Posted by Cindy W on April 6, 2000, at 22:09:13
In reply to Re: affraid to take effexor/ bad experience w/ paxil, posted by Cam W. on April 6, 2000, at 21:58:47
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> Stef - Could you be more specific about how Paxil messed with your brain? What were the symptoms of your side effects? All antidepressants seem to have at least some side effects at the initiation of therapy. These side effects usually go away with a couple of weeks of use. Some people react more stromgly to these effects than other people. Please post back - Cam W.Stef, I agree with CamW. What happened with Paxil? I've been taking Effexor-XR now for about four months and have found it wonderful. My pdoc had me start it very very slowly (37.5 mg/day for a week, then 75 mg/day for a week, etc.). At first, I felt a little dizzy but have had no other adverse effects, and after a couple of weeks, felt no side effects at all! So you might want to start out very slow and gradually increase it. Talk about this with your pdoc.
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