Posted by Cynthia_Greene on April 20, 2007, at 15:07:26
My doctor just gave me Effexor XR to help me get off of Valium and Xanax, which I'll admit I misused and even abused for months. I decided to stop taking the benzos because they were making me depressed, lethargic, and even mean and irritable sometimes. The doctor said that the antidepressant would give me back my energy and help with all of that.
But I've heard it can trigger alcohol cravings in people. This worries me, since I have a family history of alcoholism on both sides of the family and my own problems with anxiety drugs. Is this a common side effect?Also, my doctor said this med will not cause weight gain and might make me lose. I'm already thin, so I don't want to gain or lose. (But if I had to choose, would go with the latter, because I could alwys eat more to compensate for weight loss.) How will this med change my weight?
poster:Cynthia_Greene
thread:751652
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20070419/msgs/751652.html