Posted by Bill LL on September 22, 2005, at 15:16:22
In reply to anyone taking these meds, posted by bigscreen on September 22, 2005, at 1:48:57
I have never tried Effexor, but from reading many posts over the years, it's a very effective drug with minimal side effects for most people. But if you discontinue it, it should be done gradually over the course of at least 6 weeks. Also, another antidepressant should be started while one is weaining off of Effexor.
I have been on Lexapro, and it's predecessor Celexa, for years. It's an excellent drug. The problem for me is that when I eventually went up to 40 mg, it gave me sexual difficulties. Therefore, I am trying to gradually go down to 25 or 30 mg with the recent addition of Lamictal.
The other side effect that Lexapro (and certain other antidepressants)gave me was a certain degree of day time tiredness. I added Provigil (400 mg) about 8 months a go to deal with that as well as ADD. It has been working very well for both.
I have never taken Seroquel but it is supposed to have less side effects than the older drugs of it's class. I think that it can cause tiredness, but I think the tiredness becomes less of a problem after a while. I believe that since it can cause tiredness, a lot of people take it at night before going to bed. (Or at least most of the dose before bed.)
> my dr just started me on 20mg of lexapro and 100 mg of seroquel are there any bad side effects like effexor xr. any warnings before i take these meds
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