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scorpion

06-09-2005, 06:36 AM

After a long time of dealing with certain things my doctor has reccommended I go on EFFEXOR XR.  Since I have always avoided any sort of meds I am not sure of its effects.  I am also not to thrilled to take them.  But my doctor says its important that I take them.Has anyone taken this before?  Has it helped and any side affects?  I have already looked at the site. thanks.

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JerryTaker

06-09-2005, 09:28 AM

Has it helped and any side affects?"my cause pharmecuetecal execs to roll around naked in money" 

 
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Alice S. Fuzzybutt

06-09-2005, 10:10 AM

I was on it. I didn't have any real side effects to speak of, other than headaches when I first started taking it. The one word of advice I would give you though is be sure to take it everyday. I was on a pretty high dosage and if I skipped a day I'd get the "zaps." I'd feel little "shocks" in my body, sort of like when you just realized you lost your wallet.

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angrymissy

06-09-2005, 10:23 AM

one word of advice I would give you though is be sure to take it everyday. I was on a pretty high dosage and if I skipped a day I'd get the "zaps." I'd feel little "shocks" in my body, sort of like when you just realized you lost your wallet. I had this really bad when I was on Paxil.  Once I decided to go off of Paxil, the zaps were really really bad.  I thought I was having a stroke.

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Billy Staples

06-09-2005, 12:02 PM

I was just switched to it from Celexa and am almot totally weaned off one and totally on effexor...no real bad side effects I've noticed,  One good one it does decrease your appetite Staples  Good luck

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extracheese

06-11-2005, 12:05 PM

Ive been on it for many years. The side effects IVE exerienced are: dry mouth ( although this goes away over time), sleep changes - dreams are effected and amounts of sleep. And orgasm - they are all messed up..youll see what i mean.Like the others said - dont skip a day, and when your weaning off it, do it slooowly.The stuff works however - youll feel less anxious and down in the dumps. For me it lowered the volume on ALL my emotions, so while its true i was less anxious and depressed i was also experiencing far fewer happy moments...it just numbs you out.Go on it and your goal should be to GET OFF IT after a certain amount of time ( 1year etc...) so you dont use it as a crutch.ps - i was on 175 mg per day.Good luck.

fezident

06-11-2005, 04:49 PM

I took Paraxotine (Paxil) for a few months.  I noticed exactly ZERO effects...good OR bad.  Nothing.A friend of mine said he was on an antidepressant that made him impotent but, maybe just lost his mojo.Whatever you do...take the entire dose that is prescribed for you.  That seems to be the key to success with any medication.  Good luck.

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ChickenHawk

06-11-2005, 04:58 PM

I don't really have any decent input on this subject, but I just wanted to say that "just lost your wallet" comparison is very good. I wouldn't have known what you meant by "zaps" if not for that description, and we all know what that feels like. It's something that's hard to describe, but you got it. Also, when you see a large bug in your apartment... or you realize you just erased something on your hard drive that you spent 3 weeks working on.

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Billy Staples

06-14-2005, 08:04 PM

quote: After a long time of dealing with certain things my doctor has reccommended I go on EFFEXOR XR.  sure take  take, just don't plan oin batching or cumming for awhile....poof!!!but it does helpwith the depression, so you decide...the XR isnt supposed to be as bas the the normal relelasegood luckpoof Staples

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angrymissy

06-15-2005, 06:27 AM

A friend of mine said he was on an antidepressant that made him impotent but, maybe just lost his mojo.Most of the SSRI's have a nasty side effect of making it nearly impossible to reach orgasm.  I would believe it has something to do with it regulating your seratonin.

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Billy Staples

06-15-2005, 07:59 AM

some are a lot worse than others, i have tried a few...paxil and effexor have ben the worst so far.  Had noproblem with Celexa or Lexaprothats all I can rememeber OH yeah, Welbutrin, although not an SSRI is actually known for helping you quit smoking but increasing your sex drive

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scorpion

06-16-2005, 05:42 AM

Thanks for all the repiles everyone.  I got a starter pack and the first week was tough because I got some major headaches.  One day I pretty much had a migrane.  The second week is not to bad so far.  The headeaches are gone.  Hopefully this was the worst of it. 

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