statement on how well or not well effexor works---just in the left out info--be well all
poster:bobo
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