Posted by ursula on August 23, 2005, at 14:31:18
In reply to Effexor - I'm so confused, posted by ursula on August 22, 2005, at 0:14:54
to answer a few questions - my new pdoc is changing my meds because my currents ones just aren't working. I was on a combo of prozac and desipramine for years which was fairly effective. then my med doc determined that I was toxic on the desprimine and I needed to go off it. I weaned off and then experienced the worst depression in 17 years. She then put me on wellbutrin with the prozac but it just hasn't worked. I went to the new pdoc because my med doc didn't really know where to go next. his first recommendation was to try increasing the prozac and decreasing the wellbutrin. It's been 2 1/2 weeks and no change. His second choice is effexor, but after reading some of the info on this site I'm just not sure about it. I see him again on thursday and will need to decide. I'm worried about some of the side effects mentioned and lack of sex drive. I currently have little interest in sex and it is causing problems with my marriage although my husband is very understanding. I just don't want it to get even worse. Also the withdrawal symptoms sound terrible, even though I know I will always have to be on something. It sounds like effexor loses it's effectiveness fairly quickly. I just don't know what to think.
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