Posted by MissChris on November 30, 2000, at 16:39:30
I am first having a brain scan tomorrow to rule out anything like that... but I am supposed to start taking Effexor to help with anxiety... supposedly that is what is wrong with me... I have very severe attacks where I feel like I am about to die, my heart is beating out of my chest, and it leaves me with agonizing headaches for days. I have recently lost 60 pounds and from these posts, I am terrified that I am going to gain weight, along with some of the other side effects I could live without... MAINLY the anxiety. Why would my doctor put me on medication that lists anxiety as one of the common side effects? I am leary of taking this medication, but I have been taking Ativan at the onset and they just don't work.
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