Posted by Pamela Lynn on March 10, 2002, at 12:29:51
In reply to Re: Bi-polar- Just finished First 7days on Effexor XR, posted by Allen F. on March 9, 2002, at 23:40:52
I was on Remeron for 7 months a couple of years back....It is usually given at bedtime, as it can tend to make one very sleepy. As for side effects while on it 'I' had none, and none when I went off of it either. I took the sol-tab for (the tablet melts into your mouth, so it works quicker).
> Did you go "cold turky" off of the Xanax? I was on Prozac and Xanax for years, the doc then took me off of them and put me on Effexor. I learned the hard way about withdrawals from Xanax ... wasn't fun.
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> The things you have talked about during the first seven days on Effexor are simular to what I experienced. I have been on it for six months and have not tolerated it well. I am into week two of wiening off the Effexor and it is not fun. Next week is the last week I will be on it. The doc wants me to go onto Remeron and I am really hesitant. After Xanax and now Effexor withdrawals I am not sure I want to take anything else.
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> I have asked the "post" if anyone has had any experience with Remeron but did not hear anything.
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> Hope things go well for you.
poster:Pamela Lynn
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