Posted by dancingstar on December 2, 2004, at 14:11:38
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? dancingstar, posted by ask on December 2, 2004, at 11:58:08
> Dancingstar,
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> I'm not saying that you're not telling the truth about the side effects. Drugs can affect people in different ways. However, I don't think that you can compare the withdrawal symptoms from Effexor to the withdrawal from serious narcotics. There simply isn't the same type of physical dependency (although anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds can cause dependency). But, as I said, drugs affect patients uniquely, so you must be experiencing some side-effect. After 2 months, it can't be a "withdrawal" from the drug--since the drug is technically no longer in your system. Rather, you might be experiencing a side effect that had some kind of unique long-lasting effect on you.Ask,
I'm a highly educated woman. The drug itself may have left my system, but the effects of the drug have not left my system. Don't you find that at all disconcerting? I don't know what the withdrawal from street drugs is like, but it cannot be any worse than this. I went to the gym this morning, trying to get back to my regular routine after I wrote the earlier posts and again had to run home to use the bathroom. My stomach still hurts all the time, and the back of my neck is still sore. No, it's no where near as bad as it was for the first eight weeks, except for the stomach part, which I'm becoming afraid might be permanent.
For the people that speak to the "other side of the story," there isn't one. Maybe not everyone will be affected by these symptoms. I have said that many, many times. It seem like everyone is affected in some way. What kind of residual is left in your body once you have finished taking Effexor, and why hasn't Wyeth been more forthcoming about any of these symptoms with the medical community? That is the only point that I am trying to make. Take the drug if you like, just don't pull the wool over your own eyes. Again, all you have to do is go to the website and read for yourself. It isn't brain surgery, just some well-spent time reading.
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