Posted by Joy on February 7, 2002, at 21:36:54
In reply to Bruising on Effexor XR, posted by sid on February 6, 2002, at 23:00:56
All the SSRIs I've taken cause easy bruising [black and blue]; even scratching my leg once caused it. Many doctors don't have a clue about this, but it's for real.
Joy
> Actually, yes I do bruise easily!
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> I did before, especially on my thighs and legs - blue-purple bruises usually. Now that I'm on Effexor XR however, I bruise on my hands and feet easily as well. Brown bruises.
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> I was playing with my cat last weekend (fighting with her actually) and she took a small bite at my hand: large brown bruise the day after and since. In the shower yesterday I noticed I had a large brown bruise on my left foot too. No idea how it even happened!
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> So I am suspecting the Effexor has something to do with it, although I am not sure.
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> - sid
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