Posted by arachne on September 26, 2003, at 14:36:54
In reply to effexor xr seems to have stopped working, posted by dandelion on August 11, 2003, at 14:31:03
The same thing happened to me. I started taking 37.5 mg of Effexor XR in April, went up to 75 mg about a month later, and it was working very well for me. I felt great. About a month ago, I started to have days here and there when I felt depressed or exceedingly irritable. About a week
ago, I began having typical Effexor withdrawal symptoms (brain shock, aching muscles and joints, fatigue). It feels as though I'm not taking any of the medication at all. Called Wyeth, and they suggested that some herbal suppliments I'm taking could be interfering, or that my pharmacy had the drug sitting on the shelf too long, and it lost its potency. I'm going back to my doctor to get a sample pack of Effexor, and see if that makes a difference. I'm also discontinuing the herbal stuff. Has anyone else experienced this?
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