Posted by TommyIsland on September 16, 2004, at 0:51:52
In reply to HELP! I gained 20lbs from effexor!!, posted by Nonie on September 15, 2004, at 22:17:57
> OK, I've been off now a month and still seem to be gaining , maybe even more and faster,(because of nausea side effects?ie;need to eat or will be sick)but only the last few months of the year of treatment on it did I gain, in fact I lost in the first month. Anyone loose it all after the aweful side effects wore off? I'm not usually prone to weight gain, I'm fairly active and healthy, although the withdrawal has made me tired too. Will I loose it or what?
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> PS, coming off is a bitch, I tapered from 150, to 75 over a month or two then 35 for a month then every second day for two weeks and still suffered, just need to get off the poisin.Haha......poison seems to be the right word there. Getting off Effexor was prob the most frustrating thing ever for me. I originally took it for 3 years, then the effects seemed to fade off so I got off of it over a 3 - 5 month period. Anyways, if you are prone to hard core Depression please be extremely careful once this stuff is completely out of your system because after being completely off of it for about a week (and feeling great and drug free might I mention) I crashed hard core and it was an uphill climb from there trying out new drugs until I ultimately ended back on Effexor of which I'm still taking it and now weening off it again to try that new Cymbalta. Good Luck,
Tommy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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