Posted by KaraS on March 7, 2005, at 19:00:12
In reply to Questions Re: Immune System?, posted by PW on March 7, 2005, at 18:30:12
> I believe I successfully have successfully withdrawn from Effexor XR. After being on 75mg per day for just over a year, I began going on half doses, then half of half, and finally just stopped. I've been completely Effexor-less for about three weeks now and never really had any withdrawal symptoms.
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> I feel so terrible for those of you who experience the awful withdrawal described here. When my gynecologist told me I might experience withdrawal, I found this message board and prepared myself for the worst.
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> I don't know why some people experience the withdrawal and others don't.
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> QUESTION: Is it thought that Effexor weakens one's immune system? I just caught a monster case of bronchitis, and I don't smoke or anything like that. I do have asthma. I'm just wondering if my immune system might be in a weakened state from having been on the EffexorXR?
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> ~Pat White
I was on EffexorXR for several years and I didn't have many health problems. I would think the fact that you're just now getting sick (while no longer on Effexor) might lead you to consider that Effexor actually helped your immune system.K
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