Posted by 4WD on July 18, 2005, at 23:18:01
In reply to Why do people want off this med?, posted by vanillapod on July 17, 2005, at 11:06:44
> Well for me its working perfectly. It's almost like Im not taking anything at all, cept I can DO things now and the tension is gone.
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> If people are taking this med for years at levels of like 300mg, why suddenly want to come off of it?
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> Is it because they realize that comming off of it is hard and they feel locked in, or is it because of side effects?
>Hi. I stopped Effexor because it stopped working for me. It was great for about 4 years, then not so great for about a year and then finally quit doing anything at all for depression, though it still controlled my anxiety. But after trying several other drugs and then going back to Effexor, eventually it didn't even work for the anxiety. And now (3 1/2 months off Effexor), I'm experiencing much worse anxiety than before I ever went on it. So that's why I quit it.
Marsha
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