Posted by Sad Panda on July 2, 2004, at 9:58:29
In reply to Heavy manic episode when stopping Effexor « Popol, posted by Dr. Bob on July 1, 2004, at 17:27:35
> Posted by Popol on July 1, 2004, at 16:40:43
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> > I started taking Effexor end of January when the previous antidepresssant (Athymil) only had a sedative effect. It took me nearly 5 months to get over my depression (which, during previous depression episodes took only 3 months). There was a waning period of 2 weeks approx. from 150 mg down to 100 and then 0. I stopped briskly then because a manic period set in. This manic episode (I have a bipolar disorder) gets quite heavy now. A consumer defense magazine just published that like Prozac, Effexor tends to push depressed people to a suicidial act, which I fear. Is it true that there are such effects with Effexor ? As for the side effects I suffered very much from sweating and dry mouth (cured thanks to Donalis). As a whole I didn't feel much well on Effexor and I preferred other antidepressants.
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>Yes, Effexor can produce a homicidal or suicidal reaction just like Prozac & the other SSRI's, but it is a rarity. The most notorious case of Effexor gone wrong would be Andrea Yates, the woman who drowned her car load of children in Texas, she was said to be on Effexor & Remeron combo, the same as I am on.
Cheers,
Panda.
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