Posted by 4WD on January 23, 2006, at 20:10:18
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? » 4WD, posted by SandiDee on January 23, 2006, at 17:39:07
> > > > > Has anyone had the experience, while on Effexor, that your lips tingle?
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> > > > Nope. But the highest dosage I've ever been on was 75 (and that was brief). It does make my ears ring, though.
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> > > > Marsha
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> > > I'm on 75mg right now. Been on it for 18 days now. Yes my ears ring too. The DR informed me that it takes 2-4 weeks for this med to work. Can anyone tell me if this true.
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> > Please tell your doctor it makes your ears ring. My doctors all acted like I was crazy when I mentioned that as a side effect (except the one I have now). I think too many patients don't report all the side effects they have and so doctors aren't aware that those side effects are taking place in so many patients. They need to know so that the next time some one tells them somthing weird is happening, they'll know it's not just you - that it's not that uncommon.
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> > Marsha
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> May I ask what, if anything, your Dr. did for the ear ringing? It is absolutely horrible, and driving me up a wall. I can't concentrate like I could before because the ringing is so bad, phone calls are unbearable, other noises around me aggravate me to no end. I was beginning to think I needed to see an audiologist. Please let me know what you have done for it.
> Thanks,
> Sandi
I'm sorry to report that the only thing that helped it was lowering the dosage. That's the main reason I stayed at 37.5 instead of going up to 75 (also, higher doses caused a lot of painful muscle tension in my neck and shoulders.) The ear ringing is definitely dose related. I also got the ear ringing on Cymbalta but it wasn't as bad as on Effexor after the first few weeks. However with Effexor, the ringing did not get less with time.The first few times I stopped Effexor, the ear ringing went away within a few weeks. The last time I stopped it, the ringing never went completely away. It scares me a bit to think it may be permanent. Mine is not as bad as yours, though. I only notice it when I am somewhere quiet. I use a white noise machine in my bedroom at night or it drives me nuts.
One bit of hope, though. I'm now taking Depakote 500mg nightly and the ear ringing seems to be not as bad as it was before. It's hard to say for sure yet, since I've only been back on the Effexor for about two and a half weeks now but I think it is making a difference.
Good luck,
Marsha
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