Posted by ask on December 2, 2004, at 17:11:44
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? dancingstar, posted by dancingstar on December 2, 2004, at 14:11:38
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.
Dancingstar,
...And I'm a highly educated man... but that's beside the point here. If you're having these severe, lasting effects from the drug or from tapering off of it, then, YES, you should see a doctor and try to figure out what's going on and, YES, you have a right to be angry with the drug manufacturer. All, I'm saying is that you're body is not needing the drug--as in a withdrawal. But it sounds like you're having a lasting effect of some sort. My original point was that I could not imagine that the withdrawal or any lasting symptoms from Effexor could be as bad as that experienced by a serious narcotics addict. It's not belittling your problem--you're issue is VERY serious and I hope you're working with your doctor to figure out what's going on. It certainly isn't a joke or a small problem.
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