Posted by Aubs on January 3, 2001, at 20:28:43
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by bill on January 1, 2001, at 19:10:32
> I've been using effexor xr for 5 months, and have been pleased with the results. After working through the 1st month of side effects, I feel my depression has subsided. I'm left with few minor side effects, including delayed orgasm and hot flashes. I would like to ween myself off of the effexor and try to maintain this feeling without the help of a prescription. I've followed this forum for several months, and have heard of numerous withdrawal horror stories. I have discussed this with my pdoc, but he seems less informed than I, and has assured me it will not be a problem. Can anybody recommend a successful method, through personal experience, of minimizing these horrific side effects? Gradual reduction and/or mixing in another SRI? What period of time? Thanks.
Here's my suggestion. First if you have ever weaned off of any medication....switching or cold turkey.....It is always hard!!! Effexor is no different. You need to go slowly, discuss side effectc with your doc!! I know when I switchmeds, my doctor has givn me a "rescue medicine" mine is Xanax (alprazolam is the generic) I only use it for rescue....if things get really bad!! You could look into that. Just remember it's always hard.....no matter what meds you are coming off of. And it could be you aren't ready yet. We all hate having to take medicaion to feel normal, but depression and anxiety are things that we can't control. We have tools to help. We may need them for life or just a few years. Listen to your body!!!
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