Posted by Maxime on April 5, 2005, at 22:19:07
In reply to Is Effexor worth the risks? Im desperate!, posted by tiredguy on April 5, 2005, at 13:56:23
Hi - every medication comes with risks. And the same medication has different risks for different people. And I am finding out first that a medication can change even when you are taking. Something that was suppose to keep me alert and lessen the apathy now puts me to sleep.
When you are suffering so badly from depression/anxiety I think you should give the med a fair trial. Otherwise you will never know. We only hear the bad things about meds on this board (well more bad than good). I know two people who are taking it now and it's been the best med they have ever been on.
Just my 2 cents!
Maxime
> I have been suffering with major depression and anxiety for 1.5 years. I alternate between a day of depression and a day of anxiety. I have tried Lexapro, Prozac and Wellbutrin as the main component and supplemented these with others. I have had the same results with each: Short periods of relief and then the return of the depression. I have also suffered from severe fatigue.
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> I take 2mg perphenazine and 2mg lorazapam to sleep. I also take 300mg of Provigil to keep me alert during the day.
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> My pdoc wants me to try Effexor next. I have avoided Effexor “like the plague”. My wife took it for a short period of time and had major withdrawal symptoms. I have read that others have experienced the same thing.
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> I’m desperate now and I think I am going to try Effexor.
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> Have any of you tried SSRIs (and had them fail) then had success with Effexor? I read that a possible side-effect is anxiety. I am already extremely anxious; do you think that Effexor will make my anxiety worse? Is Effexor worth the risks? If you have anything positive (or negative) about Effexor, please tell me.
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> Thanks!
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