Posted by gbtbag on June 28, 2004, at 23:59:24
i've been taking Effexor XR for more than 4 years, and recently upped to 225mg a day.
an hour after taking the very first pill in 1999, i started sweating. it has now got to the point where i find it so uncomfortable, i no longer want to take it, and, in fact, the sweating is increasing my anxiety because it is constant, 24-hours a day.
i've tried a variety of medications but only Prozac and Effexor XR worked for me, although Prozac stopped working after about 18 months and i now feel that Effexor XR is no longer helping either. Zoloft did nothing for me, I hardly slept at all while on Paxil, while the now (thankfully) discontinued Serzone turned me into a zombie.
unfortunately, i am being treated by a County Mental Health psychiatrist who could care less. i can't get her to talk to me about possible alternatives to Effexor. she says that the sweating is just a side effect of the drug and there's nothing to be done about it.
i would like to try something else because aside from these dreadful sweats, i need to take something that will actually relieve my anxiety.
if anyone has had a similar experience with Effexor XR and has switched to something more effective (and less sweat-inducing), i'd love to hear about it.
poster:gbtbag
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