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Posted by wheresheruns on November 18, 2002, at 14:43:48
I was on effexor xr for 3 mnths. I had severe bruising from little things like lightly bumping into tables, etc. So my doc did a little research, contacting the company that makes effexor, and found out this.. One in a hundred people experience the bruising. It's not because the effexor depletes the blood plateletts, but it mutates and damages them. According to the company and my own experience, the bruising should stop after about 3 months after you stop the effexor xr. Another strange thing.. Im now trying effexor again, but not xr.. No bruising so far..
Posted by joy on November 21, 2002, at 21:02:19
In reply to EFFEXOR XR AND BRUISING, posted by wheresheruns on November 18, 2002, at 14:43:48
Hi. I'm not buying that statistic; 1 in 100 get bruising from Effexor? I had bruising with every SSRI that I used. I know Effexor is not an SSRI, and I have not been on it, but I bruised from Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft. This is very common, yet the docs don't really know about it since people do not report it all that much. I have two friends on Prozac with the same thing, so I think it's a side effect that is more common than is known. I doubt Effexor is much different. After all, the drug reps call it "side effexor". You're not having a rare, weird side effect; it happens a lot. Take care.
Joy
Posted by wheresheruns on November 21, 2002, at 22:37:09
In reply to Re: EFFEXOR XR AND BRUISING, posted by joy on November 21, 2002, at 21:02:19
Hi Joy - The statistic probably isn't right. You know how sketchy drugs companies can be. All I know is that my doc did some extensive research before prescribing me effexor again, and even submitted concern to the company that tests the drug. The 1 in 100 stat came from them. And I'm sure if anyone was bruising as severely as I was, the doc would be the first person to know =)
Sandi
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