Posted by Emmy333 on September 11, 2003, at 10:07:37
In reply to Paxil experiences? I have questions., posted by ELENI4 on September 10, 2003, at 20:47:34
i can totally relate to your story--i have been on effexor 75mg. now for almost 2 months and it has helped w/ my panic attacks, but it has almost made me MORE self conscious in public--i avoid speaking to people whenever possible and i cannot stand it. i honestly think that the effexor is making my social anxiety worse. so i have decided to wean off of it and go back onto the zoloft--have you ever tried that?? that was one of the only medications that has ever helped me to feel like myself again--but, like an idiot, i quit taking it when i felt better. i hated the lexapro--i only took it for like 1 week. i have tried paxil before too--but i was sooo incredibly tired all of the time that it wasn't worth it for me.
one more thing...i think that it's strange that some people gain and others lose on the effexor--i have lost about 15 pounds on it--i have no appetite whatsoever. i guess it's all about finding out what is right for you. the dreams that i have on effexor are definitely very vivid though--i look forward to going to bed b/c i know how interesting they always are. hope that this helped at all??
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