Posted by PoohBear on January 29, 2004, at 12:43:59
In reply to Re: Glad to be OFF EFFEXOR!!, posted by casisill on January 29, 2004, at 11:37:08
>in response to tetheredcat i hope to god you managed to stay off this drug - its extremely dangerous...> cas
Actually... It's my opinion that hyperbole like this is what's dangerous.
There are a lot of people, myself included who have been greatly helped by this medication. I do no deny for one minute that Effexor is often dispensed by GP's or others who have little knowledge about it's effects, either on or post medication other that the supplied pamphlets, but that's typical of many meds.
That said, sweeping generalizations and inflamatory remarks are not helpful. Let's just stick with the facts. There are people who are reading the comments that are posted disparaging whatever the drug du jour is, who are being helped be Effexor, etc, and are now fearful of continuing on the drug.
The more we can stick to encouragement, the better off we'll all be. I didn't say cover up, but there are ways to describe withdrawal effects without refering to a drug as "dangerous"
If it was "dangerous", the FDA would not not have allowed it to be marketed.
TR
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