Posted by bobbiedobbs on May 3, 2004, at 14:46:04
In reply to EFFEXOR AND WHAT ITS DONE FOR ME, posted by NOELLE1 on April 24, 2004, at 12:20:11
Effexor users/former users:
Did effexor make you tired and/or impair cognitive functioning? (difficulty remembering the right word, space-out, exhaustion, etc.)
Phil> Effexor is the first medication that i have actualy continued taking for more then 6 months. I have tried Celexa which caused weight loss and sexual dysfunction. I later switched to Zoloft because Celexa no longer helped. Zoloft caused horrible headaches and vomiting. I could not handle these side effects and discontinued Zoloft and tried Effexor. Due to some negative comments from friends and family regarding anti depressents, i stopped taking all meds for a year or so. As "luck" would have it i applied for a position in health care that required a physical where the dr informed me that i needed to start taking my meds again if i wanted the position that i was vouching for. I started taking Effexor again and am currently at 225mg a day. Although i do have side effects of insomnia, sexual disfunction and headaches Effexor has helped a little. I can get out of bed (due to the insomnia) I have a little more focus on whats going on and i can handle stressful situations a little more positively. I do worry the Effexor is not helping in other areas . I still feel hopeless and entertain thoughts of ending my life.. Ive mentioned to my dr that i would like to try a higher dosage but he informed me that 225mg is the highest dosage.. I am scared because he mentioned going back to Celexa and i know that it doesnt help me.. Why go back to something that was ended because it no longer helped me.? Im afraid to try something new because i dont want to wait a month or more for a new product to either beging working or be switched to something else.. What if it doesnt work and i go back to staying in bed all day, not wanting to do anything but sleep and be alone? I dont want to feel as though theres nothing. Even on my days off i still sometimes stay in bed and do not get up until its time to take a shower for the next day of work. I dont like how everything irritates me and makes me angry and annoyed when i dont take meds. Although i still am irritable its not as bad.. I can definetly feel a difference when i have forgotton to take my meds the following day. I realize that theres more to getting better then just taking my persciption Although i have I have gone to a therapist, i felt stupid and i dont think that she helped me. It makes me hesitant to try again. So yes Effexor has helped me in some ways and im glad that i have tried it but i dont know if i should continue with it and continue feeling so/so or try something new...
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