Posted by KimberlyDi on August 26, 2003, at 15:19:04
Hello there,
I've been on Effexor, 300mg daily, non-XR version, for several months now. The side effects (SE's) I experienced at first have subsided, but now I'm experiencing some new ones.My son has ADHD and I've always wondered if I had a *touch* of it also. Now, it's driving me to distraction. In my house, I can't walk into a room w/o getting distracted from my original intent to fix something else only to be distracted by yet another thing. Happening OVER and OVER. It's driving me nuts. And at work, OMIGOSH, I can't start any single project and finish it. I have 10 things going at once. I can't friggin focus!! Has anyone else experienced this on Effexor? Did anyone ever take Effexor unsuccessfully before being diagnosed as an ADHD?
The other one is my violent dreams. I am running from something in my dreams and I wake myself or my husband up with my scurrying feet under the covers. Or, it gets worse, when I fighting for my life in my nightmares and I wake myself up karate-like kicking and punching. Luckily I had my back to poor dear unsuspecting hubby.
I don't want to stop Effexor because it's helped me so much. I'm afraid to stop it. But I don't know if I can continue like this either...
Any recommendations?I see my pdoc next September 4th.
KDi in Texas
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