Posted by dancingstar on January 21, 2005, at 17:51:33
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? » Donna Odom, posted by sam7iam on January 21, 2005, at 13:00:35
And that is, indeed, the point. Effexor is an extremely powerful drug. I am hoping that the FDA considers limiting its usage to very serious conditions, like yours.
Effexor(XR) is too powerful to be used for the kinds of things it is prescribed for every day; mild depression, hot flashes, etc. The withdrawal symptoms are outrageous and not acceptable to the average person. It causes severe fatigue after a prolonged period of use. In many of us it causes debilitating depression after taking it for a while, and it does all of these things slowly and silently so that we haven't a clue as to the cause of our problems, and the usual solution is to increase the amount of the drug we take rather than remove it from our bodies entirely, not knowing that we have become allergic to it and are being poisoned.
In extreme situations, as in yours, Effexor might be useful, and I am glad that it has helped you. They need to keep it away from the average person, though.
Bebe
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