Posted by dancingstar on December 2, 2004, at 11:16:25
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? dancingstar » dancingstar, posted by corafree on December 2, 2004, at 11:03:50
Corafree,
I only want people to know that it is possible that it can happen to them, too. I am writing to you from the bathroom because I can't leave. I stopped taking Effexor at the end of September, and you would think this would be over by now. I know I will have to be checked for colitis, which if you look at www.wyeth.com, is one of the possible side effects of Effexor. I had no idea about any of my problems with the drug for the entire three years that I was taking it...none at all.
There are some cases where these drugs may be helpful to people, under certain conditions with the right doctors and medical care, but they should never be prescribed to the general public. I am positive of this, and like MKB said, the doctors are being deceived by the drug reps about the side effects of the drugs, and the information is not easily available to them. They are really as innocent as we are in a lot of cases cause they think we are not going to be harmed by taking things like Vioxx or Effexor or now Vixoin.
Best wishes to you...and if you can help it, I would not go up in doseage. The withdrawal will be worse. Yes. It will be worse. Truly. Unless you stay on something that balances out the withdrawal symptoms for the rest of your life. I know people around here get angry with me, but that is their problem. I am telling you the truth.
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