Posted by Racer on April 27, 2004, at 20:44:53
In reply to Are there any positives to Effexor XR?, posted by kamikazi_ladybug on April 27, 2004, at 15:54:10
If it works for you, then yes, there are positives to it. It's like most anti-depressants: it works for some people, not for others. So, if it works for you, then it has positive qualities. If it doesn't work, then it's probably not positive.
Now that I've said that, when I started it, it relieved my anxiety and helped me relax and rest. It was never particularly effective for my depression, but life was bearable for me with the addition of Prozac.
Unfortunately, it stopped working for me -- which is pretty common with anti-depressants -- and withdrawal isn't a lot of fun, but if you have a good pdoc whom you trust, it's well worth giving it a try. It wasn't as problematic a drug for me as some others had been, which is positive, and it didn't have as many side effects as other drugs did.
Good luck.
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